Healthcare Assistant

The main duties of a healthcare support worker are:

Assist with

admitting patients to the ward and the care of their relatives

Undertake clinical

procedures following assessment of competencies by qualified senior members of

staff

Carry out

delegated nursing care

Act as health

Provide safe

and effective care

Identifies

areas for the improvement

Assist

patients with attending to the activities of daily living and support the

therapy team with the rehabilitation of the patient.

Assist

patients to sit up or out for breakfast.

Serve

and prepare meals/breakfast and drinks, help to assist patients when required. Complete

appropriate paperwork i.e food diaries and fluid balance charts.

Assist

patients with morning personal care and dressing.

Mobilise

patients using correct mobility equipment when required/liaise with

physiotherapy team.

Liaise

with nursing staff for information regarding Observations, catheters, lab

samples, blood sugar monitoring, dressings and further health checks.

Carry

out patient weekly assessments which involve weighing, clean and check

mattress, catheter bag change when required.

Stores

to be restocked daily.

Assist

patients with toileting.

Assist

to support patients to bed/ attach catheter night bags when required.

Comply with policies

and procedures of the ward.

Behave consistently with the values and

beliefs of the organisation and promote these on day to day basis.

Act as a role model to colleagues, always

seeking to maintain the highest standards of professionalism.

Use their initiative and take responsibility

for themselves and the quality of their work and the service they provide to

patients.

Provide safe and effective practice to

patients within the Community Hospital.

Practice as a member of the Community

Hospital Nursing Team to support and work in partnership with the larger

multi-disciplinary team to provide patient care within a defined

ward/department.

For full details of the duties and criteria

for the role please refer to the job description and person specification

attached.

At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust,

we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals

and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health

and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of

all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over

100 sites.

We will support you to thrive; offer flexible

working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions,

and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value

diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures,

and ethnicities.

What we offer;

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27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to

33 days with long service

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Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work

unsocial hours

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Flexible and agile working opportunities

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Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support

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Wide range of supportive staff networks

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Health and wellbeing opportunities

If you would like to know more, please visit our

website.

We encourage you to read the attached applicant guidance notes.

Sharing

your data - As a data controller we may sometimes need to process your data to

pursue our legitimate business interests, for example to request a survey from

you (optional), to support the Trusts understanding of where you gained

interest in working for the Trust.

Knowledge

Experience

Additional Criteria

Qualifications