Healthcare Assistant-Heberden Ward

Job summary

2022- Band 2 Health Care Assistants - Senior Health

Do you want to give outstanding care every time? Do you want to feel really proud of where you work? If you want to consistently deliver the fundamentals of patient care and like the thought of being 'hands on', then we want to work with you.

Main duties of the job

Direct patient care 2.1 To assist with nursing care as instructed by the nursing staff, including bathing, bed making, assisting with eating and drinking and helping with meals as necessary. 2.2 To assist with the administration of medication under the supervision of a qualified nurse and in line with Trust policy. 2.3 To assist with patient toileting/elimination. 2.4 To care for the patient's personal clothing, property and valuables in accordance with relevant Trust policies. 2.5 To assist with the moving and handling of patients and loads using the correct moving and handling aids and techniques in accordance with local guidelines and risk assessments. 2.6 To ensure that patient privacy and dignity are respected at all times.

About us

With nearly9,000 dedicated staff caring for patients around the clock, they are the largest healthcare provider in southwest London.Their main site, St George's Hospital in Tooting - one of the country's principal teaching hospitals - is shared with St George's, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research. St George's Hospital also hosts the St George's, University of London and Kingston University Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, which is responsible for training a wide range of healthcare professionals from across the region.As well as acute hospital services, they provide a wide variety of specialist care and a full range of community services to patients of all ages following integration with Community Services Wandsworth in 2010.St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of 1.3 million across southwest London. A large number of services, such as cardiothoracic medicine and surgery, neurosciences and renal transplantation, also cover significant populations from Surrey and Sussex, totalling around 3.5 million people.The trust also provides care for patients from a larger catchment area in southeast England, for specialties such as complex pelvic trauma. Other services treat patients from all over the country, such as family HIV care and bone marrow transplantation for non-cancer diseases. The trust also provides a nationwide state-of-the-art endoscopy training centre

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and personal specification which contains more information about the role.

Person Specification

Education

Essential

• Basic numeracy and literacy

Desirable

• NVQ level 2 in acute care or willing to undertake

Experience

Essential

• Minimum 6 months experience as a HCA or carer

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Good written and verbal communication skills. Able to work on own initiative and minimal supervision