Health Care Assistant - Intensive care Unit

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has come up in Northwick Park Intensive care/Enhanced Care Unit CMH , for Health Care assistants who will assist the Critical Care Team in providing good care and a quality service to Critically ill patients.

We need you to work with us and to help us provide the best care possible to our patients. Your role will involve supporting and assisting the team to deliver safe patient care , assisting and supporting the preparation of equipment and procedures and maintaining a safe environment within Critical care. Other responsibilities will include supporting patient's with basic care , maintaining stock levels , upkeeping the environment and decontaminating equipment within the clinical area to assist the Trist in reducing healthcare associated infections.

Critical Care looks after some of the sickest patients in the hospital, and as such, you must be able to work with AGPs / COVID positive patients. You may also be required to work cross site, when the service needs require it.The post requires flexible working/

You will need to have :

Excellent communication skills

A friendly , open , empathetic and compassionate communication style

A strong ability to engage with patients, visitors and colleagues

The ability to work well in a team.

Main duties of the job

Based within the London North West Healthcare Trust, this post will beprimarily concerned with:

Assisting the team in providing a quality service to patientsAssisting to deliver safe patient care

Supporting and assisting with the preparation of equipment and procedureswithin the Intensive Care Unit/Enhanced Care unit

Maintaining a Clean and Tidy environmentAssisting with the Friends and Family Feedback

About us

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.