Healthcare Assistant - Gladstone 1 St Marks

Job summary

• To assist qualified staff in undertaking personal care duties for patients
• To report patient's condition to qualified staff.
• Provide reassurance and support to patients and carers/family
• Provide information to enable the effectiveness of care to be evaluated and records maintained
• Report any concern regarding patient care

Health Care Assistants who possess an NVQ2 and above can undertake assessment at the discretion of their Ward/Department Manager. An appropriate trained Registered Nurse or Physiotherapist who holds teaching/assessment qualification should carry out this assessment.

Main duties of the job

Participate in the reception of patients and relatives in the clinical area and to act courteously to all visitors.

At the direction of the registered nurse participate fully in the delivery of planned nursing care

Monitor pressure area's and assist qualified staff in changing wound dressings.

Escort patients who do not require constant qualified care.

To serve drinks and meals to patients and to give assistance to those patients requiring help.

Monitor patient intake including peg feeds and record on food charts.

To assist in bed making and the disposal of soiled linen.

To chaperone patients as necessary.

Once trained, perform ECG monitoring on patients

To undertake the recording of temperature, blood pressure, pulse, respiratory rate, pulse oximetry and blood sugars, also fluid input and output, and report findings to the nurse in charge of patient care.

Participate in Phlebotomy and cannulation of patients on the ward.

Collecting and testing specimens as required and reporting abnormalities.

Ensure safekeeping of patient's property and valuables within Trust guidelines

Work collaboratively with others in the ward to ensure that patient's needs are meet.

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full duties and responsibilities

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.