Job summary
An
exciting opportunity has arisen within Birch Day Case Unit at the Alexandra
Hospital, Redditch for 1.0 WTE Band 2 HCA.
We
are looking for a highly motivated individual who is keen to work in a busy and
growing environment within an extremely supportive team.
The
unit takes various surgical specialties such as general surgery, urology,
gynaecology, orthopaedics and vascular surgery.
We
have also expanded care into interventional radiology.
The unit currently has 27 mixed chairs and trolley spaces in use
at any one time which are reused over the day to maximise the volume of
patients that come through our unit.
Currently
the hours will be split from Monday to Friday anytime between 7am and 8pm. You
will be required to work a mix of shift patterns and be flexible. Weekend
working may be something that will occur in our future alongside an extension
to current opening times.
We
welcome pre-application visits, so you can see how the unit runs and meet the
staff.
We
offer excellent professional development and a supportive environment for you
to work within. Come and join a friendly and well established team.
For
further information, please contact Senior Sister Michelle Willetts on 01527 505786
Main duties of the job
Your role as a HCA on this unit differs from a standard ward role, as a majority of our patients are ambulatory and self caring. Your role is to support the Registered Nurse with the admission process, post-operative care and subsequent discharge of the patient. Please read the additional aspects of care section, in the job description for more information.
We offer excellent professional development and a supportive environment for you to work within. Come and join a friendly and well established team.
About us
Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.
The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester
Our workforce is over 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.
Our objectives are simple:
- Best services for local people
- Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
- Best use of resources
- Best people
Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.
We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Risk AssessmentThe post involves manual handling
activities, exposure to bodily fluids and exposure to high noise levels. It may
also involve exposure to challenging behaviour.
Job
Purpose
The Health Care Assistant is a member of the ward team who implements prescribed care and or undertakes activities
as directed by a Registered nurse.
1.Assist with the maintenance
of patient hygiene
- Washing and bathing the patient in
bed or at bedside and in bathroom, using hoists as appropriate.
- Care of patients mouth, give
mouthwash, clean teeth and care of dentures.
- Care of hair washing in bathroom,
combing and brushing.
- Care and cleaning of nails.
2. Assist with
feeding of patients
- Assist with patients to choose
appropriate food and drink.
- Serving of patient meals and
cleaning up afterwards.
- Assist individual patients with
feeding.
- Report on patients intake and record
on chart as appropriate.
- Preparation of beverages and water
jugs as required.
3. Assist with
patients elimination needs
- Giving of bedpans and urinals.
- Collecting and cleaning of bedpans and
urinals.
- Escort of patients to and from the lavatory.
- Care of incontinent patients.
- Record outputs where appropriate.
- Collecting and testing urine
samples.
4. Additional
aspects of care
- Assisting with the recording and
safe keeping of patients property and valuables.
- Moving and repositioning of
patients.
- Dressing and undressing of patients.
- Making of occupied and unoccupied
beds, tying up of dirty linen bags and despatching to laundry.
- Cleaning and tidying all areas of
the unit.
- Replenishing of linen or stock
cupboards.
- Assist with patients mobilisation,
ensuring safe environment and using appropriate techniques.
- Accompany able patients to other
departments.
- Assist with occupational,
physiotherapy and recreational activities.
- Assist in the care of relatives and
visitors.
- Assist with the care of patients in
isolation.
- Chaperone professional staff where
appropriate.
- Measuring body temperature, pulse
rate, Blood pressure and respirations and completing the necessary
documentation NEWS and reporting findings back to the Registered Nurse.
- Measuring patients height and
weight as directed by a registered nurse and recording on the appropriate
documentation.
- Be involved in patient booking in, admission, introducing patients to ward area as directed by
registered nurse.
- Be adaptable and flexible to working
in various areas of the ward as required.
- Assist the multi professional team to
prepare and support patients undergoing treatment and, or investigations maintaining privacy and dignity at all times.
- Ability to undertake phlebotomy or work
towards attaining competency.
- Ability to undertake ECGs or work towards
attaining competency.
5. Communication and
relationships
- The Healthcare Assistants
relationship with both staff and patients should be discreet, bearing in mind
that all information regarding patients must be kept confidential.
- Report to the nurse in charge of the
ward matters of concern relating to patients and the ward environment.
- Answer the telephone, refer to
appropriate person.
- Attend ward reports and
meetings when appropriate.
- Be aware of the need to greet
visitors to the ward / department and ascertain the purpose of their visit.
- Demonstrate knowledge and
understanding of health and safety at work in order to maintain a safe
environment.
- Undertake duties outside your
working area (e.g. delivery and collection) to assist in maintaining good
communications.
- To ensure the privacy and dignity of
patients at all times.
- Hold a designated Link Nurse role as
allocated by the Ward Manager, attend study days for this and feedback to the
team.
6. Cleaning
Maintain tidiness and cleanliness of
areas and equipment as instructed.
7. Clerical duties
Undertake a range of clerical duties service, this may
involve
- Reception / telephone duties
- Basic computer skills and have
knowledge of Trust IT programmes post induction training and utilise these
systems as part of the job role.
- Obtaining case notes
- Preparing case notes and printing
labels
- Filing
- Assist in the preparation of medical
and nursing notes for admissions
Vision
and Values
The Trust aims to provide local
services for local people. It has developed its vision to reflect this
commitment
To continue to be the major
provider of acute specialist services for the people of Worcestershire and
wider, with a strong reputation for providing outstanding, high quality,
reliable, accessible and integrated healthcare for local people.
Standard
Clauses
The purpose of this post should remain constant,
but the duties and responsibilities may vary over time within the overall role
and level of the post. The post holder
may from time to time be asked to undertake other reasonable duties. Any such changes will be made in discussion
with the post holder in the light of service needs
Job description
Job responsibilities
Risk AssessmentThe post involves manual handling
activities, exposure to bodily fluids and exposure to high noise levels. It may
also involve exposure to challenging behaviour.
Job
Purpose
The Health Care Assistant is a member of the ward team who implements prescribed care and or undertakes activities
as directed by a Registered nurse.
1.Assist with the maintenance
of patient hygiene
- Washing and bathing the patient in
bed or at bedside and in bathroom, using hoists as appropriate.
- Care of patients mouth, give
mouthwash, clean teeth and care of dentures.
- Care of hair washing in bathroom,
combing and brushing.
- Care and cleaning of nails.
2. Assist with
feeding of patients
- Assist with patients to choose
appropriate food and drink.
- Serving of patient meals and
cleaning up afterwards.
- Assist individual patients with
feeding.
- Report on patients intake and record
on chart as appropriate.
- Preparation of beverages and water
jugs as required.
3. Assist with
patients elimination needs
- Giving of bedpans and urinals.
- Collecting and cleaning of bedpans and
urinals.
- Escort of patients to and from the lavatory.
- Care of incontinent patients.
- Record outputs where appropriate.
- Collecting and testing urine
samples.
4. Additional
aspects of care
- Assisting with the recording and
safe keeping of patients property and valuables.
- Moving and repositioning of
patients.
- Dressing and undressing of patients.
- Making of occupied and unoccupied
beds, tying up of dirty linen bags and despatching to laundry.
- Cleaning and tidying all areas of
the unit.
- Replenishing of linen or stock
cupboards.
- Assist with patients mobilisation,
ensuring safe environment and using appropriate techniques.
- Accompany able patients to other
departments.
- Assist with occupational,
physiotherapy and recreational activities.
- Assist in the care of relatives and
visitors.
- Assist with the care of patients in
isolation.
- Chaperone professional staff where
appropriate.
- Measuring body temperature, pulse
rate, Blood pressure and respirations and completing the necessary
documentation NEWS and reporting findings back to the Registered Nurse.
- Measuring patients height and
weight as directed by a registered nurse and recording on the appropriate
documentation.
- Be involved in patient booking in, admission, introducing patients to ward area as directed by
registered nurse.
- Be adaptable and flexible to working
in various areas of the ward as required.
- Assist the multi professional team to
prepare and support patients undergoing treatment and, or investigations maintaining privacy and dignity at all times.
- Ability to undertake phlebotomy or work
towards attaining competency.
- Ability to undertake ECGs or work towards
attaining competency.
5. Communication and
relationships
- The Healthcare Assistants
relationship with both staff and patients should be discreet, bearing in mind
that all information regarding patients must be kept confidential.
- Report to the nurse in charge of the
ward matters of concern relating to patients and the ward environment.
- Answer the telephone, refer to
appropriate person.
- Attend ward reports and
meetings when appropriate.
- Be aware of the need to greet
visitors to the ward / department and ascertain the purpose of their visit.
- Demonstrate knowledge and
understanding of health and safety at work in order to maintain a safe
environment.
- Undertake duties outside your
working area (e.g. delivery and collection) to assist in maintaining good
communications.
- To ensure the privacy and dignity of
patients at all times.
- Hold a designated Link Nurse role as
allocated by the Ward Manager, attend study days for this and feedback to the
team.
6. Cleaning
Maintain tidiness and cleanliness of
areas and equipment as instructed.
7. Clerical duties
Undertake a range of clerical duties service, this may
involve
- Reception / telephone duties
- Basic computer skills and have
knowledge of Trust IT programmes post induction training and utilise these
systems as part of the job role.
- Obtaining case notes
- Preparing case notes and printing
labels
- Filing
- Assist in the preparation of medical
and nursing notes for admissions
Vision
and Values
The Trust aims to provide local
services for local people. It has developed its vision to reflect this
commitment
To continue to be the major
provider of acute specialist services for the people of Worcestershire and
wider, with a strong reputation for providing outstanding, high quality,
reliable, accessible and integrated healthcare for local people.
Standard
Clauses
The purpose of this post should remain constant,
but the duties and responsibilities may vary over time within the overall role
and level of the post. The post holder
may from time to time be asked to undertake other reasonable duties. Any such changes will be made in discussion
with the post holder in the light of service needs
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a patient care setting or customer facing environment
Desirable
- Experience of working within a healthcare setting or Nursing Home
- Previous experience as a Health Care Assistant
Qualifications
Essential
- Basic standard of education including Maths and English to Basic Skills Agency Version 1
Desirable
Other job requirements
Essential
- Must be flexible with shift patterns and internal rotation
- Must be prepared to attend meetings out of hours if necessary
- Confidentiality
- May be required to work in other departments as required
- This post requires the post holder to undertake a core skills as soon as is practicable
- Fitness and mobility in order to be physically active throughout a shift and undertake manual handling activities
- Standard Clauses
- A Disclosures and Barring Service check will be carried out where the position is eligible for a Disclosures and Barring Service Check in accordance with the 2012 Protection of Freedom Act and the guidance issued by the DBS.
- All posts working with children or vulnerable adults are required to have an Enhanced DBS checked including checking against DBS or ISA Vetting and Barring lists.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Reliable and punctual
- Self awareness in terms of assessing own knowledge and competence and understanding own boundaries
- Self awareness in terms of recognising the impact of their behaviour and others
- Able to present a professional image appropriate to the working environment
- Committed
- Enthusiastic
- Ability to cope with stress
- Team worker
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to communicate effectively and demonstrate excellent communication skills which are verbal, listening and written
- Legible handwriting.
- Be able to demonstrate an understanding of the concept of confidentiality
Desirable
- Keyboard skills, computer knowledge and skills
- Phlebotomy or willingness to work towards attaining competency
- ECGs or willingness to work towards attaining competency
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a patient care setting or customer facing environment
Desirable
- Experience of working within a healthcare setting or Nursing Home
- Previous experience as a Health Care Assistant
Qualifications
Essential
- Basic standard of education including Maths and English to Basic Skills Agency Version 1
Desirable
Other job requirements
Essential
- Must be flexible with shift patterns and internal rotation
- Must be prepared to attend meetings out of hours if necessary
- Confidentiality
- May be required to work in other departments as required
- This post requires the post holder to undertake a core skills as soon as is practicable
- Fitness and mobility in order to be physically active throughout a shift and undertake manual handling activities
- Standard Clauses
- A Disclosures and Barring Service check will be carried out where the position is eligible for a Disclosures and Barring Service Check in accordance with the 2012 Protection of Freedom Act and the guidance issued by the DBS.
- All posts working with children or vulnerable adults are required to have an Enhanced DBS checked including checking against DBS or ISA Vetting and Barring lists.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Reliable and punctual
- Self awareness in terms of assessing own knowledge and competence and understanding own boundaries
- Self awareness in terms of recognising the impact of their behaviour and others
- Able to present a professional image appropriate to the working environment
- Committed
- Enthusiastic
- Ability to cope with stress
- Team worker
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to communicate effectively and demonstrate excellent communication skills which are verbal, listening and written
- Legible handwriting.
- Be able to demonstrate an understanding of the concept of confidentiality
Desirable
- Keyboard skills, computer knowledge and skills
- Phlebotomy or willingness to work towards attaining competency
- ECGs or willingness to work towards attaining competency
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
