Senior Healthcare Assistant

Job responsibilities

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Clinical:

1. Assists with the care of patients by:

- Under the delegation of the Registered Nurse undertake care delivery, record the patient interventions carried out utilising the patients nursing records. These records must be countersigned by the Registered Nurse who delegated the duties.

- Demonstrate respect for the individual patient, ensuring religious, cultural and social needs are considered at all times and acknowledge their individual rights.

- Where required, assist nursing staff if they are conducting procedures or investigations.

- Assisting patients in gaining access to, and in the use of, appropriate toilet facilities including catheter care, measuring and recording body waste/fluid balance accurately.

- Ensure patients nutritional needs are met by assisting in the preparation of patients prior to meals and beverages, giving help and assistance in feeding/drinking as necessary. Record intake on food charts, where in place. Support nutritional monitoring by weighing patients.

- Assist, direct and escort patients/visitors where and when appropriate.

- Ensuring a clean and safe environment for patients and escalating any concerns.

- Fluid balance monitoring.

- Handling patients personal possessions, ensuring money and valuables are kept securely.

- Specialing one-to-one as appropriate.

- Carrying out of cardio-pulmonary resuscitation as required.

2. Complete all appropriate documentation relevant to care provided and update patients named nurse / shift coordinator where required.

. Assist patients in maintaining their personal hygiene, grooming and dressing needs with specific concern for their religious, cultural and personal preference, ensuring privacy and dignity at all times.

4. Perform and record patients vital signs as directed - temperature, blood pressure, respiration and pulse, oxygen saturations, modified early warning scores, height & weight, urine testing (including Midstream Specimen, 24Hr urine collection, etc.) - as per Trust policy, reporting results to the Registered Nurse on duty, or in their absence to a Medic

QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

• Basic literacy and numeracy skills
• Vocational healthcare qualification at level 3 or equivalent experience

EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Experience of working in an acute care environment, undertaking a range of clinical commitments

Desirable

• Experience of working in more than one speciality within an acute care environment

SKILLS

Essential

• Ability to communicate clearly with a wide range of people
• Able to work using own initiative, following instructions from a Registered Nurse
• Basic IT skills
• Phlebotomy skills
• Effective customer care skills

Desirable

• Competent in routine observations and tests
• Undertake ECG recordings
• Ability to demonstrate care skills to more junior healthcare support workers
• Ability to demonstrate care skills to more junior healthcare support workers

KNOWLEDGE

Essential

• In-depth understanding of the healthcare support worker role in an outpatient setting
• Participate in personal development

Desirable

• Evidence of recent training

VALUES

Essential

• Ability to demonstrate the organisational values and behaviours

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

Essential

• Committed to delivering high standards of patient/ customer care
• Empathetic and caring
• Professional outlook and positive attitude
• Honest and trustworthy
• Available to work flexibly/ weekends/short notice

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).