BANK Healthcare Assistant (UTC)

Job summary

A fantastic opportunity has arisen on the Bank for a Healthcare Assistant (Urgent Treatment Centre Based).

• • To maintain standards, ensuring quality of patient care through the development of a range of knowledge & competencies to support Clinicians.
  • To support and ensure the effective seamless flow of patients through the UTC.
  • To have responsibilities for a specific area of work that is facilitated by the registered nurse.
  • To assist Clinicians with the provision of a high standard of individualised patient care and treatments where appropriate and work as an effective multi-disciplinary team member of the UTC team.
  • To carry out individual patient care without direct supervision, under the direction of the clinician-in-charge.
  • Understands and observes appropriate standards of confidentiality.
  • At all times to behave and act in a way appropriate to and in accordance with "The DCHS Way".

  You will be expected to undertake a competency programme that will enable you to

  • To undertake various patient clinical procedures in order to assist registered clinicians to deliver agreed pathways as part of the ongoing urgent care agenda.
  o To make initial assessment of patients attending the unit and referrals to registered clinician whenever needed.

Main duties of the job

Under the supervision of qualified nursing staff:

• To undertake various patient clinical procedures in order to assist registered clinicians to deliver agreed pathways, as part of the ongoing urgent care agenda.
• To make initial assessment of patients attending the unit and referral to a registered clinician whenever needed.
• To provide care and assistance in such a manner that the service users individuality, dignity and privacy are respected where this does not compromise safety.
• To provide care in accordance with individual service users care plans.
• To promptly report all observed changes in service users conditions, accidents, incidents and other important information to Clinician in Charge and take action as directed.
• To assist qualified staff in maintaining the safety and wellbeing of staff, service users ad visitors in accordance with the Health and safety policy.
• To maintain a high standard of personal behaviour and maintain professional relationships with service users, their families and staff team members.
• To complete documentation as appropriate and directed by the Clinician in Charge.
• For special duties, may work without supervision of a qualified clinician in specific tasks at the discretion of the Clinician in Charge

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