Health Care Assistant (Adult) Norwich, England
Job description
The Same Day Admission Unit (SDAU) is a dedicated department which admits and prepares adult patients for elective surgery. Our patients attend our unit for their admission, and after their surgery they are then transferred to an inpatient ward for their recovery and discharge. On average we admit up to 150 patients a week!
Our teams works closely with other departments in the Trust, including Preoperative Assessment, Surgical Specialty teams, Anaesthetics, Theatre complex and more.
We are seeking to employ an enthusiastic and highly motivated Healthcare Assistant (HCA) to join our small but busy team. We will support the post holder to undertake the nationally recognized Care Certificate training program to help our nursing team deliver high quality patient care.
Full-Time and Part-Time Hours Available
Interview Date - 6th June 2023
A typical in the HCA role in SDAU comprises working in partnership with the qualified staff, being able to communicate with the wider multidisciplinary team and supporting the admission of a variety of patients with a variety of needs.
The patients we admit into our unit are often having major surgery, with life-changing outcomes, and it is our role to make sure they are adequately prepared. This includes any preoperative tests such as observations, blood monitoring, pregnancy test and urinalysis. Other enhanced skills include venepuncture and ECG.
We support the delivery of a high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare service, all staff are expected to act as a role model to others in all aspects of their work and consistently demonstrate NNUH’s ‘PRIDE’ values of People focused, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence.
Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!
The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.
We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
- Flexible working hours
- Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
- Multi Faith prayer room
- Discounted gym memberships
- Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
- Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
- Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
- Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
- On-site Nursery
- On-site cafes offering staff discounts
- Support in career development
- Flexible staff bank
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
- To accurately and promptly carry out the instructions of the Registered Nurse who is professionally accountable for the delivery of care.
- To deliver care and carry out duties as specified within the Trusts Approved core task list for Healthcare assistants.
- To report to Registered Nurse any patient who gives cause for concern or any observed changes in the patient’s condition.
- To respond appropriately to clinical emergencies to ensure the patient receives appropriate care.
- Provide and deliver a high standard of individualised personal nursing care.
- To report all care that has been given to patients within the team to a Registered Nurse.
- To accurately document all care delivered to patients, countersigned by a Registered Nurse maintaining confidentiality at all times.
- To assist in the preparation of patients and equipment for treatment, investigations or procedures as directed by the Registered Nurse.
- To keep the clinical area clean and tidy maintaining a safe environment.
- To adhere to Trust infection control procedures demonstrating an understanding of cross infection.
