Health Care Assistant B6 Blackburn
Job description
Are you interested in developing your teamwork and caring skills? Maybe you are looking for a new challenge within acute medicine and would be interested in being supported in a career pathway? Either way, B6 has the right role to suit you! We are a 23 bedded medical ward who work alongside medical assessment units and emergency ambulatory care unit. We have vacancy for Band 2 - Healthcare assistants who value team working, are enthusiastic and have the desire and drive to ensure patients receive the right care at the right time that are compassionate and caring. Successful candidates would be expected to be proactive to provide excellent patient experience, and quality of nursing care. In return, we can offer the right development and support from the ward manager, matron, clinical practice educators and a strong education Ethos. We are proud to have several courses available to develop both your theoretical and practical knowledge and skills. The role will involves working alongside a nurse, assisting the patients with their daily activities of living, washing, dressing, nutrition, hygiene, etc to maintain an excellent standard of patient care. Promoting a positive atmosphere, promoting independence, encouraging the patients to ensure good recovery and reduced length of stay. We work with a multi-disciplinary team, to ensure that patient care is the priority. We are looking for candidates with good interpersonal, communication and organisational. Previous care experience is also desirable ideally gained in a healthcare environment. In house training will be provided. It is essential that the successful applicant is committed to professional development and has the ability to work as part of a team and independently using their own initiative. You need to be dynamic, motivated and enthusiastic and be committed to providing care to an excellent standard and open to change in order that we continually improve. The shift patterns are internal rotation including night shifts which will also include weekends and bank holidays, included as per rota. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 7,000 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work. 1 Assist with the admission and discharge of patients - appropriate duties may include listing of clothing and assistance with dressing and undressing. 2 Assist with making occupied beds and strip and clean unoccupied beds, according to infection prevention policies. 3 Help patients to prepare for meals and assist in the service of meals. Serve refreshments and simple diets, where appropriate. 4 Help with the feeding of patients where appropriate. 5 Assist with bathing in bed and in the bathroom, with turning and moving of patients, including the use of mechanical aids and bed appliances. 6 If required, help patients with personal hygiene, including care of hair, teeth and nails under supervision, assist with oral hygiene of conscious patients. 7 Assist HCAs and above, with the undertaking of ‘last offices’ 8 Assist in the care of pressure areas and the care of the incontinent patient. 9 Participate in the rehabilitation of patients in hospital e.g., dressing, undressing, taking to the toilet and using commodes. 10 Participate in giving and/or removing toilet equipment. 11 Care of sanitary equipment, including decontamination of baths, bins and commodes after use and the decontamination of beds, lockers and other ward equipment according to hospital policy. 12 Prepare, clean and tidy clinical rooms, clean nursing equipment and cupboards, excluding cupboards for storing controlled medicines. 13 Answer telephone, take, record and transmit messages to qualified staff. 14 Assist with keeping of routine records, e.g., weight charts and fluid balance charts. 15 Assist with movement of patients to other wards, clinics, departments or hospitals and undertake chaperon and escort duties. 16 Help patients with the care of their personal belongings. 17 Report to the person in charge, all observations made of the patient. 18 Carry out basic administrative tasks in the absence of the ward clerk, e.g., filing, ordering, checking stock levels. 19 Assist with the collection of specimens. Test urine and weigh patients as requested, 20 Liaise with other wards and departments, delivery and collecting items as required including the collection of blood for transfusion. 21 Removal of spillages of types in accordance with the Infection Control Policy. 22 Disposal of all waste including non-clinical waste bags, clinical waste and sharps. 23 Care of patients’ flowers. 24 Replenishing of all disposable items. 25 Upon receipt of ward provisions, ensure they are stored and correctly rotate according to date, i.e. milk, medical and surgical supplies. Communication 1 Establish and maintain relationships with patients/clients, relatives, friends and staff, and participate in supporting patients. 2 Attend ward/department meetings as required, to ensure an awareness of developments within the work area. 3 Maintain an effective communication network; both verbal, written and electronic, keep registered practitioners informed. 4 Assist in maintaining, recording and storing information, including patient records, in line with Trust policy. 5 Meet and welcome patients/ relatives and other visitors and familiarise them with the environment. 6 Maintain good relationships with team members, and visitors to the ward/department. Provide assistance when necessary. 7 Operate and input basic information to computerised systems within the unit. 8 Help maintain materials, equipment and stock, reporting problems and defects to professional staff. Training and Development. 1 Participate in Personal Develop Review. In discussion with line manager, develop an annual Personal Development Plan, to identify Training and Development needs, in line with personal and organisational objectives and linked to the Knowledge and Skills Framework 2 All employees have a duty to attend annual mandatory training sessions as required by the Trust. 3 Sustain and improve own development by using opportunities provided by the Trust. 4 Assist with Local Induction programs for newly appointed staff. 5 Assist in training new staff in the care and maintenance of equipment
