Health Care Assistant - Gazzard Day Unit London
Job description
We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced HCA to join the friendly and well-established team on Gazzard day Unit. Gazzard Day unit is a highly specialised Day Care Unit which provide a safe and caring environment for patient receiving outpatient Systemic Anti-Cancer Treatments (SACT) and some supportive therapies or interventions. Gazzard Day Unit also provide care for HIV positive patients at various stages of their condition. HIV patients who requiring certain investigations, procedures, post discharge reviews and planned hospital admission can be referred by their clinician. Are you a motivated individual who enjoys working as part of a team within a fast-paced environment? Then apply to come and work with us and become a member of our valued team. Previous experience in venepuncture is essential and experience of working with cancer patients is desirable. You will need to have excellent communication skills and be able to work well within a team. Senior Healthcare Assistants (HCAs) are a vital part of the team that supports the staff and patients in wards and departments throughout the hospital. Working under the supervision of qualified nursing/ midwifery staff, senior healthcare assistants carry out a wide range of duties to care for, support, and provide information to patients and their families and their responsibilities can be very varied depending upon the area in which the person is employed. The senior healthcare assistant can undertake a range of roles within their overall job and their level of responsibility will be appropriate/ commensurate to the level of knowledge and skills they have acquired. The attitude and behaviour of a senior healthcare assistant is essential. Suitable candidates for the role are friendly, caring and sensitive individuals, who are able to offer social stimulation as well as care to the patients they tend. They will also demonstrate the Trust values – kindness, Respect, safety and Excellence – in all aspects of their role. Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provide services from two main hospitals, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, and a number of clinics across London and the South-East. We have nearly 7,000 members of staff that arePROUD to Carefor nearly one million people. Both hospitals provide full clinical services, including full maternity, emergency and children’s, in addition to a range of community-based services across London, such as award-winning sexual health and HIV clinics. We’re one of the best performing Trusts in the country. We’re also one of the top trusts to work for – our staff says they’re engaged, motivated, and would recommend us as a place to work and receive treatment. Our Trust has been rated by the Care Quality Commission as ‘Good’ in all five of the main domains of safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led, giving an us overall rating of ‘Good’. We’ve also been awarded an ‘Outstanding’ rating for ‘use of resources’ by an NHS Improvement inspection. Our facilities are some of the best in the country. We have been investing significant Capital year on year in our estate. We have recently completed a £30m expansion of our adult and neonatal critical care facilities at Chelsea and Westminster and are planning an ambitious £60m development of an Ambulatory Diagnostics Centre at West Middlesex. Under indirect supervision assist with the delivery of care for a cohort of patients as identified by the Registered Nurse/ Midwife. Assist patients with their care needs as required reporting any change in the patient’s condition to the registered nurse/ midwife. Work with the Registered Nurse/ Midwife and other health professionals with the mobilization or transfer of patients. Demonstrate awareness of patients in pain and discomfort and report any changes in the patient’s condition to the registered Nurse/ Midwife. Demonstrate an awareness of patient’s dietary needs, delivering meals, providing patients with drinks where necessary and providing assistance with eating and drinking if required. Demonstrate an understanding of the different needs of individual patients and their carers/ families. Demonstrate an awareness of vulnerable patients and their safe guarding needs. Under indirect supervision, take and record the patients observations (e.g. temperature, blood pressure) as required and inform the registered nurse/ midwife of any changes in the patient’s condition. Work with the patient’s to support their elimination needs recording quantities and frequency on the relevant documentation charts as prescribed by the Registered Nurse/ Midwife. Demonstrate an awareness of effective pressure area care and skin assessment supporting the patient to maintain their skin integrity. Work with the Registered Nurse/ Midwife and other health professionals to provide the patients and their families with safe, excellent, respectful and kind care. Work with the Registered Nurse/ Midwife to engage with patients and communicate with them about their experiences during their stay, for example providing patients with the Friends and Family Test questionnaire. To work with the Registered Nurse/ Midwife to support the safe discharge/ transfer of patients from the clinical area. To perform phlebotomy/cannulation as and when required and be willing to be trained on this skill if unable to perform venepuncture/cannulation. Please see attached job description and person specification to this advert for further details.
