Healthcare Assistant Nottingham, England
Job description
Provide basic hygiene needs to patients, demonstrating respect for privacy and dignity and patient choice. Provide assistance to patients requiring toilet facilities, demonstrating respect for privacy and dignity. Assist patients to mobilize to their optimum ability within Trust policies and under the guidance of the nursing staff. Demonstrate understanding of patients nutritional needs, provide drinks and meals to patients as appropriate, offer support and assistance to patients requiring feeding and/or feeding implements/tools.
Be involved in the identification of patients nutritional risk assessments and care planning. Monitor and record vital signs (temperature, pulse, respirations, oxygen saturation level and blood glucose level) of patients demonstrate an understanding of the normal range and report any abnormal recordings to nursing staff. Record early warning score and report any abnormal reading to nursing staff. Perform venepuncture as requested by nursing/medical staff within Trust policy and once appropriate training has been given.
For full details please read the job description and person specification attached The area provides 24/7, 7 days per week service. Mixed shifts will be required, days and nights. Full and Part-time posts are available.
