Healthcare assistant ENT Outpatient clinics Crewe
Job description
A proficient support worker who assists the Registered Nurse/Multidisciplinary team in the planning, preparation and implementation of care. To work collaboratively with others to meet the needs of the patients and their families/carers. Duties are carried out under the supervision of professionally qualified practitioners. To prepare the department for the days clinics, including setting up clinical rooms and ensuring the patients notes are available. To support the patient and their family/carer within the clinical room. To clean the clinical room/equipment between patients. To decontaminate certain equipment to the required standard. To clean and tidy the department at the end of the working day. Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond. The Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, was established as an NHS Trust in April 1991 and became a Foundation Trust in April 2008. We employ almost 5,000 members of staff, provide around 540 hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children's health. The Trust is also part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a unique local health partnership that provides a range of community services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal. During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its ‘Be Safe Be EquiPPEd’ campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE. The results in the 2020 national NHS Staff Survey showed improvements in all elements of the safety culture theme, with 92% of respondents feeling their role made a difference to our patients. We were also recognised nationally for our workforce health and wellbeing initiatives. At Mid Cheshire, we value our staff and appreciate that in order to give our patients the best quality, compassionate care, we also need to look after our colleagues. To participate in the delivery of patient care, following agreed plans, policies, procedures and clinical guidelines. Carrying out tasks and activities relevant for the job role/place of work. Work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team to ensure the patients needs are met. Involve patients, relatives/carers in the delivery of care, providing reassurance and support to assist their understanding and co-operation. Prepare the clinical area for safe practice by ensuring cleanliness is maintained, materials and equipment are ready for use, and to include clearing away afterwards. To provide escort and transfer for patients with low dependency as directed by the multidisciplinary team. To recognise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations. To provide routine information to enable the effectiveness of care to be evaluated and records maintained. To contribute the recording and storing of information, manual and digital, ensuring it is securely held, accurate, complete and legible and can be retrieved promptly when required.
