Healthcare Assistant - Ward C14B

Healthcare Assistant - Ward C14B Blackburn, England

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
Full Time Blackburn, England 22383 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description

We are currently looking for an experienced Health Care Assistant to join our busy 17 bedded surgical ward on C14B at RBH.

We look after a variety of patients with surgical diagnoses, including pre and post op care.

Our patients can be quite complex with a variety of needs, with a lot requiring considerable nursing care.

As a regional unit for HPB specialist care we look after a variety of patients with complex care needs related to conditions of the liver, pancreas and biliary system.

We are currently a Silver ward within the NAPF assessment framework and as such need a committed, hard-working and caring individual to help us maintain the high standard expected on the ward.

General duties will include assisting patients to meet their hygiene needs both at the bedside and in the bathroom with showering etc, pressure area care and positional changes in patients who are unable to move themselves, giving out and collecting in meals to patients and assisting patients who need support to meet their nutritional requirements, working alongside a trained nurse to deliver a high standard of nursing care, carrying out physiological observations on patients and reporting any abnormalities to the RN.

At East Lancashire Hospitals Trust, our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. 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.

The ward is currently applying for their 3rd SPEC achievement with the nursing assessment performance framework and always strives to deliver safe, personal and effective care to all our patients.

You must be able to work under pressure, both within a team and using your own initiative. You must be flexible and hard working. An understanding of the role and experience is preferable, but training will be provided. Working alongside a trained nurse to deliver safe, personal and effective care is the main responsibility but an enthusiasm to develop yourself within the role is desirable.

Further knowledge of basic life support, physiological measurement recording, safer handling and equality and diversity are all areas in which experience is preferable but training can be provided for the successful candidate. There will also be an opportunity to further develop your knowledge with learning skills like venepuncture and cannulation. Patients are the most important part of our work and caring for them to a high standard in a caring and safe environment is paramount. If you feel this could be you then please apply.

Healthcare Assistant - Ward C14B
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

www.elht.nhs.uk
Blackburn, United Kingdom
Kevin McGee
$100 to $500 million (USD)
5001 to 10000 Employees
Hospital
Healthcare Services & Hospitals
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