Senior Healthcare Assistant Grays
Job description
Are you a motivated and ambitious HCA looking for a next step in your career growth? Then this is for you. We at MSE have an exciting opportunity for you to join us as a Senior Health Care assistant. In our pathology team. You will join an established team of experienced the Haematology day unit staff. This reflects the extended role of the traditional “health-care assistant”. You will support registered nurses and clinicians in delivering a high standard of care in a timely manner, as well as playing an essential role in performing clinical diagnostic/investigations under the guidance of the registered nursing staff and medical team. This role will be based in the Haematology day unit in Orsett hospital. If you are interested in the role and believe you hold the qualities we require, then apply today! Main duties of the job Greet and assist relatives/carers in a polite and professional manner To book/register patients on EPR. To obtain observations and report findings to nursing team such as: temperature, pulse, resp rate, blood pressure, oxygen sats, urinalysis, weight, ECG’s To respond in a health emergency ie: cardiac arrest Be able to recognise a sick or deteriorating patient and escalate appropriately Following training, to collect, label and dispatch blood and specimens. To undertake specific clinical tasks following competency assessment including: Cannulation / Venepuncture venesection blood collection and labeling Assessing Bone Marrow procedure To be aware of the trusts Infection Control, Moving and Handling and other relevant procedures and protocols To assist Medical and Nursing staff during interventional procedures To undertake light domestic duties as necessary ie trolley making, using tea trolley for the patients, daily cleaning and preparing area for the following day appointments, maintaining high standard at all times Ensure patients nutritional needs are met To deal with patients property in a safe and secure manner Ability to adjust to demands of unit Ability to push wheelchairs/trolleys and assist with patient’s needs as required. To work under supervision of a Registered Nurse/ Nurse Practitioner/Clinician when required and support registered staff. Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 15,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people. We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers. From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook – if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us. We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description, but some of the responsibilities include: To undertake specific clinical tasks following competency assessment including: To undertake light domestic duties as necessary ie trolley making, using tea trolley for the patients, daily cleaning and preparing area for the following day appointments, maintaining high standard at all times. Ensure patients nutritional needs are met To deal with patients property in a safe and secure manner Ability to adjust to demands of unit Ability to push wheelchairs/trolleys and assist with patient’s needs as required. To work under supervision of a Registered Nurse/Nurse Practitioner/Clinician when required and support registered staff. To undertake and successfully complete a programme of formal training and assessment Constantly check for patient’s results and inform the relevant nursing/medical staff of any developments. To act as point of liaison for patients and relatives and visitors to the department. Book any ambulance transport that may be required. Liaise with ambulance control regarding the progress of transport home, record outcomes of any discussions in the system used. To be aware of the need for confidentiality both with the written and spoken word. To comply with health and safety policies with regular regard to the rules and procedures carried out in the event of a fire. To report all accidents and incidents to the nurse in charge of the ward. Complete clinical incidents as necessary To support and undertake service improvement and project development as appropriate
