Healthcare Assistant - Liverpool, United Kingdom - Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Liverpool, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

beBee Recruiter

Description

Under the supervision of a registered nurse, the post holder will assist the department team in providing the highest possible standard of care for patients and their families/carer.

The post holder will undertake a range of tasks and duties as delegated by a registered nurse.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.

The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.

The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.

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Participates in all aspects of patient care with particular attention to personal hygiene and grooming

Provision of patients toileting needs, ensuring privacy and dignity is maintained.

Support of patients in managing incontinence and promotion of continence

Recording of a patients fluid intake and output using fluid balance charts

Preparation and serving of patients meals, drinks and snacks, assisting and feeding patients as necessary

Recording of patients dietary intake when indicated in the patients plan of care

Enable patients to maintain/improve their mobility by use of exercise and mobility appliances

Assist in the prevention of pressure sore development as directed by the registered nurse in conjunction with the patients plan of care.

Removal of cannulae, catheters and nasogastric tubes

Undertake the dressing of non-complex wounds (in accordance with identified competencies and in conjunction with the plan of care)
- For a full list of duties, please refer to the attached job description*