Health Care Assistant - St Helens, United Kingdom - St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
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St Helens, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated Health Care Assistant to join our hard-working, friendly team in the Ophthalmic Department.

We are seeking an enthusiastic individual, with effective communication skills and a passion for excellence in Patient Care.


The post will involve working within a wide variety of Specialist Ophthalmic Clinics including General Clinics, Laser Clinics, Macular Degeneration Clinics etc.

An Enhanced DBS with barred lists for both Adults & Children is required for this post.

Interviews to be coinfirmed

  • Prepare and ensure all consulting rooms are ready for use prior to the commencement of specific clinics including cleaning rooms as per hospital policy and that all necessary documentation is available for use by the clinician
  • Utilising IT skills ensure patient electronic records are available for consultation and contain relevant information prior to the commencement of the clinic
  • Under the direction of the nurse in charge of the clinic assist the clinician in any patient procedures and chaperone patients when required ensuring patient privacy and dignity is maintained
  • Carry out appropriate patient care after appropriate training under the supervision of the nurse in charge
  • At the conclusion of clinics ensure consulting rooms are cleaned and tidied and ensure all necessary documentation is directed to the appropriate department
  • Carry out vision testing
  • Put away stores when delivered according to hospital policy being aware of COSHH
  • Identify that stock levels are correct and inform senior staff if anything needs to be ordered
  • Responsibilities for the development of teaching and training of any staff.


St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is the only acute Trust in Cheshire and Merseyside, and one of the few in the entire country, to achieve the title of OUTSTANDING, rated by the Care Quality Commission.


We provide a full range of acute adult services to our local population of circa 360,000 and provide tertiary services across a much wider area in the North West, North Wales and Isle of Man.

We are a Major Trauma Unit and the Mersey Regional Burns Unit.


Our '5 Star Patient Care' strategy is at the heart of all that we do; supporting our vision to provide world class services for all our patients by getting it right for every patient, every time.


Our latest achievements include:


  • Acute Trust of the Year
  • HSJ Awards November 201
  • Trust rates Outstanding by the CQC
  • Inspection August 201
  • Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers and Health Service Journal)
  • Best acute Trust in the North West for quality of care (NHS Staff Survey 2021)
  • Best place to work in the North West (NHS Staff Survey 2021)
In the NHS Staff Survey 2021 the Trust scored the highest marks in the North West for the following areas;

  • Standard of care
  • Best place to work
  • Care of patients being the Trust's priority
  • Staff engagement
  • Staff morale
  • Compassionate and inclusive
  • Providing a safe environment for staff

KEY DUTIES

  • Prepare and ensure all consulting rooms are ready for use prior to the commencement of specific clinics including cleaning rooms as per hospital policy and that all necessary documentation is available for use by the clinician
  • Utilising IT skills ensure patient electronic records are available for consultation and contain relevant information prior to the commencement of the clinic
  • Under the direction of the nurse in charge of the clinic assist the clinician in any patient procedures and chaperone patients when required ensuring patient privacy and dignity is maintained
  • Carry out appropriate patient care after appropriate training under the supervision of the nurse in charge
  • At the conclusion of clinics ensure consulting rooms are cleaned and tidied and ensure all necessary documentation is directed to the appropriate department
  • Carry out vision testing
  • Put away stores when delivered according to hospital policy being aware of COSHH
  • Identify that stock levels are correct and inform senior staff if anything needs to be ordered
  • Responsibilities for the development of teaching and training of any staff
CLINICAL & PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Ensure that nursing care is appropriate, provided and is consistent with clinical guidelines
  • To ensure confidentiality of patient information at all times
  • To support trained nursing staff within the department in the delivery of patient care
  • To ensure the privacy and dignity of patients is paramount and not compromised
  • To communicate effectively with staff and patients to ensure that the highest possible standard of care is provided to patients
  • To be caring and competent and to ensure patient safety and wellbeing is paramount at all times

ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Ensure patient records are kept up to date and accurate and recording is done in line with Trust policies and procedures
TEACHING & TRAINING RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Take part in a peri
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