Senior Healthcare Assistant - Preston, United Kingdom - Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Preston, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Are you looking to develop your skills as a Health Care Assistant within the NHS? Looking to progress further within your career in healthcare with full training and career pathways? If you are eager to learn and develop new skills in a Vascular care setting, then this role is for you

Ward 15 is an acute inpatient setting, specialising in Vascular Surgery.

We provide diagnostic, Pre and Post operative care / treatment for Vascular conditions, for patients with both acute and chronic Vascular problems.

We are a friendly and welcoming team and we work closely with each other to provide excellent standards of patient care, putting patients and their families at the heart of all that we do.

We love making a difference and working together as a close work family to gain the rewards of making our patients journey enjoyable and successful.

In order to do this we are looking for Healthcare Assistants with a genuine interest in acute Surgery to join us.

You will be responsible for providing a range of personalised care for patients and a range of clinical duties under the guidance and supervision of the Team Leader/Nurse in charge including: assisting patients with personal hygiene, toileting, use of continence aids, catheter care, stoma care, measuring & monitoring patient output, removal of catheters, moving and handling, use of mobility equipment, correct patient positioning, assess pressure areas and skin integrity, undertake further Tissue Viability training, ensuring patient safety, taking & collecting specimens, taking and recording physical measurements observing patients for changes in condition, carrying out simple dressings, assist with complex Vascular dressings, removal of cannulas.

Within the Ward we have our own designated team of therapists, nurse specialists and MDT to compliment the team. There are also opportunities to work as 'link nurses' being a focus on the ward specific areas of care (E.g. infection control, pressure ulcer prevention)

We are a regional specialist centre for:

Adult Allergy & Clinical Immunology
Cancer (including radiotherapy, drug therapies and cancer surgery)
Disablement services such as artificial limbs and wheelchairs
Major Trauma
Neurosurgery and Neurology (brain surgery and nervous system diseases)
Renal (kidney diseases)
Vascular In 2013 we became the regional vascular centre for Lancashire and South Cumbria.

We were established in 2005 and were the first trust in the country to be awarded 'teaching hospitals' status.

Provide good quality personalised care in accordance with agreed local and national standards.

Take samples from patients for testing or dispatching eg: Urine, covid, sputum, faeces, MRSA swabs, blood sugars

Assist patients to meet nutritional needs in line with their individual care plan.

Undertake clinical duties relevant to clinical area following achievement of competencies.

Assist to maintain patient safety, conforming to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines.

Assist in maintaining standards of care to improve the patient experience and outcome of care.

Promote equality in care and practice by recognising, respecting and meeting the needs and choices of individuals

Contribute to maintaining safe, clean, and productive care environment, compliant with standards for hygiene and cleanliness.

Maintain and develop own competence

Actively try to resolve issues and complaints at local level and then Report the outcome to line manager.

Record keeping