Stoma Service 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

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Would you like to work as part of a friendly part of a team? Do you have a kind, caring nature with a desire to help patients through what can be a very difficult time in their lives?

Could you be the new team member we are looking for?

We are a fantastic and friendly Stoma Care Team looking for a Senior HCA to join us in caring for patients with a stoma.

Don't be fooled - this role has much more to offer than changing pouches

Come and have an informal chat to find out more.

An opportunity has arisen for a 30 hours per week position Band 3 Health Care Assistant to join the Adult Stoma Care Nursing Team, to deliver a high quality, effective and forward-thinking stoma care service, based at Royal Preston Hospital.

As an adult Stoma Care Health care assistant, you will be responsible for providing specialist nursing interventions to achieve and maintain a high standard of care within the hospital setting.

You will deliver and evaluate planned specialist nursing care alongside the Stoma Care Nurse Specialists.

You will need to be flexible in the workplace and able to travel across 2 sites - Preston and Chorley.

Excellent interpersonal and verbal communication skills are required to maintain and develop relationships within the multi-disciplinary teams.

We are looking for a committed, enthusiastic, and flexible individual with the ability to prioritise a potentially demanding and diverse workflow, to work within a growing service.

We always put patients first, and believe that creating a positive working environment, where staff feel valued, supported and empowered, will enable us to achieve this for every patient, every time.

We expect every single member of staff to treat patients, families and colleagues with care and compassion, and to work together to achieve the very best outcomes.

As an organisation we believe that every staff member plays a vital role in the delivery of excellent care with compassion, we are proud of our hospitals, and of the quality of care we provide for our patients, and that makes this a great place to work.

The service currently runs 5 days per week Mon

Fri 8am to 4pm. However, the service is expanding and you may be required to cover weekends and bank holidays in the future, to suit the needs of the service. It may be necessary to travel between both sites ( Preston and Chorley)

As a health care assistant within the stoma care service you will need:

To perform a number of designated tasks which will involve direct care, in support of and under the supervision of the Stoma Care Nurse Specialist.

To work as an effective member of the Multidisiplinary Team.

To attend and follow appropriate training and assessment, undertake clinical and non-clinical duties independently with the support of the Stoma Care Nurse Specialist.

To take responsibility of a caseload of patients as directed by the Stoma Care Nurse Specialist, within the hospital setting.

We have 10,000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients.

Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.

Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.

You'll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you'd never have done.

You'll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.

You'll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things.

Everything we do centres around patient care which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.

The team will provide to the post holder, a high level of mentoring and support on an ongoing basis as well as the opportunity to attend specialist training and courses related to stoma care.

Duties to include but not be limited to:

Please see the job description and person specification in relation to the roles and responsibilities of the stoma health care assistant attached to the advert as an additional document,
Provide good quality personalised care in accordance with agreed local and national standards.
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.
Contribute to maintaining safe, clean, and productive care environment, compliant with standards for hygiene and cleanliness.
Actively try to resolve issues and complaints at local level and then report the outcome to line manager.