Healthcare Assistant - St Helens, United Kingdom - 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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Tom O´Connor

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Description

1x 37.5 hours per week

The posts will be part of a skill mixed team providing a range of nursing interventions to patients registered with St Helens G.Ps.

Examples of the duties carried out are as follows:

Supporting registered nurses providing end of life care
Provision of personal care in line with care plans
Follow all care plans/wound care/catheter care/administration of medication

The post holders will demonstrate an attitude which respects and values service users' and their carers.

The post holders will embrace the core values of the organisation.

These principles will recognise the need to:

Promote safe practices
Value the aims of service users
Work in partnership and offer meaningful choice
Be optimistic about the possibilities of meaningful change
Value social inclusion
Supporting registered nurses providing end of life care
Provision of personal care in line with care plans
Follow all care plans/wound care/catheter care/administration of medication

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

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

To assist in/support the identification of health needs and participate in the planning, implementation and evaluation of individual care interventions under the direct/indirect supervision of a registered Practitioner depending upon competency/complexity of work.
To provide advice to clients and carers in relation to any needs and the wider public health remit of the Health and Social Care organisation under the direct/indirect supervision of a registered practitioner.
To maintain accurate, clear, concise and contemporaneous records as per trust policy and communicate information to members of the Team as necessary.
To be aware of the role limitations of practice and when to seek further advice from a supervising Registered Practitioner.
Provide concise handover and information updates to other members of the Team as required.
To demonstrate a knowledge of external agencies who could be involved in patient care and work in partnership with these agencies under the direct/indirect supervision of a registered practitioner with regards to follow up and provide feedback to Registered Practitioners as appropriate.

MANAGERIAL / LEADERSHIP(including financial/physical resources and staffing)

To demonstrate skills in leadership e

g:

Making recommendations to improve services
Influencing, motivating, supporting and enabling others to contribute towards the effectiveness and success of NHS.

Attend, contribute and participate in relevant meetings.

To plan and prioritise own designated duties under the direct/indirect supervision of a registered practitioner, in line with clinical and non-clinical responsibilities taking account of priorities and responding to additional delegated tasks as appropriate and seeking advice as necessary.

CLINICAL

Identify and use opportunities to promote healthy lifestyles e.g. nutrition, physical activity, individuals and groups.
To carry out a range of diagnostic/assessment techniques to identify and respond to clients' needs in a range of settings under the direct/indirect supervision of a registered practitioner.
To deliver a range of intervention techniques and skills to meet clients' needs in a range of settings under the direct/indirect supervision of a registered practitioner.
To evaluate and feedback clients' responses to interventions in discussion with registered practitioners and modify under the direct/indirect supervision of a registered practitioner.

LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT