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

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Liverpool, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

We are looking for a band 2 health care assistant.

We are looking for individuals who are eager to learn, have a kind and caring attitude towards patients, families and colleagues and who will be positive team members.

This Trust is an exciting and rewarding place to work and successful applicants will be offered full support in settling into your new role.

We offer a full and comprehensive training and induction period and you will assigned to a mentor who will guide and support you through your learning and development.

If you are caring individual and your values align to ours (Caring, Fair and Innovative) please consider applying

Previous applicants within the last 6 months need not apply.

Some of your duties will include;

Assist patients in meeting their hygiene needs and carry out all aspects of personal care and grooming (to include emptying catheter bags).
Assist in the prevention of pressure sore development as directed by the Registered nurse in conjunction with the patient's plan of care.
Enable patients to maintain/improve their mobility by use of exercise and mobility appliances as directed by individual care plans.
Undertake a range of clerical duties in the absence of or in support of the Ward Clerk to ensure a smooth running service

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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For a full list of duties and responsibilities, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification