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

St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

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Prescot, United Kingdom

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We are recruiting Healthcare Assistants (HCAs) to join #TeamSTHK

As a vital member of our Outstanding team you will support clinical staff and patients across a wide range of specialties, wards, and department within the Trust.

Becoming an HCA can be the perfect entry point into the NHS, many individuals possess the right transferrable skills and core values developed from different sectors and some individuals have also lived experience of providing care for others.

Date:
Saturday 14th January 2023

Time: 10:30am - 3pm

Location:
Education, Training & Conference Centre, Nightingale House, Whiston Hospital, L35 5DR

We are excited for you to join our team and we welcome individuals from different backgrounds and all walks of life.

If you're successfully recruited, you will be placed in specialties/wards where vacancies are available.

If you have a specific preference please include this in your supporting information and will try to accommodate in line with operational needs.

We are looking for individuals who have, or are willing to work towards, an NVQ Level 2 in Health Care Support or have equivalent qualifications or experience.

You will carry out assigned tasks involving direct care to patients in support of and supervised by a Registered Nurse.

You will also support the Registered Nursing staff to maintain high standards of care to patients.

As part of the team you will assist in providing an environment within the ward that is conducive to patient recovery and pleasant for both patients and their families.

You will be responsible for undertaking specifically delegated functions within the ward as appropriate to your role.

Ensuring, where entries are made in nursing documentation, that these are correct, legible and comprehensive and countersigned by a registered nurse.

To understand and adhere to all Trust Policies.

To ensure the Health and Safety of patients, relatives and other staff is considered and not prejudiced by the post-holder at any time.

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

To work as part of the Nursing Team undertaking household support tasks and direct care tasks as delegated by the Nurse in Charge.

To support the qualified Nursing Staff in the maintenance of high standards of nursing care to patients.

To assist in providing an environment within the ward that is conductive to patient recovery and pleasant for patients and their families.

To accept responsibility for specifically delegated functions within the ward which the Nurse in Charge feels are appropriate for untrained staff to undertake.

To ensure where entries are made in nursing documentation, that these are correct, legible and comprehensive and countersigned by a registered nurse.

To understand and adhere to all Trust Policies.

To ensure the Health and Safety of patients, relatives and other staff is considered and not prejudiced by the post-holder at any time.

CLINICAL & PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

To ensure that privacy and dignity of patients is paramount and is not compromised.

To ensure that all patient information is confidential and is not disclosed to a third party except with permission of the Nurse in Charge.

To report any untoward incidents/occurrences.

To ensure that all patient care is delivered with the highest degree of professionalism.

To present an appearance which gives a positive image of the Trust and a manner which is appropriate and which inspires confidence.

To attend specifically fire and lifting and handling lectures annually and ensure appropriate updates are attended once H.C.A. training is complete.

To participate in an annual performance review undert