Health Care Assistant - Hertford, United Kingdom - Daya Healthcare

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Description

You will be responsible for assisting nursing staff with clinical tasks, such as vital signs, personal care and maintaining a clean and safe ward environment.

You will be required to be have strong communication skills and have excellent customer service skills.

Duties & Responsibilities

  • Greet patients, visitors, consultants and staff in a professional and welcoming manner.
  • Assist with patient care requirements under the supervision of a registered nurse. Assess patient's condition through basic measurements.
  • Maintain stock control and careful use of equipment
  • Ensuring patient comfort, dignity and privacy are maintained at all times and are specific to the patients' needs.
  • Chaperoning patients and required equipment as necessary for appointments and clinic.
  • Ensure strict confidentiality is applied to all clients and staff, ensuring need to know basis is applied at all times.
  • Communicate care to patients, their family and/or carers using appropriate language and rationale
  • Assists the registered nurse with appropriate clinical documentation
  • Reports any concerns to the trained nurse in charge of the patient
  • Decontamination of instruments and clinical equipment
Skills & Experience

  • Phlebotomy
  • Desirable
  • Previous Healthcare Assistant experience within a hospital setting is essential
  • NVQ in Health and Social Care is desirable

Job Types:
Full-time, Part-time

Part-time hours: 40 per week


Salary:
From £11.00 per hour


Benefits:


  • Flexitime

Schedule:

  • 12 hour shift
  • Day shift
  • Every weekend
  • Flexitime
  • Monday to Friday
  • Night shift
  • No weekends
  • Overtime
  • Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

  • Hertford: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location:
One location

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