Healthcare Assistant - Reading, United Kingdom - Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Description
The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, one of the largest hospital foundation trusts in the country, is keen to recruit enthusiastic and motivated people to join our hospital as Health Care Assistants.
The Trust strives to provide high quality, compassionate care for our patients and their families. A caring nature, good communication skills and a willingness to learn and develop are essential.
We are looking for motivated and enthusiastic individuals who have an interest in starting a career in healthcare and would like to gain highly sought after NHS experience in the areas of an Acute Hospital setting.
you will be required to work on a rota basis, inclusive of Monday - Friday, weekends, nights and bank holidays.
(Please note:
we DO NOT provide visa sponsorship for this role)
As a Health Care Assistant, you will work closely with the Registered Practitioners delivering fundamental care to patients including assisting with personal hygiene, toileting needs, feeding and mobility.
What we need from you:
- Appropriate verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills
- Flexible and responsive to the working environment.
- Practical ability, prioritization and time management.
All shortlisted applicants will be asked to either:
- Attend an assessment session including numeracy, literacy and IT if you cannot provide the above
Nest steps:
Successful applicants will then be invited back for an interview
We are one of the largest hospital foundation trusts in the country, and currently touch the lives of half a million patients in the west of Berkshire every year by providing high quality acute medical and surgical services for our local communities.
Our values:
- Compassionate
- Aspirational
- Resourceful
- Excellent
The town of Reading sits on the River Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford, and Southampton.
With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work, and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.
The CQC recently rated the care provided by The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as good.
The post holder will provide high quality fundamental care to patients under the guidance and supervision of a Registered Practitioner in a caring, compassionate and sensitive manner.
- Protecting and maintaining the patient's privacy and dignity at all times.
- Providing individualised care for a diverse group of patients respecting
- Alert the Registered Practitioner and/or Ward/ Department Manager to
manner.
Communication
- Communicates effectively and respectfully with patients, their relatives /visitors, ward / team leaders and all members of the multi-professional team utilising both verbal and non-verbal communication methods.
- Adapts communication methods as required for patients with sensory impairments such as hearing loss, speech difficulties, seeking support and guidance from Registered Practitioners as required.
- Answers the telephone and assists relatives and other individuals with their enquiries in a polite and professional manner ensuring a positive impression of the organisation and self.
- Ensures own practice complies with Data Protection/ Confidentiality/Caldicott Principles.
- Works as an effective team member and demonstrates understanding of the role of team work in the delivery of high quality care.
- Demonstrates understanding of the possible reasons for complaints and works in a manner which minimises such events seeking the support /guidance of the Registered Practitioner as required.
- Demonstrates the ability to identify and report changes or concerns in relation to the patient's wellbeing to the Registered Practitioner in a timely manner.
- Actively involves the patient in their own care, consulting and involving them in decision making regarding their care and well-being and recognising the importance of placing them at the centre of the health care system.
- Demonstrates understanding of fundamental legal practices related to consent and ensures consent is obtained prior to the delivery of care.
- Supports the Registered Practitioner in the delivery of culturally sensitive, respectful, non-judgemental patient care to maintain an environment where there is equal opportunity and commitment to anti-discriminatory, anti-racist and anti-stereotyping practices.
- Delivers high qual
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