Healthcare Assistant - Nottingham, United Kingdom - Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Description
This is an exciting opportunity for a you to join the new and innovative Enhanced Perioperative Care Unit (EPOC) as a Healthcare Assistant.
This is a rapidly developing service which supports the delivery of holistic, high quality care to surgical patients at increased risk of adverse outcomes.
EPOC is a bespoke built unit, comprising of 14 beds cross-site of post-operative patients from a variety of specialties including Maxillofacial, ENT, HPB, Plastics, Gynaecology, Colorectal, Vascular, Upper GI, Urology, Orthopaedics and Thoracics.
This unit will have input from a variety of members from the Multi-Disciplinary team including Dietitians, Physiotherapists, Acute Pain Specialist Nurses, CCOT and Critical Care Pharmacists.
As a Healthcare Assistant within EPOC, you will assist the registered staff with patient care, taking observations, helping with personal care and maintaining supplies and equipment to ensure smooth running of the unit.
You will have the option to be a link person for a variety of areas or equipment, assisting in staff training and development for EPOC.
In addition to the summary above, you need to familiarise yourself with the full job description and person specification documents attached to this advert.
The main duties of an EPOC Healthcare Assistant include:
Delivering high quality holistic care to patients following major surgery
Assisting registered staff with observations and personal care for all patients
Managing stock and equipment levels within EPOC
Facilitating efficient and effective care and communication between the team to ensure continuity
We would recommend an informal visit to the EPOC Department to see this new patient pathway in operation and to discuss the exciting plans for the development of this service.
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