Senior Healthcare Assistant - Reading, United Kingdom - Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

Verified Company

Reading, United Kingdom

1 week ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

beBee Recruiter

Description

West Ward is a Haematology Day Unit open Monday to Friday hrs offering a comprehensive range of treatments, procedures and monitoring interventions to Haematology patients.

An opportunity has arisen for a Senior Healthcare Assistant for 2 days a week on our busy and friendly Day Unit.

The successful applicant will have the support and opportunity to further develop their venepuncture and cannulation skills.

Actively involves the patient in their own care, consulting and involving them in decision making regarding their care and well-being consistently placing them at the centre of the health care system.

Demonstrates good understanding of fundamental legal practices related to consent and ensures consent is obtained prior to the delivery of care.
Demonstrates the ability to deliver culturally sensitive, respectful, non-judgemental patient care from a pre-determined care plan to a group of patients with a wide range of needs under proximal supervision of a Registered Practitioner. Strives to maintain an environment where there is equal opportunity and commitment to anti-discriminatory, anti-racist and anti-stereotyping practices.
Demonstrates effective time management skills to efficiently manage workload, recognising and responding to changing priorities throughout shift and alerting the Registered Practitioner to situations where difficulties are experienced in meeting the care needs of the patients.
Acts as a role model to junior / less experienced staff consistently delivering high quality patient care in a caring, sensitive and compassionate manner, ensuring the patient's fundamental care needs are met and that their privacy and dignity is respected and maintained at all times.
Supports junior / less experienced Health Care Assistants to develop core skills in the delivery of fundamental care providing supervision and mentorship as required.

At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide.

The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is "Working together to provide outstanding care for our community.

Royal Berkshire Hospital has been rated 'Good' following our recent CQC inspection and is committed to delivering high quality care to our patients, which is driven through our core values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent.

For further details on the job role, please see the job description and the person specification attached.