Healthcare Assistant - Wolverhampton, United Kingdom - The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

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Wolverhampton, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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If you are looking for a great opportunity to join a team who is continually striving to give the best care to their patients, come and join us on Ward C16 We are a caring and compassionate medical inpatient ward specialising in Diabetes care and management.

Giving our staff the best learning and development opportunities is part of our quality care initiative and we are committed to supporting staff well-being.

New team members are welcomed and will always be given an induction plan to help them settle in.

You will have access to a Practice Education Facilitator to guide you through completing the induction process and Care Certificate.

Right now we are excited to be able to offer opportunities for Healthcare Assistants to join our team.

Whether you are an experienced Healthcare Assistant who is looking to expand on your skills and develop your career, or you are new to care this could be the role for you So, are you motivated? Patient focused? Kind and caring? Then why not contact us to find out more about the Healthcare Assistant role, informal chats with the Ward Manager are encouraged.

To provide support to the nursing team working collaboratively with members of the multi-disciplinary team and contributing positively to the delivery of high quality compassionate care.

To uphold the fundamental standards of safety and quality and always putting the patients first and protecting them from harm.

Supporting the registered nurse to deliver holistic individualised care.

Ensure privacy and dignity are maintained at all times and protect confidential information.

Assist patients with all care as delegated by the registered nurse/health care professional.

Safely and accurately measure and record patients' physiological observations e.g.

pulse, respirations, blood pressure and temperature, escalating and reporting to the registered nurse/health care professional responsible for the patient's care.

Safely and accurately measure and record blood glucose levels, reporting to the registered nurse / health care professional responsible for the patient's care.

Accurately document any observations and care provided in the appropriate record informing the registered nurse to whom you have been delegated care, of your actions.

Safely and accurately undertake urinalysis, record the results, and report to the registered nurse or doctor accountable for the patient's care.

Safely obtain samples (blood, urine, stool, sputum, etc.) in accordance with Infection Prevention policies, guidelines and clinical practices, ensuring accurate completion and verification of patient information.

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve.

We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow.

We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as "Good" by CQC.

We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

Ensure safe and effective clinical practice

Assist registered nurses/health care professionals in the delivery of individualised holistic patient care. Work will be guided by standard operating procedures, protocols, systems of work and policies.
Ensure that consent is obtained prior to delivering all aspects of patient care.

Involve relatives / carers in the delivery of care interacting with them helpfully and in a friendly manner providing information as appropriate.

Ensure care is delivered with compassion and respect to all patients.

Work with the multi-disciplinary team, and contribute to the prevention of patient harm by participating in risk assessments e.g. pressure ulcer development, falls, nutrition etc.

Ensure privacy and dignity are maintained at all times and protect confidential information.

Assist patients with all care as delegated by the registered nurse/health care professional.

Safely and accurately measure and record patients' physiological observations e.g.

pulse, respirations, blood pressure and temperature, escalating and reporting to the registered nurse/health care professional responsible for the patient's care.

Safely and accurately measure and record blood glucose levels, reporting to the registered nurse / health care professional responsible for the patient's care.

Accurately document any ob