Healthcare Assistant - Blackpool, United Kingdom - Bloomfield Medical Limited

Description

Post holder will ensure prompt reporting of any relevant information regarding patients including observation of progress or deterioration in the patients condition to the trained staff.

Endeavour to maintain good standards of communication both in written and oral form. Make entries on patient charts to record clinical interventions.

Make entries in the clinical notes using the service areas computer programmes ADASTRA and EMIS Complete associated documents to accompany specimens using Cyberlab where available and label specimens.

Communicate with patients and carers in a polite and pleasant manner. Receive and deliver patient related information to and from other departments via the telephone. Acknowledge and accommodate barriers to communication and understanding including speech, hearing, language and emotion. May be required to encourage patients to comply with programmes of care.

Ensure patients well-being by accurately monitoring, recording and reporting variations in vital signs of patients in their care to the qualified Nurse.

Initiate emergency action when required Obtain and dispatch specimens on request. Assist and support clients within all the services as necessary. Undertake routine clerical duties eg.

answering the telephone, taking messages, filing, photocopying, and dealing with queries. Assist in the ordering and supplying of materials and equipment eg. stores after authorisation by the Clinical Lead Inform the Clinical Lead of any untoward incidents eg. falls, verbal aggression, criminal damage.

Take responsibility for the cleaning and stocking of clinical areas Dispose of clinical waste in a safe manner Contribute to infection control measures by adhering to infection control policies/procedures