- CAREthat is evidence based, high quality and compassionate
- SAFETY that is of the highest standards
- COMMUNICATION that is open, inclusive and respectful
- SYSTEMS that are efficient, patient centred and reliable
- PATHWAYS that are best practice and embedded, but also respect the individual needs of patients
- Trust rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
- Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
- Awarded National Preceptorship Accreditation for our Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
- NVQ 2 or care certificate
- Demonstration of excellent communication skills
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Willingness to learn new skills
- Experience in delivery of personal care
- Experience of working with people
- Previous experience of working in the care setting
Healthcare Assistant - Southport, United Kingdom - Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Description
Job summary
If you have a caring and compassionate approach, and want to join a motivated, friendly and supportive team, we are keen to hear from you. We require staff who have a genuine interest in help caring for critically ill patients as part of a multi-disciplinary team as well as having excellent communication and interpersonal skills.Southport Critical Care is a 5 bedded ITU, 6 bedded HDU and 4 bedded POCU unit. We offer support for multi organ failure and have invested in high performance technology and equipment to help with medical management and rehabilitation of critically ill patients.Successful applicants will be supported through a supernumerary period and will become proficient in assisting qualified nurses in providing basic care as well as other day to day responsibilities.
Main duties of the job
We pride ourselves on delivering consistently high standards of care for patients and their families to ensure the very best outcomes.
Working closely with all members of the team to ensure competent safe delivering of care and achievement of specific role dependant duties that are within your scope of training and competence.
Communicate compassionately and effectively with patients and their families whilst maintaining confidentiality.
Being able to deliver personal care to patient's whilst maintaining their privacy and dignity and support with patient rehabilitation.
Support for the safe efficient running of the Critical Care Unit by completion of a robust training programme including safe use of specific equipment.
We pride ourselves in providing safe, clean and friendly care, and recruit to our SCOPE values.
We pride ourselves on delivering consistently high standards of care for patients and their families to ensure the very best outcomes.
Please view our webpage:
About us
The Secretary of State has approved the partnership between St Helens & Knowsley and Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals.
From 1st July we have come together as a single organisation under the name Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
The Trust delivers acute hospital care, intermediate care, community, and primary care services to a population of over 600,000 people with a combined workforce of around 9000 dedicated and skilled staff from 17 locations including Whiston, Southport & Formby, St Helens, Ormskirk and Newton hospitals.
The Trust provides regional services for burns, plastic surgery and spinal injuries to more than 4 million people across Mersey and West Lancashire, Cheshire, the Isle of Man and North Wales.
Our Vision is to deliver 5 Star Patient Care:
Our achievements include:
Please see our Wellbeing & Benefits booklet for more information on our staff benefits. Accessible version available upon request.
Job descriptionJob responsibilities
Advertising date: 25th April 2024
Closing date: 9th May 2024
Shortlisting date: 13th May 2024
Interview date: 20th May 2024
Person SpecificationQualifications
Essential
Knowledge and experience
Essential
Skills
Essential
Desirable