Health Care Assistant - Lytham Saint Annes, United Kingdom - Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

    Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
    Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Lytham Saint Annes, United Kingdom

    Found in: Talent UK C2 - 2 weeks ago

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    Permanent
    Description

    Job summary

    We are looking to recruit caring and enthusiastic healthcare assistants to join Ward Four at Clifton Hospital. You need to have excellent communication skills,as our patients areoften complex and require you to be patient and understanding.

    Main duties of the job

    You will be required to liaise with the multi disciplinary team to ensure needs are identified and communicated effectively so that safe decisions are made around patient care and discharge needs to promote safe and speedy discharges to an appropriate destination.

    Our aim is to be a Centre of Excellence and we are proud of the care we provide. We want to continue to build on this by adding passionate, kind and caring people to our team with common goals - To use the latest pathways and evidence based care, using all the community therapy support networks available to give every patient the best opportunity to remain independent, safe and will be encouraged and supported to gain new skills and to be actively involved in change improvement and being a champion for an area of care that you feel interested in. You should also be committed to and have evidence of continuing professional development.

    Please note this vacancy may close early if a high number of applicants apply.

    About us

    Working for Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust will provide you with lots of opportunity to develop your skills and further your career.

    As a Trust we are committed to:

    Developing new roles and ways of working to ensure a flexible and innovative approach to staffingReal equality of opportunityContinual development and learning for all staffAchieving a work-life balance

    Job description

    Job responsibilities

    Maintain high standards of nursing care under the supervision of a Registered Nurse and be personally responsible for your actions following the Trusts Policies and Procedures. Give and promote Health Promotion Education under the guidance of a Registered Nurse to the patient and carer in order to promote wellbeing and prevent further unnecessary hospital admissions. Ensure a high quality service is maintained by implementing Trust Clinical Governance Plans. Work as a member of the Multidisciplinary Team, and in conjunction with these other professionals promote a holistic model of care. Maintain accurate written and/or electronic records ensuring all legal requirements are met. Be prepared to work flexibly and to the needs of the service

    Person Specification

    Qualifications

    Essential

  • Willingness & ability to undertake NVQ Level 2
  • Desirable

  • NVQ Level 2
  • Experience and Skills

    Essential

  • Understanding of quality and change in the clinical setting.
  • Ability to communicate in a variety of settings with patients of varying levels of understanding.
  • Able to present factual information and refer questions to others where appropriate.
  • Able to deal with sensitive issues with tact and diplomacy.
  • An understanding of organisation of nursing care.
  • Basic skills in E mail.
  • Basic understanding of NHS issues.
  • Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues in the health care setting.
  • Carry out clinical interventions as delegated by a RN as agreed by local protocols.
  • Desirable

  • Experience as a Health Care Assistant
  • desirable

    Desirable

  • experience as a healthcare assistant