Senior Health Care Assistant

Important Sponsorship Information for this post: We are currently unable to offer a certificate of sponsorship for this post.

Do you want a career where your kindness and care make a tangible difference?

Why you’ll love working here

• Make a Real Impact: Provide compassionate care and support to patients during a critical time in their lives.
• Supportive Team: Join a collaborative and friendly team that values your contribution and offers opportunities for growth.
• Develop Your Skills: Access excellent training and development programs to advance your career in the NHS.
• Competitive Benefits: Enjoy a competitive salary and benefits package alongside the intrinsic rewards of working within the NHS.

Main duties of the job

Acute and Crisis Directorate : Healthcare Assistant (Mental Health) at Oxleas NHS Trust – Make a Difference Every Day

• To work as directed by a registered nurse.
• To provide physical care to patients in accordance with their care plan.
• Understanding the need for and always maintaining confidentiality and security.
• Adhering to all organisational and ward policies, procedures and guidelines.
• Ensuring good working relationships with patients, carers, relatives, other professionals and prison and healthcare staff.
• Developing an understanding of and demonstrating use of clinical supervision to reflect upon and modify practice.
• Behaving at all times in a professionally acceptable manner.

Job responsibilities

• Assist patients with all activities of daily living (eating and drinking, movement, physical comfort, personal hygiene and use of toilet facilities).
• To work at the direction of registered nurses.
• Communicate effectively with patients and the multi-disciplinary team.
• Participate in planning and liaison activities for patients.
• Inform a registered nurse as soon as possible when any change in a patients condition is noticed.
• Support patients in change due to admission, discharge, death or personal loss and in adapting to their new environment.
• Report any complaints or requests for information from patients immediately to the senior nurse on duty to enable prompt response.
• Report all risks to the senior nursing staff.
• Assist in the general running of the department by undertaking housekeeping and clerical duties as appropriate.
• Participate in appraisal and training of self to develop a personal development plan and strive to achieve the set objectives, including NVQs.
• Undertake any other duties commensurate to the grade and as requested by the line manager.
• Attend staff meetings, updates and attend mandatory training as required.
• Take responsibility for carrying a radio and responding as required.
• Work closely with Management to ensure that the Prison Health Agenda is supported at all levels in the Practice.
• Develop and maintain effective communications with all interested parties.

Person Specification

Education

• NVQ Health and Social Care Level 3
• Experience of working on inpatient setting

Experience

• Experience of working directly with patients for 1 year

Skills

• Able to or willing to lead on patient engagement group activities
• Experience of leading with patient activities and group work
• Training and experience in specialist skills such as ECG, Vital Signs, Phlebotomy

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Green Parks House, Princess Royal University Hospital

#J-18808-Ljbffr…