Healthcare Assistant - SADU

Job overview

The role of the HCA is to assist in maintaining the highest possible standard of care under the supervision of a Registered nurse. To maintain a tidy and welcoming environment for patients and relatives. The staff will be involved with many members of the MDT

The unit is busy and modern with a professional but friendly team. Delivering high standards of care. We are looking for a highly enthusiastic, motivated, and committed support worker to deliver high quality holistic nursing care to patients and to join our forward thinking and ever developing team. You should have good communication and interpersonal skills, enabling you to work effectively as part of the team and deal with complex sensitive information in a professional manner

Main duties of the job

1. To meet and greet all patients and direct them to the appropriate areas. 2. Provide good quality personalised care in accordance with agreed local and national protocols. 3. Performs essential nursing care to a high-quality standard which meets the individual needs of patients. 4. Carryout the admission/ bloods/EGC and observations of patients requiring Local anaesthetics with the supervision of the registered nurse. 5. Be responsible for the ordering and stock levels of ward stock. 6. Maintains patient privacy, dignity with respect at all times. 7. Transfer of patients to other ward areas and departments. in adherence with the Trusts transfer policy 8. To ensure the environment is clean and tidy and of a high standard.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

1. Performs essential nursing care to a high-quality standard which meets the individual needs of patients. 2. If required, help patients with personal hygiene. 3. Assist in the care of pressure areas. 4. Achieve and maintain Core Skills Training, complete the Care Certificate and Healthcare Assistant Induction 5. Demonstrates compassion by recognising and responding to individual needs in a warm, thoughtful, sensitive, and helpful way. 6. Maintains patient privacy, dignity with respect at all times. 7. Proactively engages with patients, relatives, and carers to seek their views and gain co-operation and agreement. 8. Reports or escalates concerns about any patient’s condition immediately to a registered nurse. 9. Identify and report any patients needs that are not included in the care plan 10. Correct use, maintenance and cleaning of pressure relieving devices 11. Provide patients with appropriate activities and stimulation to promote wellbeing and recovery in particular when providing enhanced care supervision. 12. Present a positive image of self, team, and the organisation. 13. Introduces self to patients at the start of each shift.

14. Welcome visitors in a manner which promotes a positive image of yourself and team you work within 15. Ensure compliance with Trust Uniform Policy 16. Take samples from patients for testing or dispatching after appropriate training and competency assessments eg: Urine, sputum, faeces, MRSA swabs 17. Ensure that any samples taken are dispatched as per Trust procedures 18. Ensure that samples obtained are stored correctly while awaiting collection and take/send samples to pathology as directed. 19. Complete all documentation correctly. 20. Assist patients to meet nutritional and hydration needs in line with their individual care plan. 21. Ensure and prepare patients receive meals in a timely manner. 22. Assists patients with eating and drinking, provides adaptive aids if required. 23. Prepares and administers beverages for patients in timely manner 24. Weighs patients accurately as directed and records results 25. Food/fluid charts are fully completed in a timely manner to Trust standards 26. Assist to maintain patient safety, conforming to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines. 27. Ensure nurse call systems are answered in timely way 28. Is able to demonstrate the correct use of cot slides, blue tray and wet floor signs.