NHS Healthcare Assistant / HCA - Redditch

Job overview

Do you believe you can provide high standards of care, with compassion, empathy, respect and dignity?

We will provide you with the skills and training to provide this to our patients

You could be new to care or an experienced care worker...we are keen to talk to you about opportunities here as HCA on inpatient wards supporting our registered nursing staff.

We provide care 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, so you will need to have the flexibility to work days, weekend and night shifts.

We have opportunities across our Medical and Surgical areas at Alexandra Hospital, Redditch such as:

Surgical Division includes sub-specialties of Trauma, Orthopaedics, Emergency and Elective Surgery, Urology.

Medical Division includes sub-specialties such as Emergency Care, Gastroenterology, Cardiology, Elderly Care and Respiratory Medicine.

*** Please note we do not offer Certificates of Sponsorships for this role ***

Main duties of the job

Your role as a Health Care Assistant (HCA) is to work alongside registered nurse as part of the ward or department team to provide care to patients.

The types of duties include: washing and dressing patients, serving patients meals, assisting with feeding patients when necessary, helping people to mobilise, assisting patients with toileting, bed-making, generally assisting with patients' overall comfort, monitoring patients' conditions by taking temperatures, pulse, respirations and weight.

Acting with compassion you will put patients at the centre of all you do.

You will communicate effectively with patients and their carers.

This role will require you to work variable hours on a rota including nights and weekends.

You will show courage by embracing new ways of working and doing the right thing by the people you care for, including speaking up when you have concerns.

Job responsibilities

You will assist with washing and dressing patients, using hoists as appropriate.

You will assist with serving meals and feeding patients, including reporting on their intake and recording on charts as appropriate.

You will assist with toileting, escorting patients to and from the lavatory and recording outputs where necessary.

You will assist with monitoring patients' conditions by taking temperatures, pulse, respirations and weight

You will assist with patients’ mobilisation, ensuring safe environment and using appropriate techniques.

You will make beds and help to ensure the ward/department is kept clean, tidy and safe.

You will communicate with patients and their relatives with care and compassion.

You will help to ensure that patients are kept comfortable and receive personalised care.

You will be involved in patient booking in / admission, introducing patients to ward / department area as directed by registered nurse.

You will assist with the recording and safe keeping of patients’ property and valuables.

You will assist the multi professional team to prepare and support patients undergoing treatment and / or investigation maintaining privacy and dignity at all times.

You will safeguard vulnerable adults.

You will report to the nurse in charge of the ward / department matters of concern relating to patients and the ward / department environment.

You will undertake duties outside your working area (e.g. delivery and collection) to assist in maintaining good communication.

You will ensure the privacy and dignity of patients is met at all times.

You will be adaptable and flexible to working in various areas of the department or ward as required.

You will assist with washing and dressing patients, using hoists as appropriate.

You will assist with serving meals and feeding patients, including reporting on their intake and recording on charts as appropriate.

You will assist with toileting, escorting patients to and from the lavatory and recording outputs where necessary.

You will assist with monitoring patients' conditions by taking temperatures, pulse, respirations and weight

You will assist with patients’ mobilisation, ensuring safe environment and using appropriate techniques.

You will make beds and help to ensure the ward/department is kept clean, tidy and safe.

You will communicate with patients and their relatives with care and compassion.

You will help to ensure that patients are kept comfortable and receive personalised care.

You will be involved in patient booking in / admission, introducing patients to ward / department area as directed by registered nurse.

You will assist with the recording and safe keeping of patients’ property and valuables.

You will assist the multi professional team to prepare and support patients undergoing treatment and / or investigation maintaining privacy and dignity at all times.

You will safeguard vulnerable adults.

You will report to the nurse in charge of the ward / department matters of concern relating to patients and the ward / department environment.

You will undertake duties outside your working area (e.g. delivery and collection) to assist in maintaining good communication.

You will ensure the privacy and dignity of patients is met at all times.

You will be adaptable and flexible to working in various areas of the department or ward as required.