Healthcare Assistant | Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 09 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £22,816 - £24,336 per annum pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 09 May 2024 |
| Location: | Kirkby, L33 1XT |
| Company: | Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6214893/350-COM5941581-A |
Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the District Nursing Service. We are seeking to appoint a highly enthusiastic and motivated individual to join the service as a Health Care Assistant. Successful applicant would work under the direction of the district nursing Team leader supporting the provision of high quality holistic nursing care to patients. The Health Care Assistant will work without direct supervision on occasions providing care to patients in their own homes and other community settings, as delegated by the District Nursing Team leader following appropriate training and supervision to ensure clinical competence and safe effective care.
The service operates from 8am-8pm 7 days a week
The post holder will work as part of the multidisciplinary team and will assist and support the clinical team(s). This may include working within the patient’s home environment and other clinical settings within community.
Ensure the delivery of the quality strategy within the designated area incorporating establishment of systems and processes.
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
Work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team.
Undertake a range of patient interventions within the scope of NVQ level 3 skills for patients as delegated by team leader or other qualified clinical staff.
Offer advice to patients and carers on a wide range of health issues to include health promotion, lifestyle advice and self-care.
Plan and organise own work schedule once delegated from team leader.
Undertake basic patient observations.
Work within existing clinical guidelines, policies and infection control procedures.
Offer advice and support to patients and families in a wide range of situations.
Communicate factual and sensitive information within confidentiality guidelines to patients, ensuring all information is appropriately documented and reported back to the team leader.
Demonstrate own role to new starters and students.
Ensure safe moving and handling techniques in the delivery of patient care, this can include the safe use of equipment.
Communicate information to multi-disciplinary team and other agencies as appropriate.
Undertake ordering and receipt of stores.
Undertake further training to gain skills in other areas.
Utilise NVQ level 3 skills within identified areas as required by the clinical team.
Deliver patient care within essence of care standards and Trust guidelines and policies.
Document care delivered within hand-written or electronic patient records.
Participate in own PDR with team leader to establish objectives, reporting arrangements, supervision and ongoing development.
Participate in mandatory training events.
Work with community groups to improve patient participation and involvement
This advert closes on Monday 15 Apr 2024