Health Care Assistant | London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 12 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £26,696 pa Inclusive of High Cost Area Supplement |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 May 2024 |
| Location: | Park Royal, NW10 7NS |
| Company: | London North West Healthcare NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6215758/337-NP-7659AC |
Summary
To assist qualified staff in undertaking personal care duties for patients and report patient’s conditions to qualified staff.
• Provide reassurance and support to patients, caregivers, and family.
• Provide information to enable the effectiveness of care to be evaluated and records maintained.
• Report any concern regarding patient care.
• Be able to locate all policies relating to good working practice within the clinical area and adhere to them.
• To ensure appropriate information is available on the ward for patients and visitors in relation to health promotion.
• To maintain the confidentiality of information about patients, staff and health service businesses in accordance with Trust Confidentiality Policy and the Data Protection Act
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
• Ability to work as part of a team as well as on own initiative, self-motivated with the ability to prioritise care.
• Actively encourage good practice and personal development.
• To assist other clinical areas within the Trust if the clinical situation or staffing levels demand.
• Report incidents such as complaints, clinical emergencies, and injury as per Trust policies/procedures.
• To assist other clinical areas within the Trust if the clinical situation or staffing levels demand.
This advert closes on Thursday 18 Apr 2024