Health Care Assistant | Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 26 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £22,816 - £24,336 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 26 May 2024 |
| Location: | Salford, M68HD |
| Company: | Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6191039/236-SCO-CS148-24P |
Summary
H1 is an 8 bedded Medical High Care Unit, specialising in the care of critically ill Level 2 patients. We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Clinical Health Care Worker with relevant experience to join our team. You must be able to demonstrate a caring and empathetic approach to caring for patients, and the ability to relate positively to patients, staff and visitors. You will assist the specialised nursing team to provide personal care to the patients to ensure a high-quality service and deliver an overall safe and good experience for all our patients
You will also be responsible to order patients’ meals, respond to changes in patient’s nutritional needs, and respecting choices. You will support with some administration and housekeeper duties in the absence of the Housekeeper.
Unfortunately, this role does not meet the criteria required to qualify for sponsorship
The Medical High Care Unit admits patient that require Acute Medical intervention and support with Non-Invasive Ventilation resulting from Acute / Chronic Respiratory Failure, Tracheostomy Care/ Gastrointestinal Bleed / Renal Support resulting from either Chronic or Acute Kidney Failure requiring dialysis/ Diabetic Keto-acidosis to list a few.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Clinical Support Worker with relevant experience to join our team. You must have a flexible attitude to work, as you will need to be able to participate in a variety of shift patterns to meet service needs. Experience of working in an acute environment and computer skills would be desirable .
You must provide support to nursing staff on admission of patients, weight taken and recorded. Ensure patients nutritional needs are met feeding/drinking as necessary. Recording and monitoring dietary intake of patients including fluid restriction and alert nursing staff.
Assist patients with toileting , measure and record body waste/fluid balance accurately. Assist patients in maintaining their personal hygiene, religious, cultural and personal preference, ensuring privacy and dignity at all times. Assist patients with their mobility requirements, utilising equipment as directed , adhering to moving and handling procedures. Assist in the care of patient’s pressure areas and prevention of pressure sores, recording and maintaining relevant documentation.
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential tomake a differenceand we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values -care,appreciateandinspire– to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
We are currently in process of updating our values. For the latest information around our values and behaviours, please visit our careers website:https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/working-with-us/our-values/
• We respect the value of difference. So, our aim is to employ people representative of the communities we serve. Regardless of age, disability, gender, marital status, trans status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, religion or belief, all are welcome.
We continually review our recruitment processes to ensure they are supporting us achieving an inclusive and representative team.
We recognise that many people find interviews daunting and the conventional interview approach, of unseen questions, often impacts performance on the day. We are therefore piloting sending interview questions, to candidates, in advance. This vacancy is within one of our pilot areas therefore if you are invited for interview you will receive your interview questions in advance of your interview date. Feedback on this process will also be requested to help our teams understand and evaluate your recruitment experience.
This advert closes on Thursday 9 May 2024
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