Healthcare Assistant | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 14 May 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £22,816 - £24,336 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 13 June 2024 |
| Location: | Aintree, L9 7LA |
| Company: | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6248228/287-AMED-104-24 |
Summary
To assist the registered nurse to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care and provide support to the patient’s family.
It is desirable that applicants have a relevant NVQ level 3 (or a willingness to undertake this)
This post involves shift work over 7 days and rotation onto nights if required.
At the direction of the Registered Nurse participate fully in the delivery of planned nursing care and following competency assessment use advanced clinical skills such as venepuncture, catheterisation aseptic technique, wound care ,peg feeds and syringe driver monitoring
Participate in the ongoing assessment of patients care needs
Assist the RGN in the evaluation of care and maintain accurate patients charts as appropriate
Involve patients and carers/relatives in the delivery of care.
Provide reassurance support to patients and carers/families.
Work collaboratively with others in the hospice to ensure that patient’s needs are met.
Recognise and respond appropriately to difficult situations.
Undertake transfer and escort of patients as appropriate
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.
The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.
The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.
To hear more about our achievements click here https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/media/13089/1606-annual-report-booklet_final.pdf
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At the direction of the Registered Nurse participate fully in the delivery of planned nursing care and following competency assessment use advanced clinical skills such as venepuncture, catheterisation aseptic technique, wound care ,peg feeds and syringe driver monitoring
Participate in the ongoing assessment of patients care needs
Assist the RGN in the evaluation of care and maintain accurate patients charts as appropriate
Involve patients and carers/relatives in the delivery of care.
Provide reassurance support to patients and carers/families.
Work collaboratively with others in the hospice to ensure that patient’s needs are met.
Recognise and respond appropriately to difficult situations.
Undertake transfer and escort of patients as appropriate
This advert closes on Tuesday 28 May 2024