Twilight Health Care Assistant | Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 22 May 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £22,816 - £24,336 per annum pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 21 June 2024 |
| Location: | Bletchley, Milton Keynes, MK3 6EN |
| Company: | CNWL NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6305433/333-D-MK-CM-1049 |
Summary
Exciting opportunity to join our established Home 1st Twilight Nursing team in Milton Keynes. We are recruiting staff to work alongside our qualified nursing team, delivering out of hours, unplanned care to patients in Milton Keynes.
Twilight operational hours provide flexibility for care responsibilities outside of work.
In this role you will ensure the most appropriate care is delivered to patients in their own homes, whilst working alongside registered nurses.
Full driving licence and access to a car for work is essential to this role.
Home1st is based in Bletchley and the modern office is a central hub for multi-disciplinary working. You will be provided with uniform and have mileage expenses paid for.
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
· To work as a Health Care Assistant tosupport the multidisciplinary team, in the effective and efficient provision of care to aid patient’s recovery, promote independence, health and wellbeing following sudden illness or deterioration.
· Provide support to registered nurses, working as a team providing individualised care plans as set by nurses.
· Work as a member of the multidisciplinary team observing, recording and reporting any changes in a patient’s condition or circumstances to registered staff.
· Be familiar with the steps necessary in an emergency and be able to act accordingly.
· To provide planned, delegated nursing interventions for patients in their own homes or other settings as appropriate.
· To participate in shared care with other agencies / services as required.
· Provide accurate feedback on patient’s care to Nursing teams.
· Ensure the needs of carers and relatives are listened to and reported back to the Nurse in Charge of the shift.
· Ensure clear, concise and accurate records are kept and updated in a timely manner, including the use of departmental electronic records.
· To be aware of health and safety and follow risk assessments to ensure the safety of service users and staff.
· To undertake relevant training as provided.
· Apply knowledge/skills gained from education/training so that a high standard of care is maintained at all times.
The NHS in Milton Keynes is committed to providing quality health & social care services, tailored to the needs of individuals, public & private organizations, delivered close to home. Our services are designed to increase well-being & provide opportunities for recovery and re-enablement. We want our employees to feel valued, challenged & supported.
Our commitment as an employer & in accordance with the NHS constitution is to provide you with:
1. Clear roles and responsibilities and a rewarding job so that you can make a difference topatients, their families and those who care for them and communities.
2. Personal development, access to appropriate training for your job and line management support to succeed.
3. Support and opportunities to maintain your health, well-being and safety and an environment free from harassment, bullying or violence.
4. A good working environment with flexible working opportunities, consistent with the needs of patients and with the way that people live their lives.
5. Fair treatment that is free from discrimination.
6. Opportunities to engage in decisions that affect you and the services you provide, individually, through representative organisations and through local partnership working arrangements.
7. Opportunities to enable you to be empowered to put forward ways to deliver better and safer services for patients and their families
· Assist with personal care as required, promoting independence and ensuring dignity and respect in care.
· Carry out observations of vital signs according to competency and under instruction from registered nurse.
· Observe, record and report to Nursing Staff any change in patient’s condition or circumstances.
· Undertake delegated duties according to patient’s individualised care plan.
· To carry out pressure area care, eye care, catheter care, stoma care, personal care and collection of specimens / medicines and equipment as per care plan and in line with agreed competency.
· To obtain consent to any procedure from each patient and to proceed only when consent is obtained. Document when procedures are carried out in patient’s best interests.
· Be familiar with the steps to be taken in medical emergencies and act accordingly.
· To maintain accurate records of intervention on the patient’s electronic records on each shift and in line with the CNWL care record standard policy.
· To use equipment appropriately as described in the patient’s care plan.
· To attend in-service training, clinical supervision and team meetings as required.
· To work across Home 1stServices when there is a need.
This advert closes on Wednesday 5 Jun 2024
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