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Senior Healthcare Assistant Pre Op
| Posting date: | 05 June 2024 |
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| Salary: | £22,816.00 to £24,336.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £22816.00 - £24336.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 19 June 2024 |
| Location: | Redditch, B98 7UB |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9365-24-0303-2 |
Summary
Key Duties: Assisting with General Aspects of Care: Be involved in patient booking in process as directed by registered nurse Be aware of the need to greet Patients, relatives & visitors to the unit and ascertain the purpose of their visit including the #CallMe initiative. Moving and handling of patients. Assisting patients and relatives to use wheelchairs Assist with patients mobilisation, ensuring safe environment and using appropriate techniques and aids when necessary. Assist the multi professional team to prepare and support patients Dressing/undressing of patients when undertaking investigations Safe keeping of patients property/valuables Escort of patients to and from lavatory. Assist in the care of relatives and visitors. Chaperone professional staff where appropriate. Measuring blood pressure, body temperature, pulse rate and respiration and completing the necessary documentation. Measuring patients height and weight as directed by a registered nurse and recording on the appropriate documentation. Undertaking investigations such as ECG, venepuncture and MRSA swabs. Be adaptable and flexible to working in various areas of the department as required. Dressing of unoccupied trolleys/couches, tying up of dirty linen bags and despatching to laundry. Cleaning and tidying clinic areas. Replenishing of stock cupboards. Pre-Operative Assessment: To prepare clinical rooms for outpatient clinics to ensure a smooth running clinic. To put away stock and help maintain stock levels. Manage HCA pre-operative assessment clinics and escalate any concerns with patients to trained nurses Communications and Relationships: Demonstrate an ability to communicate with patients with varying needs i.e.; Elderly, Sensory impaired, Language differences. The Healthcare Assistants relationship with both staff and patients should be discreet, bearing in mind that all information regarding patients must be kept confidential. Report to the nurse in charge of the unit matters of concern relating to patients and the unit environment. Answer the telephone, refer to appropriate person. Attend to unit reports and meetings when appropriate. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of health and safety at work in order to maintain a safe environment. Undertake duties outside your working area (e.g. delivery and collection) to assist in maintaining good communications. Participate in patient handovers. Present Professional image appropriate to the working environment. Clinical Support: Where training has been provided and competence assured undertake and monitor baseline and routine patient observations, Blood pressure, pulse, peripheral oxygen saturation and blood glucose. Reporting any changes in a timely manner to a qualified nurse and ensuring these are accurately recorded in patient records. Apply a simple range of dressings using both clean and aseptic techniques after venepuncture, if required. Collect blood samples (peripheral or venous) and directed by a qualified nurse, ensuring its safe storage, transport or disposal as appropriate. Care for a small group of patients without direct supervision but under the direction of a registered. Undertake an associate link/link nurse role where appropriate. Undertake ECGs Cleaning: Maintain tidiness and cleanliness of areas and equipment as instructed. Clerical Duties: Reception/telephone duties Basic computer skills Obtaining case notes/x-rays Filing Assist in the preparation of medical and nursing notes for ward rounds/clinics Maintain stocks of stationary and care pathways Education: Support other health care assistants through mentorship and local induction.