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Healthcare Assistant - Medical Retina Clinic
| Posting date: | 20 June 2024 |
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| Salary: | £27,948.00 to £29,468.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £27948.00 - £29468.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 04 July 2024 |
| Location: | London, EC1V 2PD |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9273-24-0267 |
Summary
To support qualified staff in the assessment of health needs, planning, delivery and evaluation of care for a number of individuals or groups of patients, including clinical risk assessment At all times treat patients with dignity and respect, exercising discretion and maintaining their confidentiality both inside and outside the hospital environment. Work collaboratively with others as part of the multi-disciplinary team, assisting nursing and other clinical staff in duties associated with patient care. Following the completion of training must be competent to undertake a range of physical/clinical observations appropriate to the area of practice. Record the outcome and report and escalate exceptions to registered nurses or medical staff. Ensure that the clinical areas are prepared for use e.g. damp dusting of surfaces, replenishing of eye drops, stationery and other consumables as required. Ensure that the clinical environment is clean and tidy at all times, adhering to all health and safety and infection control policies. Initiate reporting of faulty equipment and follow-up repairs keeping the nurse in charge informed. Ensure the Quality boards on the lower ground floor, Diagnostic Hub and the Retinal therapy unit are updated monthly. Monitoring and replenishing clinical stock levels in all our clinical areas (Retinal Therapy Unit, Diagnostic Hub, and the Lower ground floor clinics). Replenishing of clinical items should be done at least twice a day mostly in the morning and after and at another when it is necessary. Monitoring stock levels in the main storeroom on the Lower ground floor and ensure that the storeroom kept clean and in order. Maintain cleanliness in the department, sorting clean linen for the injection suite and ensure the sluice room is kept tidy. Responsible for ordering stock on PECOS and Non catalogue items as directed by the Lead nurse. Ensure the laser suite is kept clean and tidy and that all laser room are stocked with the necessary drops. Will also be responsible for the laser lenses.