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Bank - Healthcare Assistant - Mental Health | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Job details
Posting date: 26 November 2024
Salary: Not specified
Additional salary information: £23,615 per annum pro rata
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 27 December 2024
Location: Liverpool, L9 7AL
Company: Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 6828042/287-BANK-117-24

Summary


The Liverpool University Hospital Foundation Trust has a number of vacancies for Bank - Band 2 Mental Health HCAs.

We are offering the opportunity for suitably experienced individuals to apply for one of these posts which are offered in a range of medical and surgical settings. Experience within a mental health setting is essential. We are looking for caring individuals with a passion to provide excellent standards of care and support to our patients.

This Trust is an exciting and rewarding place to work and successful applicants will be offered full support in settling into your new role.

We offer a full and comprehensive training and induction period, and you will assigned to a mentor who will guide and support you through your learning and development.



Under the supervision and direction of a registered nurse assisting the Ward / Department team in providing the highest possible standard of basic care for patients and their families/carer in particular those with mental health and complex needs.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Aintree University Hospitalis the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility.Broadgreen Hospitalis home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Women’s Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospitalis the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit theircareers page.

Assist patients in meeting their hygiene needs and carry out all aspects of personal care and grooming (to include emptying catheter bags).

Support wards in caring for patients with mental health or complex issues and provide 1 to 1 support to ensure their safety

Provision of patients toileting needs, ensuring privacy and dignity is maintained.

Support of patients in managing incontinence.

Measures patients fluid intake and output using fluid balance charts and reports information to Registered nurse.

Preparation and serving of patient’s meals, drinks and snacks. Assisting/feeding patients as necessary.

Assist patients in completing menu forms and liaise with the Catering Department with regard to the number of meals needed

Reports patients dietary intake as indicated in the patients plan of care.

Carry out any movement and handling within the safe practice guidelines from mandatory training and in relation to the patient’s manual handling plan.

Enable patients to maintain/improve their mobility by use of exercise and mobility appliances as directed by individual care plans.

Assist in the prevention of pressure sore development as directed by the Registered nurse in conjunction with the patient’s plan of care.

Obtaining specimens from patients for ward or laboratory testing. - Escorting patients to clinical departments within the hospital.

Assist Registered Nurse in performing last offices.

General observations of patients, reporting anything untoward to Registered Nursing Staff.


This advert closes on Tuesday 10 Dec 2024