Healthcare Assistant (Avalon)
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 21 Gorffennaf 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £30,546.00 i £32,207.00 bob blwyddyn |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £30546.00 - £32207.00 a year |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 04 Awst 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Tooting, SW17 7DJ |
| Cwmni: | NHS Jobs |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | C9294-25-0380 |
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The successful candidate will: Work under guidance of the Registered Nurse/AP/NA to implement the delivery of quality nursing care, contributing to the physical, psychological, social, recreational and spiritual care in a recovery focused way through therapeutic engagement and activities Lead on undertaking activities to ensure that the fundamental standards of care are met, including nutrition, hygiene, comfort, emotional and social support. Undertake 1-1 engagement with service users in an honest, non-judgmental and open way. Maintain service user dignity and respect at all times and ensure tat care provided respects equality and diversity. Escalate any concerns to the Registered Nurse. Monitor and record clinical observations, i.e. physical observations and vital signs and escalate any concerns appropriately. Implement the principles of recovery through engaging and supporting service users to engage with healthy lifestyles and facilitate psychosocial activities. Escort service users in line with Trust policies. Facilitate the admission and discharge of service users, including activities such as property checks and orientation to services. Advocate for service users rights and needs within Trust policy. Demonstrate an understanding of mental health signs and symptoms and an understanding of how these may present in practice, including recognition of impact of patient presentation and behaviour including risk factors. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the fundamentals of the MHA, MCA and DOLS and other legislation applicable to the practice area and how they are implemented in practice. Contributing to an effective communication process with appropriate and accurate information to patients, carers, family, friends and colleagues. Engaging and listening carefully and actively, and responding using appropriate language and accessible communication methods and skills. Demonstrating effective clinical communication and documentation: effective verbal and written handover of relevant and objective information, ability to determine key information, ability to recognize and describe effectively symptoms of mental illness, distress or of a deteriorating patient, and ability to escalate issues of concerns effectively and in a timely manner. Reporting, without delay, any safety or security concerns to maintain the safety of service users, carers, staff and others to appropriate authorities and organisations. Reporting safeguarding concerns to a Registered Nurse. Protecting service users, self and others by maintaining a clean and healthy environment in accordance with health and safety and infection control policies. Supporting senior staff in ensuring audit and compliance activities and reports are kept up to date. Working in ways that support shared responsibility within the team: demonstrating support, respect and courtesy towards colleagues; working in a professional manner and with Trust values always in mind, respecting the boundaries of the relationship with service users/patients, carers and staff.