Health Care Assistant
| Posting date: | 19 August 2025 |
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| Salary: | £24,937.00 to £26,598.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £24937.00 - £26598.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 September 2025 |
| Location: | Hull, HU3 2JZ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9356-25-0736 |
Summary
Knowledge and Skills 1. Communication and Relationship Skills Supports patients and their families, through communicating information using a variety of methods, to ensure effective understanding and reporting the outcome to the nurse in charge. Contributes to the effective communication between members of the multi disciplinary team, taking personal responsibility to share update and share information Ensures information is conveyed to the patient in a timely and understandable manner, using different communication methods to clarify understanding Responsible for ensuring the registered nurse receives factual, prompt and accurate information on how patients progress 2. Knowledge, Training and Experience Uses knowledge and experience to deliver routine tasks as agreed with the registered nurse or other professional. Uses knowledge and experience to follow agreed policy and procedure Undertakes a range of predefined procedures, for which specific training has been given under the direction of the registered nurse or other professional. Provides advice to patients and their families on hospital procedures, and information about facilities available during their stay in hospital Gains the required knowledge through training to remove and apply plaster casts and splints and perform venepuncture. 3. Analytical Skills Records baseline observations including temperature, pulse and respirations and reports finding to the registered nurse Follows written and verbal instruction to deliver treatment plans devised by the registered nurse or other professional. 4. Planning and Organisational Skills Responsible for delivering a delegated workload against the needs of patients and service requirements Reports any changes or concerns about the patients well-being to the registered nurse 5. Physical Skills Uses medical equipment, to monitor and record baseline observations Practices safe moving and handling procedures when assisting patients with mobility Assists patients in a variety of procedures, including hygiene, eating and drinks and toileting. Uses various splinting material to apply plaster casts as requested by other professionals. Applies other more complicated casts supervised by qualified nurse who has completed in house cast training or has BOA plaster technician qualification. Applies various splints/appliances using different materials as directed by other professionals. Following required training obtains blood samples from patients for pathology analysis. Responsibilities 6. Responsibilities for Patient/Client Care Responsible for providing direct care to the defined group of patients under the direction of the registered nurse or other professional. Assists patients to undertake normal activities of daily living Follows care plans developed by the registered nurse or other professional. 7. Responsibilities for Policy and Service Development Contributes and comments on policies and procedures affecting the ward or department Follows policy and guidelines informing members of the multi professional team of any changes 8. Responsibilities for Financial and Physical Resources Uses specialist equipment to assist in the monitoring and diagnosis of patients, following a period training. Is proficient in the use of specialist equipment as an aid to diagnosis Responsible for the cleaning of clinical equipment 9. Responsibilities for Staff/HR/Leadership/Training Supports new members of staff during their induction Explains and demonstrates to other team members a range of learnt procedures, assisting them to develop skills 10. Responsibilities for Information Resources Responsible for providing accurate and timely records on patient care and performance using paper and IT based systems, in accordance with trust policy 11. Responsibilities for Research and Development Assists in audits, and research-based studies to evaluate the effectiveness of care interventions. Assist patients to complete satisfaction surveys 12. Freedom to Act Works under the direction of a registered nurse, to deliver a range of pre determined care procedures The post holder is required to undertake a range of routine procedures for the ward and department, without the need to refer to the trained nurse Effort and Environment 13. Physical Effort The post holder will have direct patient contact, delivering direct care in a variety of hospital settings in accordance with the need of patients. In particular dealing with intimate procedures 14. Mental Effort The post holder is required to be adaptable, to the changing clinical priorities, which will including responding to emergency procedures 15. Emotional Effort The post holder assists patients, through a range of treatments and experiences. Many of which can be highly distressing. 16. Working Conditions The post holder will work in a hospital ward or department, handling soiled linen, disposing of bodily fluids and following infection control procedures