Health Care Assistant - Ludlow Ward
| Posting date: | 30 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | £24,465.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £24465.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 14 October 2025 |
| Location: | Oswestry, SY11 7AG |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9224-25-0256 |
Summary
Provide a safe and clean environment for patients by having and demonstrating a working knowledge of all Health and Safety issues. Ensure due regard is given to the customs, culture, values and spiritual beliefs of the patient, family, carers and staff. To uphold the Trust's Diversity/Equal Opportunities Policy. Ensure due regard is given to the safety of patients belongings according to Trust and local unit policies. Assist with escort duties as required. Chaperoning patients during medical examinations, assisting the medic and reporting verbal instructions to the qualified nurse. Undertake and record nursing observations, including temperature, pulse, blood pressure, respirations, oxygen saturations, height, weight, blood sugar and urinalysis showing understanding of the normal ranges following training. Performing ECGs & Phlebotomy (when appropriately trained) Reporting any abnormalities / concerns to a senior member of staff. Act as a Link Nurse for the ward, with the support of a registered nurse. Provide information to relatives and family as appropriate. Be accountable for own practice and take every reasonable opportunity to sustain and improve knowledge and professional competence. Attend relevant in-house training sessions which is pertinent to own clinical practice, to enhance knowledge and skill, maintaining competencies Maintain personal training records. Participate in a yearly appraisal, setting personal objectives for own professional development plan.