Job summary
Employer heading
Healthcare Assistant - Theatre Admissions Unit
Band 2
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for experienced Band 2 HCA to join the team in the Theatre Admissions Unit in The Royal Liverpool Hospital.
The Theatre Admissions Unit (TAU) is a large ward area made up of 18 side rooms and 4 'bays' that hold 7 patients. It is a fast paced and dynamic ward/unit that admits all TCI's for the hospital for varying specialities, including but not limited to Urology, Colorectal, HPB, General Surgery, Interventional Radiology and Ophthalmology.
TAU prepares the patients for theatre and also provides post operative care to the day case patients who do not need an overnight stay.
The post holder is expected to assist the Ward/Unit team in providing the highest possible standard of pre and post operative care for patients and their families/carers.
Main duties of the job
Applicants advised to read the job description fully and to provide a comprehensive personal statement.
Working for our organisation
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.
The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.
The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.
To hear more about our achievements click here https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/media/13089/1606-annual-report-booklet_final.pdf
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Assisting patients to get ready for surgery/procedures and assist them post operatively to prepare to go home.
• Provision of patients toileting needs, ensuring privacy and dignity is
maintained.
• Support of patients in managing incontinence.
• Preparation and serving of patient’s meals, drinks and snacks. Assisting /
feeding patients as necessary.
• Liaise with the Catering Department with regard to the food/drink items needed
• 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
• General observations of patients, reporting anything untoward to Registered Nurse
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates a willingness & capability to undertake NVQ level 2
Experience
Essential criteria
- Suitable work / life experience
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience in a caring role
Knowledge
Desirable criteria
- Basic Computer Skills
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues in the Healthcare setting
Other
Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate clearly in written & spoken word
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Megan Jackson
- Job title
- Ward manager
- Telephone number
- 0151 706 2733
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