Job summary
Employer heading
Healthcare Assistant F21
Band 2
Job overview
F21 is a Medical Gastroenterology ward within the Surgical Division at NUH.
We have a vacancy for a full time post as a Health care assistant.
The post involves working with both male and female adult patients with a wide range of Gastro medical conditions.
The shift pattern is on a 4 week Rota and the candidates are expected to work a full range of shifts including nights/weekends and Bank holidays.
We are looking for someone that is dynamic and hardworking and is up for the challenge of working with patients from all backgrounds and also some patients that can have challenging behavior.
We promote learning and encourage our staff to progress further in their career.
Main duties of the job
Provide basic hygiene needs to patients, demonstrating respect for privacy and dignity and patient choice.
Provide assistance to patients requiring toilet facilities, demonstrating respect for privacy and dignity.
Assist patients to mobilise to their optimum ability within Trust policies and under the guidance of the nursing staff.
Demonstrate understanding of patients’ nutritional needs, provide drinks and meals to patients as appropriate, offer support and assistance to patients requiring feeding and/or feeding implements/tools. Be involved in the identification of patients’ nutritional risk assessments and care planning.
Monitor and record vital signs (temperature, pulse, respirations, oxygen saturation level and blood glucose level) of patients demonstrate an understanding of the normal range and report any abnormal recordings to nursing staff. Record early warning score and report any abnormal reading to nursing staff.
Working for our organisation
With over 17,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.
Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Detailed job description and person specification.
Please refer to the job description and person specification attached to the advert for the full details.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Please provide some examples of your experience in dealing with customers, patients or clients in a work environment
Analytical and Judgement skills
Essential criteria
- Please demonstrate and provide examples of understanding the importance of instructions and written procedures
Planning and organisation skills
Essential criteria
- Please demonstrate and provide examples of how you use effective time management skills
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
- Carly Clare
- Job title
- Ward manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01159249924
- Additional information
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01159249924 ext 84345
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