Bank Healthcare Support Worker

NHS Jobs; Oswestry; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Jobs is seeking a dedicated healthcare assistant to support patients with daily living and mobility, under supervision. The role covers basic care, safety, and promoting independence, with training in manual handling and basic life support provided.

You will contribute to a safe, clean environment, assist with meals, and respect diverse patient needs while adhering to Trust policies and participating in regular professional development.

Qualifications

• Assist patients with activities of daily living within own level of competence.
• Assist patients to maintain and improve mobility and independence.
• Provide patient care requiring physical effort for positioning, turning, and standing; manual handling training is mandatory.
• Assist with skin integrity and use of aids to support this practice.
• Maintain a safe and clean environment by following Health and Safety policies.
• Assist with meal selection and monitoring of eating and drinking to promote independence.
• Understand safe use of wheelchairs, commodes and equipment used on the unit.
• Respect patient diversity, culture, values and beliefs in line with Trust policies.
• Safeguard patient belongings per Trust policies.
• Handle waste body fluids and take specimens as requested by a qualified nurse.
• Assist with escort duties and chaperone patients during examinations.
• Basic life support skills are essential and updated yearly.
• Call for help and support staff in emergencies.
• Be accountable for own practice and ongoing professional development.
• Attend yearly statutory training and relevant in-house training.
• Maintain personal training records and participate in annual appraisals.
• Keep up-to-date with competencies through ongoing learning.

Responsibilities

• Assist patients with activities of daily living and mobility.
• Help with dressing and promoting independence within functional limits.
• Provide safe patient care and assist with patient transfers and manoeuvres.
• Maintain skin integrity and knowledge of patient care aids.
• Ensure a safe, clean environment and adherence to safety policies.
• Assist with meals and monitoring of intake as prescribed.
• Understand basic safety of wheelchair and other equipment used on unit.
• Respect diversity and uphold equal opportunities policies.
• Safely manage waste and collect specimens when requested by staff.
• Assist with escort duties and chaperoning during examinations.
• Maintain and update basic life support procedures; participate in regular refreshers.
• Call for medical staff in emergencies and escalate concerns appropriately.
• Record and reflect on practice; engage in yearly appraisals and training.

Job description

1. 1. Under the direct/indirect supervision of trained staff, be able to use own initiative and be able to assist patients in all activities of daily living within own level of competence.
2. 2. Assist patients to maintain and improve their mobility to their full potential. Assist with dressing, promoting independence as much as possible within the boundaries of the patients functional ability.
3. 3. Provide patient care, which may require the use of physical effort to roll, manoeuvre and stand patients. The use of manual handling equipment and training is essential, to reduce physical strain and maintain safety of the patient. Annual manual handling training is mandatory.
4. 4. Assist other team members to maintain the skin integrity of all patients and have a working knowledge of all aids that are available to support this practice.
5. 5. Provide a safe and clean environment for patients by having and demonstrating a working knowledge of all Health and Safety issues.
6. 6. Assist patients to select meals. Have a working knowledge of available supplementary foods, which may be prescribed. Provide assistance and monitoring with eating and drinking as required, whilst still attempting to promote patients' independence.
7. 7. To have a basic understanding in the safe use of wheelchairs, commodes and other equipment used on the unit.
8. 8. 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.
9. 9. Ensure due regard is given to the safety of patients belongings according to Trust policies.
10. 10. Be able to handle waste body fluids, ensuring correct disposal according to Trust policies. Take specimens of urine, faeces, sputum, wound and other swabs, when requested to do so from a qualified nurse.
11. 11. Assist with escort duties as required. Chaperoning patients during medical examinations.
12. 12. Basic life support skills are essential and will be updated at least yearly.
13. 13. Ability to call help and support staff in the event of an emergency.
14. 14. Be accountable for own practice and take every reasonable opportunity to sustain and improve knowledge and professional competence.
15. 15. Attend yearly statutory training to ensure adherence to Trust policy and current legislation.
16. 16. Attend relevant in-house training sessions which is pertinent to own clinical practice, to enhance knowledge and skill, maintaining competencies.
17. 17. Maintain personal training records.
18. 18. Participate in a yearly appraisal, setting personal objectives for own professional development plan.