Clinical Care Assistant: Patient Support & Skills

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust; Lancashire; Presencial; GBP 21.000 - 27.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a Health Care Assistant to provide personal care and a range of clinical duties under the guidance of a registered professional. You will support with hygiene, positioning, monitoring, venepuncture and sample collection while maintaining confidentiality and patient dignity.

The role involves teamwork, adhering to policies, and contributing to safe, high-quality patient care in a busy NHS environment.

Formación

• Healthcare qualification Level 3/4 or equivalent; phlebotomy certification or equivalent; experience of working with the public.
• Experience of working within a health / social care setting.

Responsabilidades

• Undertake duties such as making beds, supporting with personal hygiene, toileting, correct patient positioning, assessing pressure areas and skin integrity.
• Be aware of the patient's needs - emotional, social, physical and cultural.
• Work as part of the team in a cooperative, professional and constructive manner.
• Maintain confidentiality at all times.
• Assist with dietary needs of the patient as required.
• Undertake a range of clinical competencies including venepuncture and cannulation following ANTT principles, physiological observations and record appropriately.
• Obtaining samples such as wound swabs, eye swabs, urine specimens, MRSA swabs, stool samples and sputum specimens.
• Assist in blood collection
• Assist in maintaining a clean environment.
• Perform ECG recording, urinalysis, changing of simple wound dressings and capillary blood glucose monitoring, catheter care, removal of catheters, stoma care, measuring and monitoring patient outputs.
• Actively participate in ward/unit meetings.
• Promote health and safety maintaining best practice in health, safety and security.

Conocimientos

Experience with the public

Teamworking

Time management

Autonomy

Policy adherence

Telephone manner

IT skills (Office/Outlook)

Educación

Healthcare qualification Level 3/4 or equivalent

Phlebotomy certification or equivalent

Descripción del empleo

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a Health Care Assistant to provide personal care and a range of clinical duties under the guidance of a registered professional. You will support with hygiene, positioning, monitoring, venepuncture and sample collection while maintaining confidentiality and patient dignity.

The role involves teamwork, adhering to policies, and contributing to safe, high-quality patient care in a busy NHS environment.