Health Care Assistant - AMU

NHS; Wirral; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a compassionate Health Care Assistant for the Acute Medical Unit. The role involves assisting nurses with patient care and ensuring safety and comfort, combined with responsibilities for communication and maintaining equipment. This position offers a chance to be part of a dedicated healthcare team in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in healthcare environment.
• Completion of Care Certificate theory and practice within 12 weeks.

Responsibilities

• Assist Registered Nurse in administering direct patient care.
• Communicate clearly with patients and multidisciplinary team.
• Prioritize own workload and inform changes in patients' condition.

Skills

Manual handling patients

Promoting patient independence

Providing support and reassurance

Education

Level 2 qualification in Health & Social Care

Good standard of general education to GCSE level

Job description

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Health Care Assistant - AMU

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Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for individuals who are caring and compassionate and enjoy being part of an established hard-working team, to join us on the Acute Medical Unit (AMU) in a Health Care Assistant role.

To implement a high standard of care and ensure patient safety is paramount.

Main duties of the job

• Assist the Registered Nurse in administering direct patient care.
• Communicate clearly with patients, carers, relatives and all members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Communication with patients including discussion on patient comfort and safety and recording of communications on Wirral Millennium.
• Prioritising own workload.
• Inform qualified staff of changes in patients' condition or observations.
• Escort and chaperone patients as appropriate.
• Communicate with patients/carers taking into consideration the needs of the individual.
• Undertake some clerical duties such as filing.
• Undertake ordering of supplies, within agreed stock levels, ensuring stored correctly.
• Ensure availability, cleanliness and maintenance of equipment.
• Assist in the safe handling of patient's valuables and property.
• Adhere to Wirral Hospital objectives, policies, protocols and guidelines.

About us

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as "competent and caring staff" by our patients.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.

We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral's only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.

We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.

The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job description for further information about the Health Care Assistant position available with WUTH.

Person Specification

Knowledge and Skills

• Previous experience and training of manual handling patients using appropriate equipment
• Can demonstrate an understanding of the importance of promoting patient independence
• Able to provide support and reassurance to patients.

Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training

• Level 2 qualification (e.g. GCSE Grade A-C, NVQ2) in Health & Social Care OR A good standard of general education to GCSE level and the agreement to undertake the relevant L2 qualification on appointment
• Completion of the Care Certificate theory and practice standards within 12 weeks of commencing employment with the Trust.
• Experience working in a healthcare environment
• Experience working in the NHS

Personal Attributes

• Understand when to seek support and advice
• Aware of personal and professional limitations
• Ability to work well as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• A positive attitude and ability to act on feedback
• Polite, friendly, approachable and self-motivated

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust