Health Care Assistant - Bevan Court 1

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

Job summary

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Knowsley is seeking a patient-facing healthcare assistant to support nursing teams and deliver compassionate care in line with Trust policies.

You will assist with clinical tasks within your training, observe patients, escalate concerns to registered staff and participate in handovers to ensure continuity of care.

This role emphasizes teamwork, patient dignity, and safe practice in a busy hospital environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in supportive patient care roles.
• Ability to work within policies, confidentiality and safeguarding.

Responsibilities

• Assist with delegated clinical tasks within the scope of training and competence.
• Observe, assess and respond to patients' needs and escalate to nursing staff as required.
• Support with venepuncture, ECG recording and blood glucose monitoring.
• Supervise junior staff and learners as delegated by nursing staff.
• Participate in handovers and maintain patient confidentiality.

Job description

Work as part of a team and duties will be delegated by the registered healthcare professional. Act within the scope of your training and competence, knowing who to ask for help and support if you are not sure. Work within agreed ways of working, following relevant Trust standards, policies and protocols. Communicate compassionately and effectively with individuals and their families, carers and health care practitioners using a range of techniques, maintaining confidentiality and using tact, empathy, persuasion and reassurance. Observe, assess and respond to patients needs appropriately, escalating concerns to Nursing staff as required including instigating emergency procedures as per policy. Organises self and supervises other junior staff or learners in general work tasks or when delivering patient care with supervision from nursing staff. Prioritises a range of delegated clinical care duties. Acting on own initiative, undertake personal care duties and support activities of daily living, e.g. mouth care, personal hygiene and toileting needs, demonstrating person centred care. Assist the registered healthcare practitioners with clinical tasks, follow care plans, notice and report changes, assist with risk assessments, obtain samples and some specimens. Safely deliver care duties including manoeuvring of patient equipment such as hoists and wheelchairs. Gather evidence to assist registered healthcare practitioner in obtaining a patient/client history. Undertake delegated procedures as required within the limits of required training and measured competence e.g venepuncture / ECG recording / blood glucose monitoring, clinical observations, taking specimens, escalating any abnormalities to the registered nurse. Support of patients feeding, diet and nutritional needs and accurately record patients nutritional intake and fluid intake and output, noticing and reporting changes to the nursing staff. Ensure patient property is managed as per Trust policy. Monitor levels of supplies and order supplies for the department as appropriate Demonstrates own duties to new starters, contributing to the learning environment. Where requested, supports/supervises work of students and other junior staff. Occasionally participates in audits, surveys, development activities. To work in line with Trust policies and procedures Contributes to maintaining a safe, healthy working environment. Follow the principles for implementing a duty of care, always acting in the best interest of individuals to ensure they do not come to harm. Work in partnership with the individual, their carers/ families and the wider healthcare team. Maintain and further develop your own skills and knowledge through development and learning activities; maintain evidence of your personal development and actively prepare for and participate in appraisal. Participate in team handovers.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust