Health Care Assistant - Intensive Care Unit

Northern Care Alliance Nhs Foundation Trust; Oldham; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust is hiring a Health Care Assistant in Oldham to join a dedicated team. You will support clinicians in routine care, monitor vitals and assist with daily living activities while maintaining patient-focused care.

The role requires HCA band 3 experience, Level 1 Literacy and Numeracy, and a Care Certificate, with strong teamwork and communication skills. Flexible hours and hospital duties apply.

Qualifications

• HCA band 3 experience
• Level 1 Literacy and Numeracy (GCSE English and Maths Grade D-G)
• Care Certificate
• Experience of working as a Care Support Worker or equivalent in a Health or Social care setting
• Experience of working within a team

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain communication with patients, relatives and carers and the multidisciplinary team to provide holistic patient care.
• Develop own skills and knowledge and provide information to others to help their development; monitor health, safety and security of self and others in own work area.
• Assist in maintaining and developing services.
• Ensure own actions help to maintain quality.
• Assist in assessing people's health and wellbeing and related needs.
• Assist in planning, delivering and evaluating programmes to meet people's health and wellbeing needs.
• Assist in the use of technology for measurement, monitoring and treatment.
• To assist the nurse in charge/ward manager to ensure the appropriate and effective delivery of facility services to properly maintain the patient environment.
• Ability to work flexibly and unsociable hours to meet the demands of the service.

Skills

Good communication

Basic IT skills

Good organisational skills

Education

Level 1 Literacy and Numeracy (GCSE English and Maths Grade D-G)

Care Certificate

Job description

Job summary

We are seeking a highly motivated Health Care Assistants with enthusiasm to develop knowledge and experience of patients with Intensive Care service to join our team. As a Healthcare Assistant you will assist the Health Care practitioner to carry out routine health related activities and complete personal care and activities of daily living ensuring patient led focused care. As a Healthcare Assistant you will provide clinical support as required to help and ensure the efficient and effective running of the unit. This will include delegated tasks such as recording physiological observations, recording blood glucose etc. You will support the team in maintaining stock and equipment levels.

Main duties of the job

• Establish and maintain communication with patients, relatives and carers and the multidisciplinary team to be able to provide holistic patient care.
• Develop own skills and knowledge and provide information to others to help their development.Monitor and maintain health, safety and security of self and others in own work area.
• Assist in maintaining and developing services.
• Ensure own actions help to maintain quality.
• Assist in assessing people's health and wellbeing and related needs.
• Assist in planning, delivering and evaluating programmes to meet people's health and wellbeing needs.
• Assist in the use of technology for measurement, monitoring and treatment.
• To assist the nurse in charge/ward manager to ensure the appropriate and effective delivery of facility services to properly maintain the patient environment.
• Ability to work flexibly and unsociable hours to meet the demands of the service.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives. As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team. In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Qualifications

Essential

• HCA band 3 experience
• Level 1 Literacy and Numeracy (GCSE English and Maths Grade D-G)
• Care Certificate

Knowledge, Training & Experience

Essential

• Experience of working as a Care Support Worker or equivalent in a Health or Social care setting
• Experience of working within a team

Desirable

• Demonstrates an interest or previous experience in supporting other health care staff and learners
• Commitment to undertaking continuous professional development (CPD)

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Good communication (written and verbal skills)
• Basic IT skills
• Good organisational skills

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.

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