Health Care Assistant - Pre-operative Assessment

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust; Milnrow; Sur place; GBP 21 000 - 25 000; Temps partiel

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Fantastic annual leave allowance

Flexible working opportunities

Protected hours for health and well‑be

Wellbeing support

Résumé du poste

The Royal Oldham Hospital is recruiting two part-time Health Care Assistants to support the Pre-operative assessment unit. One role is 28 hours per week and the other 15 hours per week.

You will assist the nursing team with routine health-related activities, maintain records, and provide personal care to patients, ensuring patient-led care. Responsibilities include patient communication, 1:1 supervision when required, stock control, and assisting with equipment preparation such as bronchoscopy.

Qualifications

• Experience in health care settings preferred.
• Willingness to work flexible/unsocial hours.
• Ability to work as part of a nursing team and follow care plans.

Responsabilités

• Assist nursing team with routine health-related activities and personal care.
• Record patient information and provide clinical support as required.
• Provide 1:1 supervision of patients when necessary.
• Stock essential equipment and support vanities in the unit.
• Support in planning and delivering patient health and wellbeing activities.

Connaissances

Patient care

Communication

Teamwork

Flexibility

Description du poste

The Pre-operative assessment unit at The Royal Oldham hospital is looking to recruit two part time Health Care Assistants - one for 28 hours per week and the other for 15 hours per week. As a Health Care Assistant you will assist the nursing team to carry out routine health related activities and complete personal care and activities of daily living ensuring patient led focused care You will record patient information and provide clinical support as required to help ensure the efficient and effective running of Critical Care, including delegated tasks such as collecting blood products, stocking essential equipment and providing 1:1 supervision of patients where necessary. You will provide excellent customer service to all internal and external customers.

• 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.
• Ability to work flexibly and unsociable hours to meet the demands of the service.
• Preparation of specialist equipment including Bronchoscopy.

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.

Benefits

• a fantastic annual leave allowance
• flexible working opportunities
• protected hours for health and wellbeing activities