Healthcare Assistant

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust; Knotting Green; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider is seeking an experienced healthcare assistant to join their integrated healthcare team in Knotting Green. The role requires supporting residents, conducting clinical observations, and working under qualified nurses’ supervision. The successful candidate will excel in teamwork, manage their workload effectively, and uphold the Trust's policies. This role is essential for promoting health within the community and ensuring residents' holistic needs are met.

Qualifications

• Experience in a healthcare role, particularly in supporting individuals.
• Competence in conducting clinical observations and documenting accurately.
• Understanding of infection prevention and control guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Provide care and support to residents within Yarl's Wood IRC.
• Organize workload under the supervision of qualified nurses.
• Participate in health promotion events and maintain records.

Skills

Team player

Ability to work without direct supervision

Time management

Clinical observations

Communication

Job description

We are seeking an experienced healthcare assistant to work within an integrated healthcare team. The successful candidate will be an excellent team player who works closely with residents, the health care multidisciplinary team and the immigration service to ensure comprehensive care is provided to residents.

• The post holder will work as part of the Healthcare team, providing care and support to residents within Yarl's Wood IRC in accordance with both NHFT and security guidelines
• The post holder will work in closely with other teams within the centre and with external agencies in meeting the holistic needs of the residents.
• The post holder will, at times, work without direct supervision, undertaking delegated tasks and reporting back to the Registered Nurses.
• The post holder will actively participate in the on-going development of positive working relationships with centre staff and resident's, Display a professional behaviour and attitude at all times in line with NHFT values
• Be able to organise own workload and manage time effectively, under the supervision of the qualified nurses.
• Support the implementation of the Trust's policies and procedures within the healthcare area.
• Undertake clinical observations, report abnormalities and document on System One accurately.
• Follow appropriate infection prevention and control guidelines in order to protect themselves, colleagues and residents.
• Run a variety of clinics including phlebotomy, ECG, smoking cessation, chlamydia screening, NHS health screening clinics.
• Conduct resident reception screenings.
• Be able to maintain accurate, timely and legible records of resident's care, including data input and statistical information, as required
• To conduct ordering, distribution, stock control and maintenance of Healthcare equipment and resources.
• Participate in health promotion events

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be 'outstanding' by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.