Healthcare Assistant

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

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a compassionate Healthcare Assistant for the Intensive Care Unit. The role involves delivering personal care, ensuring operational capability, and maintaining a safe environment while working closely with a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Experience of caring for patients in an acute hospital setting is an advantage.
• Speak English confidently and accurately relevant to the role.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct care to patients under the supervision of a registered nurse.
• Assist patients with daily activities.
• Maintain ward cleanliness.

Skills

Effective written and verbal communication

Ability to remain calm under pressure

Demonstrate compassion, empathy, and helpfulness

Effective team player

Ability to follow instructions

Understanding of confidentiality

Flexibility in approach

Ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds

Education

Effective numeracy and literacy skills

Job description

Go back Wrightington Wigan & Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Healthcare Assistant

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Job summary

ICU is a busy but friendly Intensive Care Unit. We are looking to recruit a caring, proactive person who has good experience of delivering personal care for and caring for adults. Experience of caring for patients in an acute hospital setting is an advantage.

In addition to delivering direct personal care for patients, you'll be responsible for ensuring the ICU's operational capability, maintaining essential equipment, stocking supplies, and maintaining a safe and clean environment.

Main duties of the job

The Healthcare Assistant will work as part of the Critical Care team under supervision from registered practitioners to provide safe, effective, patient-focused care at all times.

Contribute positively and professionally to the care environment.

Support the daily provision of services and care tailored to individual patient needs.

Ensure smooth ICU operations and deal with patients, relatives, and carers in a friendly and efficient manner.

Adhere to policies and guidelines at all times.

About us

Choose Well - Choose WWL

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides acute hospital and community services to Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. We value our staff, believing that 'happy staff makes for happy patients'. We are committed to staff engagement and living our values.

We focus on patient-centered, safe, effective care that respects dignity. We are looking for individuals who share these values.

Please note that senior roles (AFC band 8A or above) may require participation in an on-call rota if the role is mainly operational.

Job responsibilities

As a healthcare assistant, you play a vital role in delivering high standards of care on ICU.

You will work closely with a multidisciplinary team to ensure all patients are treated with dignity and respect. Your duties include assisting with personal hygiene, meals, engaging with patients, and collaborating with patients, carers, and the team.

This demanding role requires compassion, motivation, enthusiasm, organization, and the ability to work independently and in a team. Effective communication skills are essential.

• Provide direct care to patients under the supervision of a registered nurse.
• Assist patients with daily activities.
• Follow care plans developed by registered nurses.
• Report changes in patient condition or incidents immediately.
• Maintain ward cleanliness.
• Help manage stock levels.
• Assist with transportation of patients, equipment, and supplies.

Person Specification

Additional

• Speak English confidently and accurately relevant to the role, with correct sentence structures and vocabulary.

Qualifications

• Effective numeracy and literacy skills.

Skills

• Effective written and verbal communication.
• Ability to remain calm under pressure.
• Demonstrate compassion, empathy, and helpfulness.
• Effective team player.
• Ability to follow instructions.
• Understanding of confidentiality.
• Flexibility in approach.
• Ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds.

Values and Attitudes

• Caring nature.
• Maturity in attitudes and behaviors.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This role requires a Disclosure and Barring Service check due to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975.

Employer name

Wrightington Wigan & Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust