Healthcare Assistant - AMU Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

River Alliance of Wisconsin; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity to join a dedicated team in an acute care environment, providing essential support to qualified practitioners. This role is perfect for individuals passionate about patient care and looking to make a real difference in the lives of patients and their families. As a key member of the AMU team, you'll engage in various responsibilities, including assisting with personal hygiene, managing dietary needs, and supporting mobility. If you're eager to contribute to high-quality patient care and develop your skills in a hospital setting, this position is ideal for you.

Qualifications

• Experience in a hospital setting is essential.
• NVQ Level 2 qualification required.

Responsibilities

• Assist in providing high standards of patient care.
• Support patients with personal hygiene and mobility.
• Record and manage patients' dietary and fluid intake.

Skills

Patient Care

Personal Hygiene Support

Mobility Assistance

Wound Dressing

Education

NVQ Level 2

Job description

This is an exciting post which allows the successful candidate the opportunity to work as part of the AMU team here at Aintree. The role involves supporting qualified practitioners to deliver high levels of care to patients in an acute setting.

The successful candidate should have demonstrable experience working in a hospital setting at NVQ Level 2.

This vacancy will close once a sufficient number of applications has been received so please apply soon if interested.

Under the supervision of a registered nurse, the post holder will assist the department team in providing the highest possible standard of care for patients and their families/carer. The post holder will undertake a range of tasks and duties as delegated by a registered nurse.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Participates in all aspects of patient care with particular attention to personal hygiene and grooming.
2. Provision of patients' toileting needs, ensuring privacy and dignity is maintained.
3. Support of patients in managing incontinence and promotion of continence.
4. Recording of a patient's fluid intake and output using fluid balance charts.
5. Preparation and serving of patients' meals, drinks and snacks, assisting and feeding patients as necessary.
6. Recording of patients' dietary intake when indicated in the patients' plan of care.
7. Enable patients to maintain/improve their mobility by use of exercise and mobility appliances.
8. Assist in the prevention of pressure sore development as directed by the registered nurse in conjunction with the patients' plan of care.
9. Removal of cannulae, catheters and nasogastric tubes.
10. Undertake the dressing of non-complex wounds (in accordance with identified competencies and in conjunction with the plan of care).

*For a full list of duties, please refer to the attached job description.*

This advert closes on Monday 9 Dec 2024.