Healthcare Assistant (Phoenix Ward)

NHS Jobs; Tooting; In loco; GBP 32.000 - 33.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

NHS Jobs in London is seeking a nursing care assistant to work under the guidance of a Registered Nurse/ AP/NA/B4. You will implement quality nursing care, focusing on the physical, psychological, social, recreational, and spiritual needs of service users in a recovery-focused approach through therapeutic engagement and activities.

You will support junior staff, provide hands-on care, monitor vital signs, escalate concerns, and assist with admissions, discharges, and community support planning

Mansioni

• Implementing quality nursing care under guidance of a Registered Nurse/ AP/NA/B4.
• Ensure fundamentals of care: nutrition, hydration, hygiene, comfort, emotional and social support.
• Provide hands-on care to service users and 1-1 engagement.
• Escalate concerns to a Registered Nurse.
• Monitor and record clinical observations; escalate deterioration.
• Facilitate recovery by encouraging healthy lifestyles and psychosocial activities.
• Escort service users as required.
• Facilitate admission and discharge; complete property checks and orientation.
• Advocate for service users' rights under Trust policy.

Descrizione del lavoro

1. Working under the guidance of a Registered Nurse/ AP/NA/B4, to implement the delivery of quality nursing care, contributing to the physical, psychological, social, recreational and spiritual care in a recovery-focused way through therapeutic engagement and activities, and taking steps to address any issues that arise.
2. Leading on and undertaking activities to ensure that the fundamentals of care are met - nutrition, hydration, hygiene, comfort, emotional and social support.
3. Supporting junior to staff and leading on providing hands‑on care to service users including:
   • Undertaking 1-1 engagement with service users in an honest, open and non‑judgemental way.
   • Recognising and valuing service users as individuals, acknowledging the importance of always maintaining the service users respect and dignity and ensure that the care provided respects equality and diversity.
   • Escalating any concerns to a Registered Nurse.
   • Monitoring and recording service user clinical observations, such as Physical observations and vital signs and escalating as appropriate any signs or symptoms of deterioration or that do not fulfil the personal parameters to the relevant professional. (Band 4 or Registered Nurse).
   • Implementing the principles of recovery: encouraging and supporting service users to engage with healthy lifestyles, facilitating psychosocial activities and other activities of their interest.
4. Escorting service users, as required, in line with Trust policies.
5. Facilitating the admission and discharge of service users, ensuring needs of the patient are met including activities such as property checks, orientation to services, and ensuring that community support needs are met under direction of a senior clinician.
6. Advocating for service users needs and rights within Trust policy.

£31,554 - £33,270 per annum inclusive of Inner London HCAs

South West London and St Georges Mental Health Trust

£30,546 - £32,207 pro rata per annum inclusive of Inner London HCAs

South West London and St Georges Mental Health Trust