Healthcare Assistant - Surgical Assessment & Short Stay Surgical

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in England is seeking a Health Care Assistant for the Surgical Admissions Ward. The role involves completing patient observations, maintaining personal hygiene, and supporting nursing staff. The unit emphasizes high-quality care and teamwork, aiming to enhance the patient experience through collaboration with multidisciplinary teams. Candidates should be motivated and committed to ongoing training and development, adhering to guidelines for patient care.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate records of patient care in line with guidelines.
• Complete observations and maintain patient hygiene.
• Support staff nurses in the surgical bays and work as a team.

Job description

Job Overview

Once trained and assessed as competent, the post-holder will undertake a range of clinical activities under the indirect supervision of registered nursing colleagues.

The clinical work of the post-holder will be supported within a framework of professional guidelines. The post-holder will be required to provide high quality clinical/nursing care to patients as identified by senior staff; they are also needed to assess individual patient care needs and concerns, and to discuss these with medical or registered nurse colleagues.

The successful applicant will maintain accurate records of the patient’s care in line with Trust, professional and departmental guidelines.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of the role of the Health Care Assistant on the Surgical Admissions Ward are to complete observations and maintain patients personal hygiene and support the staff nurses in the bays, working as a team and supporting each other.

Working for your organisation

The Surgical Assessment Unit is a 38 bedded ward providing care predominantly for general surgical patients. We have just opened a Surgical ESDC and we can take a variety of surgical patients who are assessed and will leave the department with a plan of care. The team have motivated staff who believe in making the patient journey a good experience.

The ward has a reputation for delivering high quality of care with a holistic approach. We work closely with a range of multi-disciplinary teams, including the Colorectal Nurse Specialist, IBD Nurse specialist, Bariatric Nurse specialist, Outreach, Nutritional Team and Vascular team.

The Surgical Assessment Unit believes in our Trust values; we are a caring, ambitious team, who are motivated to keep up to date with training and development.