Healthcare Assistant - Urgent Care

CORNWALL PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; Redruth; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Healthcare Assistant to support care delivery across the Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) and the Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) unit.

You will work under indirect supervision of Registered Nurses, Practitioners or medics, with 12-hour day shifts including weekends and bank holidays, in a setting aimed at reducing waiting times and admissions.

Responsibilities

• Assist in delivery of clinical care as identified by Registered Nurses
• Carry out care duties under indirect supervision of a Registered Nurse, Practitioner or medic
• Support care on a day-to-day basis for all patients in the clinical area with sensitivity to individual needs and beliefs
• Contribute to resource management within the clinical area

Job description

• To assist in the delivery of clinical care, planned and assessed by the Registered Nurses

• To carry out care / other duties under indirect supervision of a Registered Nurse, Practitioner or medic.

• Support care on a day-to-day basis for all patients in the clinical area in a manner sensitive to the individual clients needs and wishes, acknowledging their rights and beliefs at all times

• Contribute to resource management within the clinical area.

  Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust are pleased to offer an opportunity for an experienced Healthcare Assistant to work across our Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) and our Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) Unit. This will be 12 hour day shifts including weekends and bank holidays.

  The UTC and our SDEC are some of the many ways the NHS is working to provide the right care, in the right place, at the right time for patients. It aims to benefit both patients and the healthcare system by reducing waiting times and hospital admissions, where appropriate., We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people's physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability. We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK. Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff. We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.