Healthcare Assistant - Ward 45

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust; Ashton-under-Lyne; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A community healthcare organization in Ashton-under-Lyne is seeking an individual to provide direct patient care under the supervision of healthcare professionals. Responsibilities include assisting with personal care, maintaining hygiene standards, and ensuring good communication with patients and staff. The role offers a comprehensive benefits package with opportunities for flexible working.

Benefits

Competitive benefits package

Regular pay awards

Annual leave of 27 days

Qualifications

• Experience in direct patient care.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and observe legal implications.
• Willingness to work collaboratively with healthcare professionals.

Responsibilities

• Assist and support registered nursing staff in personal care.
• Report on general condition of patients to the nurse in charge.
• Maintain department housekeeping standards.

Skills

Communication skills

Personal care assistance

Housekeeping standards

Job description

The postholder will carry out assigned tasks involving direct patient care, in support of and supervised by a registered Nurse, Midwife or Doctor. This includes attending to a patient's hygiene and personal care needs, monitoring and reporting on any general observations of the wellness of the patient and maintaining standards of housekeeping in the ward areas.

The roles are diverse and include a lot of contact and communication with healthcare professionals and patients and relatives, and would suit someone who likes to work around others.

Working for our organisation

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of quality services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.

We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate & these are: Safety, Care, Respect, Communication, Learning.

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ & Disabled people.

Responsibilities

• Assist and support registered nursing staff in terms of personal care or treatments to be carried out.
• Report on general condition / appearance of patients to the nurse in charge.
• Maintain good standards of department housekeeping under the direction of the nurse in charge, including cleaning of the treatment areas and equipment, cleaning of storage shelves and cupboards, safe disposal of linen and soiled linen, and assisting with the maintenance of stock levels.
• Make the Lead Nurse aware of any problems or worries in relation to work.
• Assist with daily hygiene needs of patients and unit requirements.
• Participate, under direction with patient's meals/beverages and special diets and in distributing patient's meals and beverages.
• Maintain high standard of personal contact and communication with patients, and relatives.
• Participate in giving out bedpans / urinals, observing and collecting specimens as required, and measuring / charting fluids as directed.
• Document any observations made or care delivered in the patients notes in a legible, accurate and appropriate manner, with due consideration for confidentiality issues and legal implications.

What we offer

For our agenda for change staff, we offer a competitive benefits package with regular pay awards, annual leave of 27 days increasing to 33 days after 10 years and access to a competitive Pension Scheme to which both you and the Trust contribute.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.