Night Healthcare Assistant

Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust; Scunthorpe; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Healthcare Support Worker to join the Macmillan Health Care Team for end-of-life care, including overnight shifts. The role supports registered nurses and works across the clinical area to meet patients’ needs and those of their families.

You will help with hygiene, mobility, nutrition, and observations while maintaining dignity, confidentiality and professional standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide overnight care under supervision of the Registered Nurse.
• Monitor patients’ comfort, wellbeing and safety; report changes promptly to the Registered Nurse.
• Assist patients with personal care, toileting, mobility, repositioning and daily living needs with dignity.
• Support the Registered Nurse with patient observations and routine care within competence.
• Maintain accurate patient records, care notes and documentation.
• Answer calls professionally; take messages and direct inquiries to staff.
• Carry out administrative duties; update records and support overnight operations.
• Drive as required to support patient visits or transport staff; drive safely.
• Maintain confidentiality and follow safeguarding, infection prevention, health and safety policies.
• Respond promptly to emergencies; escalate to the Registered Nurse.
• Ensure a safe, clean, organized night-shift environment.
• Communicate effectively with the Registered Nurse, colleagues, patients and families to ensure continuity of care.

Job description

The Macmillan Health Care Team provide a robust and consistent package of care for end of life patients and their families seven days a week over 24 hours. The service can also include night sits.

The Healthcare Support Worker will assist the registered nurse in the delivery of care to patients within the clinical area.

The post holder will work under indirect supervision of the registered nurse and will undertake tasks and duties delegated to them, which are within the scope of this job description. They will work collaboratively within the clinical area to meet the needs of patients and their families, following Group policies and procedures.

The role is primarily to support the registered nurse to deliver safe, high quality patient care by undertaking essential hygiene tasks, pressure area care, support to patients with nutrition, hydration, mobility, incorporating prevention of falls and toileting.

The Healthcare Support Worker is a valued member of the multidisciplinary team promoting safe and quality care at all times.

• Provide overnight care and support to patients under the direction and supervision of the Registered Nurse.
• Monitor patients’ comfort, wellbeing and safety, reporting any changes in their condition promptly to the Registered Nurse.
• Assist patients with personal care, toileting, mobility, repositioning and other daily living needs while maintaining dignity and privacy.
• Support the Registered Nurse with patient observations, routine care and other delegated clinical duties within the scope of competence.
• Maintain accurate patient records, care notes and other relevant documentation.
• Answer incoming telephone calls professionally, take messages and direct enquiries to the appropriate staff members.
• Carry out administrative duties, including updating records, completing paperwork and supporting the smooth running of the service overnight.
• Drive as required to support patient visits, transport staff or attend other work‑related duties, ensuring safe and responsible driving.
• Maintain confidentiality and adhere to safeguarding, infection prevention and control, health and safety policies.
• Respond promptly to emergencies, escalating concerns to the Registered Nurse and following relevant procedures.
• Ensure a safe, clean and organised working environment throughout the night shift.
• Communicate effectively with the Registered Nurse, colleagues, patients and families to ensure continuity of care.

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Rachael Dent Job title: Team Leader Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07732903153