Job Description
JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Title: Health Care Assistant
Department: Inpatient Unit
Reports to: Ward Sister
Accountable to: Consultant Nurse/Lead Nurse Hampshire
Hours: 37.5 hours & 30 hours per week available, to be worked on a rota basis to include weekends, bank holidays, evenings/nights
Salary: Agenda for Change Band 2 - £20,270 - £21,318 per annum FTE
OVERVIEW OF ROLE
To support the trained nursing team in the provision of clinical care to the patients in the Inpatient Unit. To complete housekeeping and clerical tasks e.g. preparation of drinks, breakfasts, completion of menus etc. on a daily basis as required.
1. Responsibility for Patient and Client Care
- Promote a patient centred approach to care delivery by assisting patients in all daily living activities, as required by the nursing team and the patients care requirements.
- Ensure patient comfort, dignity and privacy at all times is maintained and report any concerns to the nursing team.
- Assist in the monitoring of patients’ blood pressure, temperature, pulse, respiratory rate, peak flow and oxygen saturation on completion of the internal training day and competency pack.
- Obtain specimens of body fluids as requested by the qualified nurse on completion of the internal training day and competency pack
- Assist in emergency situations, following appropriate training.
- Escorts patients to hospital and other appointments.
- Maintain high standards of care in an environment which promotes equality and sensitivity for all individuals
- Prepare patients drinks and serve meals as required
2. Communication
- Promote and demonstrate effective communication at all times as per Hospice values.
- Assist in the reception of patients, their relatives and general ward/department visitors
- Participate in ward team meetings
- On completion of the appropriate sections in the competency pack, document on the necessary paper work to record care provided (e.g. care plans, fluid charts, food and fluid charts, weight charts, stool charts.)
- Identify and use the most effective means of communication, appropriate to the situation and individuals involved.
- Manage own behaviour in a positive manner in order to maintain effective working relationships
- Observe complete confidentiality of all information including awareness and adherence to the legal requirements of the Data Protection Act.
- Respect the contribution of all team members
- Assist other clinical areas within the Organisation if the clinical situation or staffing levels require
3. Analysis and judgement will be necessary in the following situations
- Report any change in condition of patients to a qualified nurse
- Ensure any delegated responsibility you accept that you are appropriately trained to carry it out
- Maintain a safe environment for patients
- Participate in promoting and ensuring a safe and healthy working environment
- Be competent and practice safe infection control methods as per Hospice policy and competency pack completion. (e.g. safe waste disposal, universal precautions, isolation techniques
- Be aware and practice safe manual handling as per Hospice policy, following completion of the competency pack, involving training and assessment by an in house MAST trainer.
4. Tasks that require planning and organising
- Prepare the bed areas for admissions/transfers/procedures
- Order meals and liaise with kitchen
5. Responsibility for the development of policies and or services
- Participate in ward or departmental projects when required
- Set and maintain a high personal and professional standard
- Promote and engage in delivering a palliative rehabilitation and enablement approach
6. Responsibility for finance and use of resources
- Plan, organise, prioritise and control work, ensuring effective use of time, money resources.
7. Responsibility for managing staff and/or undertaking training
- Be willing to undertake training in NVQ Level 2/3 Direct care.
- Be willing to undertake training identified between you and ward manager in order to develop both personal and professional needs.
- Attend annual health and safety refresher courses, (e.g. fire/manual handling/blood borne viruses/resuscitation).
- Attend mandatory training sessions every 2 years, i.e. food hygiene/tissue viability.
- Participate in the orientation and induction of new staff.
- Link with a registered nurse to support a specific area of practice relevant to your working environment.
- To ensure training is received prior to using any equipment in the workplace.
8. This role will be required to use a range of information systems
- Be willing to undertake basic computer skills training and assist with delegated administrative and organisational tasks as agreed with ward sister
General
All Mountbatten Hampshire Charity employees are:
- Required to abide by the Health & Safety at Work Act
- Required to attend mandatory and refresher training annually
- Required to respect confidentiality applying to all organisational areas
- Required to comply with the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulations
- Required to work within organisational policies and procedures
- Required to participate in and contribute to team meetings
- Required to cooperate and liaise with departmental colleagues
- Required to comply with the policy on Disclosure and Baring Service
- Expected to promote at all times the organisations philosophy and uphold its core Values
- Expected to demonstrate at all times a commitment towards equality and diversity
- Expected to demonstrate a commitment to their own development, to take advantage of education and training opportunities and develop their own competence
- Expected to support and encourage harmonious internal and external working relationships
- Expected to make a positive contribution to fundraising and raising the profile the Hospice
- Expected to embed the organisation’s Values in the discharge of their duties
This role profile is not exhaustive and all employees are expected to undertake additional reasonable duties as requested. The profile will be subject to periodic review and may be amended following discussion between the post holder and employer.
OUR VALUES
We care about what we do. We appreciate that people are different and we are kind and compassionate to our patients and families, to our local community and to each other
We are experts in our field. We are professional at all times, aspiring to be the best that we can be in everything that we do
We are innovative and bold. We respond quickly and creatively to the changing needs of our society within the scope of our human and financial resources
We respect our community. We exist for our local population, now and into the future, and we believe that we can achieve more together by working in partnership with others
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Salary: £20,270.00-£21,318.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Store discount
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Night shift
- Weekend availability
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Southampton: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: One location