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Job role: Community Healthcare Assistant

Salary: £25,760 to £27,476 a year

Company name: NHS Jobs

Job Location: United Kingdom

Job Sector: Healthcare

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Job reference: 327-26-788

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About the Job:

Support the daily planning and operation of patient clinics where appropriate.
Undertake specific clinical tasks, which include administration of routine medications, monitoring blood pressure, pressure area care as appropriate, which includes application of compression hosiery and topical cream application, venepuncture, continence reassessments and bladder scanning, and catheter care—including bladder Instillation, stoma care—changing stoma bags, capillary blood testing—undertaking and recording, routine drawing up and administration of insulin as prescribed, urinalysis using dipstick testing, & wound care.
Provide reassurance and support to patients and carers by listening to their concerns and explaining to them any procedures that may be undertaken by the postholder or registered nursing staff after gaining informed consent.
Refer patients appropriately to other members of our multidisciplinary teams where appropriate.
Working with service users who present high levels of challenge to services and who may have mental health needs.
Responding to a rapidly changing working environment as a result of clinical incidents or admissions, this can mean frequent intensive concentration.
Use of a laptop on a daily basis.
Working alone in line with the Trust’s policy

To apply for this job please visit beta.jobs.nhs.uk.

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