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Job role: Health Care Assistant
Company name: NHS jobs
Job Location: United Kingdom
Salary: £24,071.00 to £25,674.00 per year
Job Sector: Health Care
Job reference: C9159-25-0045
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About the Job:
- Assist in maintaining the clinical areas in cleaning bedpans, trolleys and preparing the rooms for new admissions including the making up of a fresh trolley .
- To undertake and be responsible for routine tasks under the supervision of the qualified nurse e.g. preparation of notes and equipment in the department and clinic rooms
- Data Correction and entry after training
- Support the registration process and clerk duties
- Ensure security of patient valuables are locked away in accordance with hospital procedures.
- Support and provide care in assisting patient needs such as personal hygiene, support, catheter care and escorting to various Trust departments when required.
- Establish and notify of any dietary requirement to the relevant qualified nurse / midwife and liaising with the catering team when required.
- Assisting in the movement of patients as and when required using appropriate equipment when and where necessary.
- Accurately perform and record generic patient records e.g. baseline observations including blood pressure temperature, respirations, weight, height, urinalysis, pregnancy testing
- Venepuncture and cannulation
- Maintain fluid intake and output charts
- Obtaining specimens as requested including phlebotomy with the appropriate competency training.
- Under supervision and with support prioritises and organises patients needs and attends to these accordingly. Keeping patients informed and reassured at all times
- Proactively respond to the needs of the patient.
- Provide and receive information in relation to patients and escalate as appropriate to qualified nurse .
- Able to demonstrate tact, diplomacy, empathy, calm and professionalism all times to patients, visitors and colleagues.
- Ensure patient confidentiality at all times.
- Able to build rapport with patients their families / Carers.
- Order and manage general ward stock levels.
- Answer the telephone and convey messages when required.
- Effective use of communication skills
- Assist with ward inductions and development of others as instructed.
- Decontamination of equipment as required and ensuring infection control measures are adhered to.
- To act as chaperone in accordance with Trust policies
- Reporting any repairs promptly to relevant department.
- Any other reasonable duties required by management.
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