NHS Jobs
Job role: Healthcare Assistant
Salary: £25,760 to £27,476 a year
Company name: NHS Jobs
Job Location: United Kingdom
Job Sector: Healthcare
Job reference: 448-LCA-8327288
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About the Job:
Our community nursing teams provide care to patients in the privacy of their own home. Our aim is to prevent unnecessary hospital admission and facilitate early discharge from the acute hospitals. We believe in practitioner-led care that treats the whole person, not just the condition, enabling them to stay at home longer and leave the hospital faster.
- Undertake the delivery of patient care packages under the supervision of nursing staff.
- Manage and prioritize workload.
- To liaise with other health professionals, social services, GPs, hospital staff, and other agencies involved in the care of each patient as required.
- To accurately take and record telephone messages as required.
- Undertake set nursing procedures following training and assessment, e.g., phlebotomy, blood pressure monitoring, blood glucose monitoring, preparing patients as necessary prior to procedure, and using aseptic technique.
- Driving skills, including in icy and snowy conditions.
- To acquire core skills in basic physiotherapy, nursing care, and nursing techniques.
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