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: 265-7945832-COR
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About the Job:
To provide Enhanced Care to individual patients who have a complex health and social needs within an in-patient ward environment or department as directed by a Registered Nurse which includes:
- Enhanced observation skills, use of RAID principles and validation technique
- Talking with and listening to patients, whilst engaged in close observation.
- Using distraction techniques- person centred planning to promote engagement
- Accompanying patients, enabling to walk around the Trust (as appropriate and in agreement with Registered Nurse)
- Assist in personal care of patients (as directed by Registered Nurse)
- Assist with nutrition and hydration needs (as directed by Registered Nurse)
- Accurately record clinical and behavioural observations of patients receiving Enhanced Care
- Appreciation, understanding and application of the Mental Capacity Act 2005, as it pertains to their work.
- Knowledge and familiarity with Liberty Safeguarding Principles and the ability to work within the law in the Enhanced Care environment
- When not undertaking Enhanced Care assist Registered Nurse in care of patients
To apply for this job please visit beta.jobs.nhs.uk.
