NHS Jobs
Job role: Healthcare Support Worker
Salary: £25,760 to £27,476 a year
Company name: NHS Jobs
Job Location: United Kingdom
Job Sector: Healthcare
Job reference: 388-7784202-MUEC
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About the Job:
- Undertake direct patient care, in support of, and under the delegation of the Registered Nurse, and document care given as required.
- Assist in the reception and admission of patients.
Follow the individual plan of care for each patient when undertaking the following:
- Bed making
- Assist patients with personal hygiene including care of hair, nails, oral hygiene and shaving
- Assist with treatment and prevention of pressure areas and continence management for all patients
- Assist patients with elimination requirements, including catheter care
- Assist patients to rehabilitate, working with physiotherapy and occupational therapists.
- Assist patients with choosing and recording intake of meals.
- Feed patients, encouraging patients to drink and replenishing water jugs when necessary, maintain fluid balance charts as required.
- Checking of controlled drugs with Registered Nurse as required.
- Complete nutritional assessment records and weigh patients as required.
- Monitoring and maintaining fluid balance records, food and weight charts as required for individual patients under the direction of a Registered Nurse, recording and reporting findings as required.
- Use equipment competently following training.
- Escort patients to other departments/hospitals for investigation
To apply for this job please visit beta.jobs.nhs.uk.
