Health Care Assistant Job summary
The Theatre Health Care Assistant is a member of the theatre team appointed to support Registered Nurses in the delivery of direct patient care. The post holder will undertake a range of activities under the supervision of a registered nurse, having been assessed and deemed competent in the activities required. The post holder may be required to work anywhere within Main and Day Treatment Theatres.
It is expected that the Health Care Assistant will be able to carry out all of the duties listed in the main duty section below. The duties will vary from speciality to speciality and they may carry out other similar duties in support of the theatre environment that are not listed. No duties are to be undertaken by the post holder unless they have received the appropriate training.
Health Care Assistant Main duties
- Support the registered nurse in implementation of an agreed plan of care with the patient and in accordance with instructions and training received in Main and Day Treatment Theatres, Interventional radiology area and Recovery.
- The health care assistant will provide and maintain a high standard of total patient care at all times, ensuring the dignity and self-esteem of the patient is preserved
- The health care assistant will effectively communicate with the nursing team and members of the multi-disciplinary team. The post holder will embrace the philosophy of the multi-disciplinary team and take steps to ensure such working relationships are fostered at every opportunity.
- The health care assistant will assist the Nurse to summon help and collect equipment in an emergency situation and be able to carry out basic life support.
About us
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.
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