Job role: Health Care Assistant
Company name: NHS Jobs
Salary: £24,070.42 to £25,145.87 per year
Health Care Assistant Job Role
- The health care assistant will maintain appropriate, sensitive, caring and tactful relationships with patients, families and carers.
- Assist in the implementation of all care for which they are competent to practice under the direct supervision of registered staff, in accordance with St Giles Hospice policies and procedures.
- The health care assistant will demonstrate a knowledge of care procedures and clinical observations etc. that are consistent with NVQ Level 2 or equivalent.
- Assist patients to maintain all aspects of daily living activities in accordance with individual programmes of care with close supervision of registered nurses.
- The health care assistant will maintain patients personal hygiene and appearance.
- To assist with eating and drinking.
- To assist with toileting and with (access to) toilet facilities.
- To help to make patients as comfortable as possible.
- To help patients to make the best of whatever time they have left, in whatever way they can.
- To support patients, and their relatives, as they approach end of life.
- To inform registered nurses of any significant changes in patients conditions.
- To signpost patients and relatives to other appropriate hospice services.
- Assist registered nursing staff in aspects of technical care and record keeping, e.g. taking and recording vital signs i.e. temperature, pulse, and respiration, urine testing and obtaining specimens.
- Exchange factual information with, and offer support as appropriate to patients, their families and carers and professional colleagues.
- Maintain accurate and timely paper and electronic records of patient care delivered in accordance with guidance and training provided.
- Ensure that confidentiality of information is maintained at all times.
- Assist with care after death.
- Assist with clinical procedures following appropriate training.
- Be aware of the health, safety and wellbeing of self, staff, patients and all others on hospice property and comply with the St Giles Hospice Health and Safety Policy.
- Utilise educational opportunities to facilitate learning in the clinical environment. Participate in education and training activities as required.
- Be aware of, and comply with all manner of St Giles Hospice policies, procedures, protocols and guidelines alongside observing a personal duty of care when using equipment or handling patients valuables.
- Undertake other duties as may be required, and which are consistent with the responsibilities of the post.
- Learn new skills associated with the role.
- Co-operate with, and communicate clearly and professionally, any changes that may affect patient care to the nurse in charge of the Inpatient Unit, or to the nurse in charge via another registered nurse.
- Work with and support voluntary staff in the provision of care as directed.
- Supervise, where appropriate, less experienced Healthcare Assistants.
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