Job summary
Employer heading
Healthcare Assistant - Ward 7a
Band 2
Job overview
Band 2s will not be eligible for sponsorship as these roles will not meet the required skill level (RQF 3 or A level and above), despite having their salary increase from £22,383 to £23,615.
7A is a 28 bedded Geriatric ward providing excellent care to our elderly patients. This is a fantastic opportunity for a band 2 health care assistant to join the team on Ward 7A on the Royal site. This is a full time post rotational days and nights; previous experience is desirable, but not essential.
Applicants advised to read the job description fully and to provide a comprehensive personal statement.
PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY
Band 2s will not be eligible for sponsorship as these roles will not meet the required skill level (RQF 3 or A level and above), despite having their salary increase from £22,383 to £23,615.
Main duties of the job
Applicants advised to read the job description fully and to provide a comprehensive personal statement.
Working for our organisation
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.
The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.
The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.
To hear more about our achievements click here https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/media/13089/1606-annual-report-booklet_final.pdf
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Assist patients in meeting their hygiene needs and carry out all aspects of
personal care and grooming (to include emptying catheter bags).
• Provision of patients toileting needs, ensuring privacy and dignity is
maintained.
• Support of patients in managing incontinence.
• Measures patients fluid intake and output using fluid balance charts and
reports information to Registered nurse
• Preparation and serving of patient’s meals, drinks and snacks. Assisting /
feeding patients as necessary.
• Assist patients in completing menu forms and liaise with the Catering
Department with regard to the number of meals needed.
• Reports patients dietary intake as indicated in the patients plan of care
• Carry out any movement and handling within the safe practice guidelines from
mandatory training and in relation to the patient’s manual handling plan.
• Enable patients to maintain/improve their mobility by use of exercise and
mobility appliances as directed by individual care plans.
• Assist in the prevention of pressure sore development as directed by the
Registered nurse in conjunction with the patient’s plan of care.
• Obtaining specimens from patients for ward or laboratory testing.
• Escorting patients to clinical departments within the hospital
• Assist Registered Nurse in performing last offices.
• General observations of patients, reporting anything untoward to Registered
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates a willingness & capability to undertake NVQ level 2
Experience
Essential criteria
- Suitable work / life experience
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience in a caring role
Knowledge
Desirable criteria
- Basic Computer Skills
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues in the Healthcare setting
Other
Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate clearly in written & spoken word
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Amanda Penketh
- Job title
- Ward manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0151 706 2449
- Additional information
Clare Baddley
Deputy Ward Manager
01517062449
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