Health Care Assistant

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity to recruit a highly motivated Health Care assistant  to join our busy Community Heart Failure service at York centre. Liverpool University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

The service operates across a variety of settings including community based Heart failure clinics, patient’s home, working closely with primary and secondary care.

Candidate needs to be mobile and have the ability to visits patients in their  own home across liverpool in a timely manner.

This will also require consideration of skills to provide, delivery of patient education, support to reduce symptoms and prevent unnecessary hospital admission/ readmission and maximise the patient’s quality of life. Clinical support will be provided by the Heart failure specialist nurses within the team

This is an exciting post , within a well-established team of specialist nurses. We are looking for an experienced Health Care  Assistant  with skills in phlebotomy , recording patients clinical observations

The role requires flexibility, working within an evolving proactive, dynamic and committed multidisciplinary community Heart failure Team. These is a permanent position

**Please note this vacancy may close early once sufficient applications have been received**

**Previous applicants need not apply**

For further details / informal visits please contact: Claire Horan, Clinical Team leader, York centre , 296-7529. Mobile 07818010593

Main duties of the job

The postholder will work as part of the multidisciplinary team and will assist and  support the clinical team(s). This may include working within the patient’s home  environment and other clinical settings within community.

successful candidate must be able to travel between locations and provide own transport.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team. Undertake a range of patient interventions within the scope of NVQ level 3 skills for  patients as delegated by team leader or other qualified clinical staff. Offer advice to patients and carers on a wide range of health issues to include health  promotion, lifestyle advice and self-care. Plan and organise own work schedule once delegated from team leader. Undertake basic patient observations. Work within existing clinical guidelines, policies and infection control procedures. Offer advice and support to patients and families in a wide range of situations. Communicate factual and sensitive information within confidentiality guidelines to  patients, ensuring all information is appropriately documented and reported back to  the team leader. October 2019 Demonstrate own role to new starters and students. Ensure safe moving and handling techniques in the delivery of patient care, this can  include the safe use of equipment. Communicate information to multi-disciplinary team and other agencies as  appropriate. Undertake ordering and receipt of stores. Undertake further training to gain skills in other areas. Utilise NVQ level 3 skills within identified areas as required by the clinical team.  Deliver patient care within essence of care standards and Trust guidelines and  policies.  Document care delivered within hand-written or electronic patient records. Participate in own PDR with team leader to establish objectives, reporting  arrangements, supervision and ongoing development.  Participate in mandatory training events. Work with community groups to improve patient participation and involvement. * The post holder shall as necessary provide cover for and undertake duties of  absent colleagues. * The post holder shall follow all the policies and procedures of the organisation.