Health Care Assistant

Job overview

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities

Are you dynamic, flexible and enjoy variety in your work and wish to be part of a team making a difference in our community then you are the right person for MIU.

We currently have an opportunity for Part time experienced HCA. We are looking for individuals who are enthusiastic and motivated to join our Minor Injury Team based at Ely MIU but you will be required to work at Doddington and Wisbech MIU when needed.

The three Units( Ely, Doddington & Wisbech) provide assessment and treatment for patients with minor injuries and illness to prevent them attending A&E.

Please only apply if you meet all the criteria and you have the relevant experience to work in this environment

Main duties of the job

The ideal candidate will have experience working as a HCA within a MIU, A&E or urgent care setting. . An ability to undertake further skills training is essential. The MIU is a fast paced and busy environment so ability to work on their own, within a team and work under pressure is essential. No day is the same, so flexibility and ability to think under pressure is vital in this role

This post also has administrate requirements also, using System one and booking in patients at times and covering admin lunch while on shift.

You will support the practitioners in assessing and treating MIU patients.

The HCA would be required to undertake

Wound Care

Apply splints

Observations / ECG/ Visual acuity

Soft Cast/ Plastering

Stock take and ordering

Restock unit / cleaning

Covering admin / Booking MIU patients into the unit

MIU are open 7 days a week. Shifts 08:00-18:30hrs

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To have the knowledge and ability to deliver basic individual nursing care, advice and education to patients, underpinned by external training (e.g. NVQ level 3) and relevant practical experience that is relevant to work area.
• With appropriate service-specific training, carry out delegated clinical procedures; for example, simple wound care and closure, application of plaster of Paris and soft casts, application of splints and bandages, equipping and fitting patients with mobility aids such as crutches and frames.. To seek supervision and advice from on-site qualified staff as required and agreed.
• To ensure that all patients are greeted and dealt-with in a friendly, sympathetic and supportive manner.
• Alert staff to the arrival of patients who may need immediate assessment. Maintain a “watching-brief” over patients who are waiting to be seen and alert staff to potential security / clinical problems (within own scope of knowledge & common sense).
• To ensure that patient dignity and confidentiality are maintained during all verbal, IT and written communications.
• Undertake and accurately record patient bio-metric observations, for example, blood pressure, blood glucose, temperature, heart rate, oxygen saturation, respiratory rate, urinalysis, weight, visual acuity, ECG.
• With appropriate training (and with supervision/advice available on-site), independently review and re-dress simple wounds, remove sutures and other wound closures.
• With appropriate training (and with supervision/advice available on-site), independently review problems associated with plaster of Paris casts/slabs and soft casts and provide appropriate re-casting and repairs.
• To take responsibility for the cleanliness and preparedness of all clinical equipment on each shift worked. To ensure that clinical and related equipment / areas are always clinically clean and cleaning schedules are maintained as per CPFT and local protocols.
• To be responsible for ensuring that equipment, consumables and stock levels stock levels are maintained as per local and decanted stock lists (rooms, cupboards, trolleys etc.) and that all stored items are available and fit for immediate use on all shifts worked.
• To accompany, chaperone and support patients between departments and whilst in the Minor Injuries Unit, ensuring their safety, privacy and dignity are always maintained.
• To be aware of and comply with emergency procedures; provide direct care in the event of a clinical emergency and contribute to the unit response to any fire or security incident / threat according to CPFT/ local procedures.
• Provide a “relief” Receptionist role to cover planned breaks and planned/unplanned absence at any of the Minor Injuries Units. In this role, accurately register patients using both paper and IT-based systems.
• Book appointments in other hospitals/clinics at the request of the practitioners and ensure x-rays and patient notes are appropriately transferred and unit records are updated.
• When necessary, maintain appropriate and accurate filing systems, both paper and IT-based for all patients attending the MIU ensuring that communications received subsequently (eg. X-ray reports and letters) are matched with the original patient records.
• Liaise where appropriate with all disciplines of staff participating with the provision of services covered by the MIU, including hospital and community-based staff, GP practice-based teams, Social Services and Child Protection team.
• Provide administrative support to the MIU team, including:
• Reporting equipment faults, minor building repairs/need for maintenance, ordering stock of medical stores and stationery and ensuring adequate levels of patient information leaflets.

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.