Health Care Support Worker - Enhanced Intermediate Care

Job overview

• Assist in delivering high quality holistic care, ensuring that the patients’ dignity and equality is maintained at all times.
• Assist the patient to meet their nutritional requirements.
• Report any changes in the patients’/clients’ condition to the registered clinicians.
• Assist with the moving and handling of patients ensuring that they are moved safely.
• Recognise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations assisting the registered clinicians when indicated.
• Communicate basic information to patients/clients and their carers maintaining confidentiality, dignity and respect.
• Work through the competency framework appropriate to NVQ level 2 health care assistant.

Unfortunately, this role does not meet the criteria required to qualify for sponsorship.

Main duties of the job

• To correctly undertake tasks that have been delegated
• To record information accurately and pass it to the relevant people in the team in a timely manner
• To identify and report any changes that might affect the patient’s condition
• To obtain agreement from patient/carers before commencing any care related tasks
• To respect the individual’s privacy, dignity and beliefs
• To prepare and support the patient appropriately during any activity that is to be undertaken
• To promptly alert the team where there are any changes in the patient’s health and well-being or any possible risks

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk