Healthcare Assistant Band 3
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Job overview
Ward 10 are looking for experienced Band 3 healthcare Assistants to join our team.
Ward 10 is an acute busy gastroenterology Ward with 26 beds based at Aintree University Hospital.
The successful applicants should be highly motivated with good interpersonal skills and be able to work under pressure and well within the team. They should have a keen desire to provide and maintain high standards of care at all times.
The post holder will undertake a range of tasks and duties delegated by a registered nurse.
As a band 3 HCA you will be responsible for providing high standards of care. Your role will involve assisting the nursing staff with some clinical duties. Training will be arranged for you to achieve these skills.
It is a requirement of this position to participate in a flexible rostering arrangement to provide 24-hour care, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
Main duties of the job
- To fulfil the role of Co-Worker under the supervision of a qualified nurse/clinician.
- To deliver planned care to service users identified by the nominated professional.
- Assist qualified staff in the physical monitoring of a patient's health, including monitoring of blood pressure, pulse , temperature, respiration, weight, drug and alcohol screening ( after appropriate training).
- Assist senior staff in the planning and delivery of therapeutic and social activities for patients in the clinical area.
- To participate, where appropriate, in the initial assessment of the service user's problems, planning, implementation and evaluation of interventions, as required, ensuring that the service users physical, psychological and social needs are taken into account at all times.
- To deliver effective individualised care in response to service user's needs under the supervision of the nominated professional, providing a range of supportive interventions
- To ensure clear and concise documentation of individual service user care in all service user's files and that these are stored according to local policy.
- Observe and report changes in the service user's physical condition or mental health to the nominated professional.
- Contribute to the management and support of patient who exhibit challenging behaviour.
Please see job description for full duties for this role.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For the full list of duties please refer to the attached job description and person specification.