Healthcare Assistant - Trauma & Orthopaedics NOFU

Job overview

Healthcare Assistant Band 3 Permanent Full Time - 37.5 hours per week We have a vacancy for a Band 3 HCA to join the team on NOFU at Aintree.

This is a busy ward  for patients requiring trauma orthopaedic surgery. Pre operative and post-operative care will be a key role as well as support with rehabilitation post surgery and getting the patient ready for discharge.

We are looking for an experienced HCA’s with NVQ Level 3 to join the nursing team.

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

Main duties of the job

Under the supervision of a registered nurse assisting the Ward / Department team in providing the highest possible standard of care for patients and their families/carer. The post holder will undertake a range of tasks and duties as delegated by a registered nurse.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical Responsibilities

• Participates in all aspects of patient care with particular attention to personal hygiene and grooming.
• Provision of patients toileting needs, ensuring privacy and dignity is maintained.
• Support of patients in managing incontinence and promotion of continence.
• The recording of a patient’s fluid intake and output using fluid balance charts.
• Preparation and serving of patient’s meals, drinks and snacks.
• Assisting / feeding patients as necessary.
• The recording of patient’s dietary intake when indicated in the patient’s plan of care.
• Enable patients to maintain/improve their mobility by use of exercise and mobility appliances.
• Assist in the prevention of pressure sore development as directed by the Registered nurse in conjunction with the patient’s plan of care.
• Carry out any movement and handling within the safe practice guidelines from your mandatory training and in relation to the patient’s manual handling plan.
• Obtaining specimens from patients for ward or laboratory testing.
• Removal of cannula and catheters.
• Undertake the dressing of non-complex wounds (in accordance with identified competencies and in conjunction with the plan of care).
• Naso-gastric/PEG feeding once the tube has been passed and checked by a registered professional.
• Prepare and maintain environments for clinical treatments and investigations