Healthcare Assistant - Ward 23

Job overview

Are you interested in joining our excellent team to maintain our high standards of holistic care to acute, weaning and chronic respiratory patients? Do you have the skills we are looking for to ensure we get it right for every patient, every time?

Ward 23 is looking to recruit motivated Healthcare Assistants in a permanent position. We are a 33 bedded ward who provide support to patients who have respiratory diseases including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, pleural effusions, bronchiectasis and many other respiratory diseases.

We are looking for the committed, compassionate and caring people that want to make a positive difference to peoples lives. **Please note this vacancy may close early once we have received sufficient applications**

Main duties of the job

Healthcare Assistant - Ward 23

Permanent

Fulltime/Part Time

We are looking for the committed, compassionate and caring people that want to make a positive difference to peoples lives

**Please be advised that this post will close once sufficient applications have been received, so please apply soon if interested**

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Assist patients in meeting their hygiene needs and carry out all aspects of personal care and grooming (to include emptying catheter bags).

Provision of patients toileting needs, ensuring privacy and dignity is maintained.

Support of patients in managing incontinence.

Measures patient fluid intake and output using fluid balance charts and reports information to Registered Nurse.

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.