Healthcare Assistant

Job overview

Healthcare Assistant - Ward A11

Band 3

• hours

The Cardiology Unit Ward A11 are looking for a motivated and compassionate Healthcare Assistant to join our busy 27-bedded cardiology unit. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a dedicated team delivering high-quality care to patients with a range of cardiac conditions.

As a health care worker you will be expected to work within our dedicated multi-disciplinary teams and be fully involved in an individual’s care from admission to discharge, assisting with patient hygiene and dressing, feeding, maintaining dignity and respect, keeping the environment clean and tidy and keeping good documentation.

In addition our health care workers are expected to support the registered staff nurses in meeting the required targets both at local and national level.

The post holder is required to undertake training to enable them to carry out a wide range of tasks in support of clinical professionals, including activities directly related to patient care.

In return, you will be supported by an experienced team, with opportunities for development and training within a specialist cardiology setting.

Main duties of the job

• Support patients with all aspects of daily living, ensuring dignity, comfort, and safety at all times
• Assist the nursing team with clinical duties including physiological observations (e.g. blood pressure, pulse, oxygen saturation)
• Undertake venepuncture and ECG recording (training can be provided if required)
• Maintain accurate documentation and report any concerns to the registered nursing staff
• Contribute to a clean, safe, and supportive ward environment

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.

The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary  In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.