Healthcare Assistants

Job overview

Recruiting for Healthcare Assistants - Join us at our Recruitment Event on 23 March 2025 (10 am - 12 noon)

Do you want to work for a Trust that is rated outstanding for its care and delivers the best patient experience in the NHS (according to the Adult Inpatient Survey)?   Now is your chance, as we are recruiting for Healthcare Support Workers / Healthcare Assistants.

Applications are welcomed from experienced care assistants, and also those new to working in the caring sector.

If you are passionate about caring for others with kindness, dignity and respect and want to join a team of fantastic people who really do have time to care, we would love to meet you at our Recruitment Event, where you will have opportunity to chat to team from our Spinal Injuries Unit.

For those that wish to, there will be the opportunity to be interviewed at the event, or alternatively come and meet the team first, and apply before 30 March 2025.

Main duties of the job

We are recruiting  to our Spinal Injuries team (known as Midlands Centre for Spinal Injuries), where the team work closely together to give our patients the best opportunities for maximum potential recovery following a spinal cord injury - this includes caring for a patient in the initial few weeks following injury, rehabilitation, through to discharge.

The main duties of the role includes supporting patients with nutrition and hydration,  supporting patients to be as independent as possible in their daily routine, working alongside external care teams and ensuring and clean and safe environment.

You will be given time and support to build your confident whilst learning how to care for a patient with a spinal cord injury.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Assist other team members to maintain the skin integrity of all patients and have a working knowledge of all aids that are available to support this practice.

Undertake a range of physiological measurements using the appropriate equipment including height, weight, temperature, pulse, breathing rate and blood pressure.

Assist patients to select and advise patients on appropriate dietary intake.  Have a working knowledge of available supplementary foods, which may be prescribed.  Provide assistance and monitoring with eating and drinking as required, whilst still attempting to promote patients' independence.

Ensure due regard is given to the safety of patients belongings according to Trust policies.

Be able to handle waste body fluids, ensuring correct disposal according to Trust policies. Take specimens of urine, faeces, sputum, wound and other swabs, when requested to do so from a qualified nurse.

Assist with escort duties as required. Chaperoning patients during medical examinations.

Basic life support skills are essential, and will be updated at least yearly.

To participate in the nursing safety huddles, sharing any relevant information regarding the patient’s progress.