Senior Healthcare Assistant

Job overview

The Senior Healthcare Assistant (Level 3) has a greater degree of autonomy than the Healthcare Assistant and undertakes a  broader range of health and care in accordance with policy and procedures. The post holder will work on their own initiative, within the care home in-reach team undertaking delegated tasks with appropriate supervision in place from a registered practitioner/assistant practitioner.  • The post holder contributes to assessment and assists in the development, implementation, and evaluation of individualised  plans of care and support. They will supervise other staff and promote the delivery of high-quality care. • Assist the Registered Practitioner/Assistant Practitioner in the assessment, on-going assessment, planning, management, and evaluation of the delivery of care in a community setting. • Under direction of the Registered Practitioner/Assistant Practitioner, supports appropriate individualised, clinical/risk assessments providing accurate feedback as necessary. • Deliver safe, high quality, compassionate care following individualised care plans and treatment interventions determined by the Registered Practitioner. This will include supporting patients with all aspects of the fundamentals of care including activities of daily living, providing feedback on progress against the plans. Responsible to: Team Leader and Lead Nurse Reporting: Accountable: Professionally

Main duties of the job

Delivering Patient Care  • Carry out specific delegated clinical and care tasks and responsibilities to a high standard and competency, under the  direction and supervision of a Registered Practitioner/Assistant Practitioner. This role will include autonomous and lone  working in a community setting. This will include: • Performing patient observations: temperature, blood pressure, pulse, oxygen saturation, blood glucose and  urinalysis, routine ECG, venepuncture.  • Working with patients with complex mental health needs and forensic histories. The need to observe patients’ behaviour, interactions, and overall general presentation to ensure the individual’s mental health remains at  base line or if there is a change the identified management plans in the risk assessments and care and  treatment plans can be followed.  • As appropriate to area of work administering rescue medication (Naloxone) for named individuals as  delegated within a person-centred care plan. The need to part take in physical interventions (RPI) including  the physical restraint of a person whilst a Registered Practitioner administers prescribed rapid intramuscular  medication. • Observation of behaviours e.g. agitated, upset or anxious presentations etc and either de-escalate within  competencies or refer to the Clinician  • Develops competencies and practices clinical skills required to deliver care relevant to patient group and within the  agreed scope of practice for the Senior Healthcare Assistant.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply