Healthcare Assistant

Role Overview & Responsibilities

We are looking for Healthcare Assistant to work as part of the team, maintaining good working relationships with patients, relatives and members of the multi-disciplinary team.

<br>To deal with enquiries from patients, visitors and staff, as directed by qualified staff, in accordance with department practices, ensuring that patient confidentially is maintained at all times.

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We are looking for Healthcare Assistant to work as part of the team, maintaining good working relationships with patients, relatives and members of the multi-disciplinary team.

<br>To deal with enquiries from patients, visitors and staff, as directed by qualified staff, in accordance with department practices, ensuring that patient confidentially is maintained at all times.

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To ensure that attention is paid to patients’ individual needs.

<br>To ensure under the direction of a qualified nurse that patients personal hygiene needs are attended to and that all patients receive the desired standard of care as per care plan.

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To assist in bathing patients and attending to hygiene needs, reporting any variation in skin condition to the qualified nurse.

<br>To carry out under supervision eye/ mouth/ skin and hair care treatment.

<br>Under the direction of a qualified nurse, obtain specimens e.g. urine, and blood.

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To sit with and support patients during minor treatments.

<br>Assist the and nursing staff in patient positioning and exercises ensuring the patient is moved and lifted in accordance with current moving and handling techniques.

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To have an understanding with regard to asepsis, undertake clinical observations e.g. temperatures, pulse, respirations, peak flow measurements and blood pressure recordings.

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London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWUH) is one of the integrated NHS Trusts in the country. Our team of more than 8,000 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of approximately one million people providing hospital services to the people of Brent, Harrow and beyond.

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We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

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To find out more about our Trust, why not view our videowe are London North West University Healthcare

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LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation; we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

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We are looking for Healthcare Assistant to work as part of the team, maintaining good working relationships with patients, relatives and members of the multi-disciplinary team.

<br>To deal with enquiries from patients, visitors and staff, as directed by qualified staff, in accordance with department practices, ensuring that patient confidentially is maintained at all times.

<br><br>

To ensure that attention is paid to patients’ individual needs.

<br>To ensure under the direction of a qualified nurse that patients personal hygiene needs are attended to and that all patients receive the desired standard of care as per care plan.

<br><br>

To assist in bathing patients and attending to hygiene needs, reporting any variation in skin condition to the qualified nurse.

<br>To carry out under supervision eye/ mouth/ skin and hair care treatment.

<br>Under the direction of a qualified nurse, obtain specimens e.g. urine, and blood.

<br><br>

To sit with and support patients during minor treatments.

<br>Assist the and nursing staff in patient positioning and exercises ensuring the patient is moved and lifted in accordance with current moving and handling techniques.

<br><br>

To have an understanding with regard to asepsis, undertake clinical observations e.g. temperatures, pulse, respirations, peak flow measurements and blood pressure recordings.