Healthcare Assistant Bladder and Bowel Specialist Service - NHS
Provide support for patients and carers. Be competent in undertaking urinalysis, and obtaining urine specimens. Assist/advise in the completion of bladder charts (frequency and volume diaries). Communicates very sensitive condition related information to patients and relatives with empathy and reassurance.
Record personally generated patient interactions and interventions and update them as agreed and instructed. Recommend products as agreed, To deal as appropriate with unpleasant conditions such as exposure to body fluids. Undertake drainage of residual urine (female patients), ( once competency is achieved) Provide emotional care for patients within your specialist sphere of work.
In the course of your clinical work provide appropriate help to patients who require physical assistance. Organises own workload in conjunction with team and Trust requirements. Use a computer tablet remotely for all patient records. Record data and evidence of activity as requested via Systm One Provide teaching informally on a one to one basis ie to patients/carers Interpret the combined results from urinalysis, portable bladder ultrasound and bladder charts (frequency and volume diaries), seeking advice from colleagues as appropriate.
The Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS) brings together key health, care, community, and voluntary sector organisations from across our area. Our aim is to work together in partnership to join up health and care services, improving our populations health and wellbeing and reducing health inequalities.One such example of this collaborative work is the launch of our HCA Academy, an ICS initiative between Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT) and Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust (MSEFT) to support the incoming Health Care assistant (HCA) workforce.
The academy models a one workforce cross system approach to the onboarding, induction, education and experience of Healthcare Assistants. To support this one workforce model the successful candidate for this post will be required to attend our 5 day (Monday to Friday) face to face Induction Programme at our MSE ICS Education Hub at Brentwood Community Hospital.
Your start date will therefore fall on one of two of the HCA Academy induction dates across the month, which will be discussed and agreed during the recruitment process. Our HCA Academy Induction programme has been designed to train and support the successful candidate through the early stages of their employment at EPUT and will provide opportunities to enhance skills, knowledge and experience.
Further information will be provided post interview. This will be followed by an additional 5 day (Monday to Friday) EPUT corporate / mandatory training welcome. (EPUT Welcome will be varied between face to face and virtual delivery).