Health Care Assistant | East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
A unique opportunity for a health care assistant to work on the Children's observation and assessment unit.
Children's observation and assessment unit ( COAU ) is a 11 beds/11 waiting seats unit, offering a 24 hour service seeing on average 40 children in a 24 hour period, hence has a fast turnover of children staying on average 4 hours to which they are either admitted to the ward or discharged home.
Children are referred in from GP surgeries, Emergency Dept, NWAS or other health care professionals and our open access children and young people.
This role requires a caring professional approach. Working within a fast flowing extremely busy unit requires someone who communicates well, is a team player and who can face challenging situations on a day to day basis with a calm but effective response.
You will be required to work Long days, midnight and nights, covering weekends and bank holidays and be flexible towards the needs of the service. Therefore you may be required at times to work within other areas of family care.- Assist the Registered Nurses in implementing and evaluating care given in partnership with children and their families
- Accompany children and families to other departments for appointments or investigations
- Assist families to care for their child’s needs in terms of hygiene and nutrition
- Take an active role in the multi- disciplinary team of Nurses, Doctors, Dietitians, Physiotherapists, and our play Team attending ward meetings and weekly Share to Care updates
- Provide Housekeeping duties when the housekeeper is on holiday
- Participate in all mandatory training
- Work alongside the rest of the team to ensure the ward is kept clean and tidy
- Ensuring all areas are fully stocked.
Established in 2003 East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT) is a large integrated health care organisation providing high quality acute secondary healthcare for the people of East Lancashire and Blackburn with Darwen.
Our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 700,000 patients a year from the most serious of emergencies to planned operations and procedures.We employ over 8,000 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work and achievements.
Family care division as a whole continues to improve, innovate and facilitate new ideas and is constantly striving to ensure the best possible experiences and outcomes for families and children and young people.
Duties and Responsibilities- Provide personal care to patient’s e.g. assist with hygiene needs, toileting.
- Manoeuvre patients as required, using mechanical aids as appropriate
- Ward testing of urine and stool specimens. Follow procedure for
- Ensure when exposed to body fluids, that adequate precautions are taken to Minimise the risk of cross infection, in relation to the safe disposal of body
- Presentation of food and drink and assist patients as required.
- Maintain a clean and tidy environment for the patient.
- Escort children and parents to and from investigations/theatre.
- Clearing and cleaning of trolleys and equipment with support.
- Responsible for cleaning beds/cots, preparation of same and disposal of soiled linen.
- Display a flexible approach to working across the unit, to include out-patients clinics as required.
- Taking prescriptions to and collection of medicines from pharmacy.
- Organises own work with support from trained staff.
- Understand and participate in ordering of supplies, including on line ordering
- Safe storage of supplies.
- In absence of ward clerk participate in filing of notes, collection/delivery of notes from and to other departments.
- Support families and ensure parents facilities are in order.
- Take part in ward hand-overs, reporting any changes to qualified staff.
- Liaise with other departments e.g. linen, catering, stores as required.
- Inform patients/relatives of general housekeeping rules e.g. meal times,
- Liaise with patients/families across multi-cultural backgrounds.
- Participate in annual appraisal/development review, identifying training
- Attend in-service training as appropriate.
- Participate in annual mandatory training.
- Assist with research/audits as appropriate.
- Adhere to uniform policy, ensuring clear identification on duty.
- Safeguard welfare and safety of patients, visitors and staff, in accordance with Health & Safety at Work Act 1974.
- Ensure all Health and safety policies are adhered to.
STANDARDS OF CONDUCT
All members of the Trust have a mandatory obligation to be aware of and abide by the following: Risk Management
It is a standard element of the role and responsibility of all staff of the Trust that they fulfill a proactive role towards the management of risk in all of their actions. This entails the risk assessment of all situations, the taking of appropriate actions and reporting of all incidents, near misses and hazards.
Records Management/Data Protection Act
As an employee of the Trust, you have a legal responsibility for all records, including patient health, financial, personal and administrative, that you gather or use as part of your work within the Trust. The records may be pIt is a standard element of the role and responsibility of all staff of the Trust that they fulfill a proactive role towards the management of risk in all of their actions. This entails the risk assessment of all situations, the taking of appropriate actions and reporting of all incidents, near misses and hazards.
Risk ManagementIt is a standard element of the role and responsibility of all staff of the Trust that they fulfil a proactive role towards the management of risk in all of their actions. This entails the risk assessment of all situations, the taking of appropriate actions and reporting of all incidents, near misses and hazards.
Records Management/Data Protection Act
As an employee of the Trust, you have a legal responsibility for all records, including patient health, financial, personal and administrative, that you gather or use as part of your work within the Trust. The records may be paper, electronic, microfiche, audio, video tapes, x-ray images etc.You must consult your manager if you have any doubt as to the correct management of the records with which you work.
Health and Safety RequirementsAll employees of the Trust have a statutory duty of care for their own personal safety and that of others who may be affected by their acts or omissions. Employees are required to cooperate with management to enable the Trust to meet its own legal duties and to report any circumstances that may compromise the health, safety and welfare of those affected by the Trust undertakings.
Confidentiality and Information Security
As a Trust employee you are required to uphold the confidentiality of all records held by the Trust whether patient records or Trust information. This duty lasts indefinitely and will continue if you are no longer employed by the Trust.All the information which identified individuals in whatever form, paper, picture, electronic data, images or voice, is covered by the Data Protection Act 1988 and should be managed in accordance with this legislation.
Trust Policies
The Trust operates a range of policies, Human Resources, Clinical Practice etc. All Trust employees must observe and adhere to the provisions outlined in these policies.
Research
The Trust manages all research in accordance with the requirements of the Clinical Governance Framework. As an employee of the Trust, you must comply with all reporting requirements, systems and duties of action put in place by the Trust to deliver research governance.
Equal Opportunities
The Trust provides a range of services and employment opportunities for a diverse population. As a Trust employee you are required to treat all patients, customers, visitors and work colleagues with dignity and respect irrespective of their background.
Child Protection
All employees have a responsibility for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Further guidance can be sought from your Line Manager.
Infection Control
All employees have a personal responsibility for adhering to the control of infection policy. Further guidance can be sought from your Line Manager.
This advert closes on Sunday 27 Oct 2024