Healthcare Assistant - AUH Ward 4 - Trauma Orthopaedics

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | Liverpool | findajob.dwp.gov.uk |
A Vacancy at Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

We have a various vacancies for Band 3 HCA's to join our teams on Ward 4 at Aintree Hospital.

We are looking for experienced HCA's with NVQ Level 3 to join our nursing teams. There are full and part time posts available.

Main duties are varied but will include assisting patients in preparation for theatre and post operative care.

Monitor observations and escalate any concerns to nurse in charge

Provide assistance with personal care and relieving pressure areas

Support a safe environment working closely with the MDT team to prepare for discharge home after surgery

Provide basic wound care if appropriate

Support registered nurses in the safe delivery of high standards of care

Apply to join us at an excellent established and friendly facility on the Aintree site, Aintree has excellent staff facilities with onsite parking available. Close to the M57 and M62, with good bus and train services nearby.

To hear about the exciting work we do from our dedicated Trust employees and departments, for a future you could be a part of, please visit our Trust Facebook page by searching Liverpool University Hospital Foundation Trust.

**Please note this vacancy will close once sufficient applications have been received**
 •  Assist patients in preparation for theatre and post operative care.
 •  Monitor observations and escalate any concerns to nurse in charge.
 •  Provide assistance with personal care and relieving pressure areas
 •  Support a safe environment working closely with the MDT team to prepare for discharge home after surgery.
 •  Provide basic wound care if appropriate.
 •  Support registered nurses in the safe delivery of high standards of care.
 •  Ensure safeguarding is forefront of patient service delivery.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.

The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.

The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.

To hear more about our achievements click herehttps://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/media/13089/1606-annual-report-booklet_final.pdf

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 •  Participates in all aspects of patient care with particular attention to personal hygiene and grooming.
 •  Provision of patients toileting needs, ensuring privacy and dignity is maintained.
 •  Support of patients in managing incontinence and promotion of continence.
 •  The recording of a patient’s fluid intake and output using fluid balance charts.
 •  Preparation and serving of patient’s meals, drinks and snacks.
 •  Assisting / feeding patients as necessary.
 •  The recording of patient’s dietary intake when indicated in the patient’s plan of care.
 •  Enable patients to maintain/improve their mobility by use of exercise and mobility appliances.
 •  Assist in the prevention of pressure sore development as directed by the Registered nurse in conjunction with the patient’s plan of care
 •  Carry out any movement and handling within the safe practice guidelines from your mandatory training and in relation to the patient’s manual handling plan.
 •  Obtaining specimens from patients for ward or laboratory testing.
 •  Removal of cannula and catheters

This advert closes on Tuesday 7 May 2024
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