Health Care Assistant

at  Whittington Health NHS Trust

Mercers Ward is a 18-bedded general surgical ward specialising in Bariatric, Spinal and Emergency Colorectal surgery. We are seeking highly motivated and enthusiastic Health Care Assistants to join our friendly and supportive team.
The role involves supporting the qualified nurses in all aspects of patient care from admission through to discharge. Applicants are required to be flexible, willing to learn new skills and have excellent communication skills.
Applicants must have successfully completed an NVQ in Healthcare at Level 3 or equivalent. Experience in acute environment is also essential.
For further information or informal visits please contact Fiona Witter Manager on 020 7288 3253.

POST SUMMARY:

1. The post holder will have an NVQ level 3 in care or equivalent, and have a minimum of two years experience in an acute setting.
2. The post holder will work as part of the ward team under the supervision of registered nurses, and will support them by participating in the delivery of patient care.
3. The post holder will be expected to be self-motivated and use their initiative when necessary.
4. The post holder will undertake the hospital’s in house training for Health Care Assistants and will maintain an agreed level of competence.
5. The post holder will work internal rotation to meet the needs of the service.
6. It is expected that the post holder will be able to carry out all of the duties listed
   in the main duty section below. No duties are to be undertaked by the post holder unless they have received the appropriate training or instruction.
   Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.

OTHER DUTIES

The post holder will
a. Ensure that patients’ sign the disclaimer on admission and are made aware of the Trust policy in relation the safe keeping of valuables.
b. Complete the ward property book as required.
c. Report any accidents or incidents according to Trust Policy.
d. Go to other departments and collect patients belongings etc and to collect items from pharmacy.
e. Go to other areas and work as the service needs or under the direction of the manager