Healthcare Assistant

at  Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust

Role Introduction
Working as a Health Care Assistant for Leeds Community Healthcare Trust in a secure environment is very different from anything you will have done before; we work as a community within a community. The Wharfedale Recovery Hub Bilberry and Heather is located in Wharfedale hospital 2nd floor, Newall Car Road LS21 2LY Otley and is for patients who require a short stay for up to 6 weeks after being discharged from hospital. We provide rehabilitation and plan for their safe discharge to either a nursing/care home or to their own home. Our aim is to work with our patients and help them achieve their recovery goals with the support of our nursing and therapy team, which includes Occupational Therapists, Speech and language Therapists, Physiotherapists, Dieticians, Registered nurses, GP and Health Care support workers.
The hub operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and you will support the patients on various shift patterns to maintain this operation.
The post holder will be providing direct and indirect patient care independently but with support available from a supervisor within the clinical area. In doing so, they will support the assessment of patients and implementation of programmes of care delegated to them by the appropriate staff member ensuring that they practice within their sphere of competence and knowledge. The post holder will work within a range of procedures and pathways in which they have received training to be competent.
Assisting with daily living activities such as eating, showering and using the toilet
Utilising equipment to move patients when necessary
Helping tidies the patient’s room
Taking the patient’s vital signs such as blood pressure and temperature
Talking to patients and reassuring them
Attending meetings with other healthcare professionals
Assisting nurses and other staff when needed
For more information, please contact Devinya Chizengeni, Management Support Officer, devinya.chizengeni@nhs.net.

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