Health Care Assistant - Friends Stroke Unit

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King's College Hospital, City of Westminster

Full time
Permanent
Onsite working

Posted 1 day ago, 4 Jan | Get your application in today.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 24ddb29b2b5a437a98eefc0d06052f7f

King's College Hospital

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As a HCA, you will be hugely valuable in supporting our Nursing and Midwifery teams providing care to our patients. Every day will be different and you will work alongside the rest of the team carrying out a wide range of tasks and assisting with care to support the needs of the patients and their families., Day to day, you'll work under the supervision of our registered staff to help: + Wash and dress patients + Monitor and record clinical observations including GCS + Support patients to eat and drink + Help patients move around + Make beds and maintain a clean, safe clinical area + Talk to patients and their families + Perform specialised skills such as pre/post operative care + Manage stock levels for linen and other supplies With our comprehensive training and dedicated HCA education team, the HCA role can also lead to a variety of career opportunities. With the right support, those who want to, can undertake the necessary training to become our future nursing associates, nurses, and midwives. Career opportunities to develop and progress within neurosurgery: stroke care, high dependency care and other specialised care in Neuro.,

To assist patients with activities of daily living whilst encouraging independence, as appropriate.
To monitor and record patient's clinical observations, as requested by a Registered Nurse.
To assist with patient nutritional needs - eating, drinking, menu selection, meal delivery and special diets according to the individual patient's needs.
To assist in the maintenance of up to date, comprehensive and accurate records in accordance with current legal requirements.
To assist in the admission and discharge of patients including any necessary risk assessments.
To escort patients and families to other departments within the hospital as required.
After appropriate training, to assist in the collection of specimens.
To participate in maintaining standards of hygiene, cleanliness and infection control, reporting problems as appropriate.
To ensure that equipment is clean at all times, stored safely when not in use and report faults as appropriate.
To ensure that stock levels of linen, sterile supplies and stationery are maintained at all times in conjunction with the senior sister/ward receptionist.
To assist in the maintenance and safekeeping of patients property in line with Trust policy.
To assist ward staff with general collection/delivery of items necessary to ensure effective operational management of ward/department.
To assist in performing the last offices as requested.
To carry out vital signs assessments and record the findings.
To ensure that all patients and relatives are welcomed and orientated to the ward environment
To assist with the care of distressed or bereaved relatives
To assist with clerical and ward administrative duties, including data management, photocopying, transporting of equipment/data/ paperwork to other departments
To provide clear and effective information and communication, both verbally and in writing. Promptly referring enquiries to the relevant person
To maintain confidentiality at all times, in and out of the hospital environment
To demonstrate an awareness of the different cultural, ethnic and religious needs
To adhere to, and work within the National Code of Conduct for clinical support workers at King's College Hospital
To be able to identify with support your own development needs, completing a competency document and learning objectives within a specified time frame and as agreed by manager
To ensure own attendance at mandatory study days and training (BLS, manual handling etc.) as required by ward/departmental manager
To update skills and knowledge as required by the Trust
To actively participate in annual individual performance review
To manage an agreed workload with supervision and support from colleagues and senior staff
To work within and support the multidisciplinary team, contributing ideas toward future developments
To maintain effective communication and professional relationships with all areas within the care group and associated clinical areas within the Trust
To participate in reflection and or clinical supervision sessions as provided
To observe personal and collective responsibility for resource management
To observe a general duty of care for the health, safety and wellbeing of self, work colleagues, visitors and patients within the hospital
To be responsible with others for any specific risk management associated with the post, reporting and taking appropriate actions as necessary
The post holder has a general duty of care for their own health, safety and wellbeing and that of work colleagues, visitors and patients within the hospital, in addition to any specific risk management or clinical governance accountabilities associated with this post.
To observe the rules, policies, procedures and standards of King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust together with all relevant statutory and professional obligations.
The post holder will uphold the Trust values - Kind, Respectful, Team at all times. The post holder will be aware of the Trust BOLD strategy and know how their role fits within this.
The post holder will wear their uniform correctly, according to Trust policy, attend shift on time and present themselves to others in a professional way in regards to appearance and communication.
To observe and maintain strict confidentiality of personal information relating to patients and staff.
To be responsible, with management support, for their own personal development and to actively contribute to the development of colleagues.
This job description is intended as a guide to the general scope of duties and is not intended to be definitive or restrictive. It is expected that some of the duties will change over time and this description will be subject to review in consultation with the post holder.

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1.7 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King's College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in the London Borough of Bromley., King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King's to another level.

Health Care Assistant - Friends Stroke Unit

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