Job summary UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE + make a difference for every patient Due to the ever-increasing number of treatments and care we offer to patients and true to the career development opportunities we promote, our neat and professional Inpatient Ward have now a new permanent requirement for a Healthcare Assistant to join and be part of our friendly, professional, supportive and patient focused team, based at our Emersons Green hospital, Bristol.
What do you have what it takes to deliver high-quality patient care?
What key features do you possess which make you a credible Healthcare Assistant?
What are the primary responsibilities of being a Healthcare Assistant in an Inpatients Ward?
As one of our Ward Healthcare Assistants, youll be working as a member of a multi-disciplinary team, supporting with clinical and administrative tasks, ensuring that patient centred care at all times.
This is a full-time permanent position ( hours per week) Working on a rota basis spread across Monday to Sunday shift patterns consisting of; 07:00 to 15:00 12:00 to 20:00 19:00 to 08:00 Pay enhancements for working unsociable hours, Sundays and Bank Holidays!
Main duties of the job As our Ward Healthcare Assistant, youll work closely with registered members of the ward Inpatients team, providing a safe and supportive environment for all patients.
Youll ensure that our patients receive a high standard of care by carrying out routine patient monitoring and care duties such as; changing bedding and assisting with personal hygiene.
Youll be undertaking basic nursing care practices like catheter fitting and bag changing.
Youll ensure your patient are prepared, fit and ready for their treatments to take place having gained knowledge of by investigating the patent pathway.
You'll have the responsibility of adding to and following that patents pathway, ensuring particulars such as; consent obtained before any treatment is carried out.
There'll be elements of administration tasks to be carried out, you'll be called upon to collect all patient information together for admissions and discharging or for follow-up calls.
You may be required to photocopy particulars and transport patient paperwork to other departments.
As the Ward Healthcare Assistant, you'll be conscious of health, safety and hygiene aspects.
Not only will you look to make sure the ward is clean, you'll monitor and look for potential hazards, ensuring they are made safe or the issue is quickly bright to the attention or the department manager.
In addition, youll assist with the management of stock and equipment, ensuring good levels and ordering when appropriate, pre-empting any shortfalls.
About us Being a Ward Healthcare Assistant with us, youll have a natural ability to help make the lives of others more fulfilling and want to work in an environment that can be hard, but also fun and rewarding!
You might have past exposure or experience of working in a Care home, Hospital or Clinical environment and might have already completed the NVQ level 1&2 in Health and Social Care or equivalent and Basic Life Support Certificate or Care Certificate.
If not, you must be willing to undertake the training which is provided by us.
Youll be computer literate and an effective communicator at all levels, written and verbal and adaptable, this position will see you communicating with a wide range of people, from internal colleagues from varied departments to patients, their families and friends.
Everything we do is focused on providing a high standard of safe and effective patient care.
When youre part of the PPG team, you dont just have a job, you have a career!
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All shortlisted candidates will be contacted, please note we retain the right to remove the advert prior to the closing date if a suitable candidate is appointed.
Candidates are required to have a Legal right to work in the UK and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks.
At PPG, we actively promote diversity and equal opportunities.
Job description Job responsibilities UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE + make a difference for every patient Due to the ever-increasing number of treatments and care we offer to patients and true to the career development opportunities we promote, our neat and professional Inpatient Ward have now a new permanent requirement for a Healthcare Assistant to join and be part of our friendly, professional, supportive and patient focused team, based at our Emersons Green hospital, Bristol.
What do you have what it takes to deliver high-quality patient care?
What key features do you possess which make you a credible Healthcare Assistant?
What are the primary responsibilities of being a Healthcare Assistant in an Inpatients Ward?
As one of our Ward Healthcare Assistants, youll be working as a member of a multi-disciplinary team, supporting with clinical and administrative tasks, ensuring that patient centred care at all times.
This is a full-time permanent position ( hours per week) Working on a rota basis spread across Monday to Sunday shift patterns consisting of; 07:00 to 15:00 12:00 to 20:00 19:00 to 08:00 Pay enhancements for working unsociable hours, Sundays and Bank Holidays!
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