Healthcare Assistant - Ward 8bNHS

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen within pallitive care haematology & general medicine for a highly motivated and Enthusiastic Band 2 HCA to join are team and develop their HCA skills.

You will be supported by all members of the team form HCAS, Rgn's and Deputy ward manager and Ward Manager.

Band 2s will not be eligible for sponsorship as these roles will not meet the required skill level (RQF 3 or A level and above), despite having their salary increase

Main duties of the job

The main duties of a band 2 HCA is to assist the nursing staff of our care group. The role involves caring for patients activities of daily living. Nutrition and hydration and continence needs. Also promoting activity and monitoring pressure area care. Documentation on Fluid balances and pressure area care.

Job description

• *Assist patients in meeting their hygiene needs and carry out all aspects of personal care and grooming( to include emptying catheter bags).
• *Provision of patients toileting needs, ensuring privacy and dignity is maintained.
• * Support of patients in managing incontinence.
• * Measure patients fluid intake and output using fluid balance chart and reports information to Registered nurse
• *Preparation for mealtimes sitting patients correctly. Ensuring patients are provided with snacks night time and through out day assisting/feeding patients as necessary .
• * Carry out any moving and handling within the safe practice guidelines from mandatory training and in relation to the patients manual handling plan.
• * Enable patients to maintain/improve their mobility by use of exercise and mobility appliances as directed by individual care plans.
• * Assist in the prevention of pressure sore development as directed by the registered nurse in conjunction with patients plan of care.
• * Obtaining specimens from patients for ward or laboratory testing.
• * Assisting nurses in Last offices.
• * Initiate Basic Life Support techniques as appropriate and provides assistance to registered nurse

About us

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Aintree University Hospitalis the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility.Broadgreen Hospitalis home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Women's Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospitalis the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

For roles at Liverpool Women's, visit theircareers page.