Healthcare Assistant

Healthcare Assistant

One Ashford Hospital, Kent has a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Healthcare Assistant to join our friendly Outpatients team.

Reporting to the Outpatients Manager, as a Healthcare Assistant you will:

• Assist the Registered Nurses to care for patients following surgical, investigative or medical procedures in line with national guidelines, hospital policies and best practice standards
• Work as part of a highly trained and experienced team, exercising initiative and prioritising workloads whilst following departmental policies and procedures.

Salary: Up to £21K per annum (pro rata) dependent on skillset and experience.

Hours: 30 per week, Mon to Fri. Shifts will be between 07:30 and 20:30

Healthcare Assistant

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Support the Registered Nurses in the implementation of an agreed plan of care with the patient
• Help promote and maintain a caring, supportive environment focused on meeting the needs of the patient/relatives/carer, working collaboratively with other departments to achieve this
• Look after the physical comfort of patients, for example helping them with activities of daily living.
• Take basic observations such as blood pressure and temperature, height and weight, utilising the early warning score system as per hospital policy and escalate appropriately to the trained nurse
• Listen and talk to patients, helping them to feel supported and safe
• Assist with keeping the department clean and tidy, for example cleaning of equipment, adhering to infection prevention and control policy and hospital procedures at all times
• Keep supplies and equipment in order, assisting in the maintenance of stock levels
• Maintain contemporaneous patient records including patient pathways and the relevant IT reporting systems are up-to-date and accurate ensuring countersigned by a trained nurse.
• Chaperone when required
• Participate in basic wound care management as required
• Deal with any patient/relative complaints at the time if possible however escalate to appropriate member of staff if need be
• Report complaints, compliments and untoward incidents via Datix as per hospital policy

Healthcare Assistant

Qualifications:

• Minimum GCSE education or equivalent
• NVQ or equivalent, Level 2/3 in Health & Social Care preferred
• Care Certificate

Experience:

• Ability to learn and develop and undertake appropriate NVQ or equivalent training
• Some health care experience in a hospital environment

Skills:

• Caring, patient and customer focused
• Flexibility and adaptability to meet the changing needs of the business
• Basic computer skills
• Sound written and verbal communication skills

Desirables:

• Experience in private healthcare
• Competence in phlebotomy, cannulation and taking ECGs

Healthcare Assistant

About the Hospital

One Ashford Hospital is one of Kent's newest private hospitals. Patients receive fast access to appointments with specialist Consultants, diagnostic imaging and treatment for a range of health concerns. Our private hospital has been designed with the latest technology and with patient care at its heart.

One Ashford is next door to the William Harvey Hospital and is close to junction 10 of the M20. Parking is available and is ideally located for candidates living in and around the Ashford area.

Covid-19

The health and well-being of our patients and staff is our priority at One Healthcare and vaccination offers the best protection against the Covid-19 virus.

We strongly encourage the vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against Covid-19, keeping both our patients and employees safe.

Our Recruitment Process

At One Ashford Hospital we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive working environment. We strive to create a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and we are proud to be an equal opportunities employer.

Any offers of employment made by One Ashford Hospital will be subject to proof of eligibility to work in the UK and receipt of a satisfactory DBS Certificate from the Disclosure & Barring Service.

One Ashford Hospital reserves the right to remove job adverts before the closing date.

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