Healthcare Assistant
Description
Here at Dorothy House we provide compassionate care and support for people in our community with a life-limiting illness. Our focus is on quality of life, helping patients to live well and die well.
Our Inpatient Unit at Winsley is a safe and comfortable environment with dedicated care team. Patients usually stay for a short time - between seven and ten days. After consultation with a patient's GP or other healthcare professional, we are able to offer short stays at the Unit. Often, this time is used to assess a patient's needs and to plan for future care.
HEALTHCARE ASSISTANT | Band 3 £24,071 - £25,674 per annum (pro rata)
We are looking for a Healthcare Assistant to join our incredible Inpatient Unit (IPU) team at Dorothy House. In this role, you will provide high-quality patient centric care under the supervision of a Registered Nurse. You will play a major part in how we support our patients, their families, and our community..
Duties and responsibilities will include:
- To work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team. Carrying out assigned tasks involving direct patient care in support of, and with the supervision of, the Registered Nurse.
- Providing support to carers and families and report to the Registered Nurse significant information relating to their situation.
- To provide nursing care to a high standard that acknowledges individual needs and supports the family and carers. Carrying out specific aspects of nursing care, as delegated by the Registered Nurse.
- To work with the IPU team to follow the plan of nursing care, to recognise and report any changes in the patient's condition and significant information and observations relating to the care and physical, social and psychological needs of the patient.
- Participate in clinical supervision to develop and enhance skills.
- To assist in the education of others, which may include demonstrating nursing skills to the patient, carer or other member of staff, for example a volunteer.
- To be aware of the needs of patients, relatives and carers by sympathetic listening and respecting their rights, privacy and dignity at all times.
- Assist in patient hygiene, mobility, and nutritional needs.
- Support the safe management and checking of controlled drugs.
- A commit to always learning and continuing professional development.
See our full detailed Job Description on our website for more information.
HOURS OF WORK
This is a Part Time position with different hours available. We also welcome applications from those that might be looking for Full Time as well.
This role can work across a variety of shift patterns that could include late shifts, nights or early shifts.
ABOUT YOU
Essential requirements:
- Can demonstrate being able to provide a good practical nursing care.
- Can demonstrates good IT and data management skills, with the ability to record and report changes.
- Demonstrates good listening skills.
- Demonstrates sensitivity and understanding of the needs of patients and their families.
- Can demonstrate being able to work within, and contribute to, a Nursing Multi-disciplinary Team.
- Flexibility to required workload and shifts.
- Holds a clear understanding of confidentiality and its importance in a care setting.
Desirable requirements:
- Recent experience as a Health Care Assistant.
- Working towards NVQ Level II or III in care related subject.
ABOUT THE BENEFITS
Dorothy House is an incredible place to work; these are just a few of our benefits that we offer to our staff:
- 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days and then 33 days with length of service.
- Excellent industry leading training with a focus on career development!
- Pension with Life Assurance.
- Colleague discount across our 27 retail stores.
- 45p per mile for work travel.
- Mindful Employer Plus Charter - supporting our colleagues with access to impartial, confidential advice when you need it most.
If this sounds like your ideal job, then we'd love to see your application.
Please note that our vacancies can close at any time once sufficient applications have been received. We therefore encourage early submission of your application.
Required skills for this position
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Our 2021 Services Review identified how we need to work differently to achieve our strategic mission to ensure that “everyone has access to outstanding palliative and end of life care” and has presented us with an opportunity to improve on the “community development” work of the past and engage differently with our communities for the benefit of our patients, carers and families. Put another way, this is our moment ‘to do things differently’ and we are embracing this through Asset Based Community Development. We expect all staff to embrace this strategy and we will provide training accordingly.
What happens next
Your application will be processed. One of the team from Dorothy House may contact you to discuss your application further
If selected, you will be invited to attend an interview
We will keep you informed of the progress of your application throughout the selection process
Every day is different and challenging, and I feel privileged to be let into the lives and homes of our patients
Elaine Kynaston, Dorothy House carer