Healthcare Assistant - Developmental roleNHS

Job summary

30 hours per week.

This job description offers a Health Care Assistant, band 2 to follow a six-month developmental pathway which will allow you to complete your competencies into the Senior Health Care Assistant role. Band 3. These competencies will not be undertaken until the post holder is in a recognised band 3 Senior Health Care Assistant role. The line manager is responsible for signing off all competencies once the post holder is competent and confident.

Under the direction of the Registered Nurse, you will work with all members of the multidisciplinary team, to contribute to the provision of the highest standards of patient care delivered with dignity, respect and compassion. This job description is to be read in conjunction with the core skills list for this particular job.

To support the delivery of a high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare service, all staff are expected to act as a role model to others in all aspects of their work and consistently demonstrate Livewell Southwests values of People focused, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence and demonstrate behaviours that support and encourage an inclusive culture.

The post holder will be directed to undertake tasks once adequate instruction has been given by the registered trained nurse/Band 3 Healthcare assistants and both parties are confident that the task can be fulfilled competently. The registered nurse will be required to carry the responsibility for decision making.

Main duties of the job

To work under the direction of a registered member of nursing staff, but at times will not have direct supervision.

To carry out efficiently and effectively task and instructions assigned by the trained Registered nurse.

To undertake only those tasks for which she / he has had instruction and is competent to fulfil within this job description.

To provide a high standard of care under the direction and supervision of more senior staff

To assist the multi-disciplinary team in the delivery of patient care

To always ensure the adherence to Health and Safety and Infection Prevention and Control Care guidelines.

Please note that this role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route.

Please note that Livewell may close the job advertisement earlier than the specified deadline if a high number of applications are submitted. Therefore, we recommend you submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

All Livewell staff are expected to be able and willing to work across a 7 day service.

Job description

Provide and maintain a high standard of care.

Support patients with activities of daily living, i.e personal care, feeding, toileting.

Responsible for ensuring that patients valuables are documented and locked in a safe area.

Responsible for the updating of basic patient information i.e fluid balance and nutrition.

Carry out assigned tasks under the direction of a qualified nurse or the supervision of a more senior grade nursing assistant. This could include supporting the patients in all aspects of personal care and using communication skills with patients, carers and other colleagues.

Be conversant with and carry out the Livewell Southwests policies and procedures in the delivery of care and service.

Be familiar with the ward or community-based routines and programmes and carry them out effectively.

To always ensure the confidentially of patients and clinical documents at all times.

Use all available resources safely and economically, seeking guidance where necessary.

Participate in training sessions designed to develop knowledge and skills, and attend in-service training as agreed by your manager.

To respect the dignity, privacy and independence of patients at all times.

To report to registered nurse any changes to a patients condition.

Be involved in multi-disciplinary discussions regarding patient centred care.

Be aware of patients on mental health restrictions/Deprivation of Liberty Safeguard.

Promote the work of the ward or community area settings for Livewell Southwest at all times.

To be aware of the processes around emergency calls and at all times be under the guidance of registered staff. This will include personal alarms, fire and cardiac arrest.

Be conversant with and to carry out Livewell Southwests policies and procedures in the delivery of care and services.

To act as an ambassador for Livewell with external agencies and partner organisations.

Always address staff, patients and members of the public in a polite and respectful manner either in person or on the telephone.

Be conversant with and comply with all relevant organisational protocols and policies and have valid organisational IT access.

Compassionate, caring and kind in their practice.

To support the team in promoting a recovery orientated environment by identifying recovery focused activities and imparting information and education as required.

Report any complaints, untoward events, or incidents to qualified nursing staff, and where appropriate under their supervision, complete the appropriate records.

This post will involve contact with relatives, carers and other agencies.

The post holder will be competent in computer skills.

Shift work including night shifts.

Assist by providing appropriate conditions for patient comfort

There would be an occasional exposure to emotional circumstances due to the nature of the patients conditions.

There may be an occasional requirement for concentration throughout the shift patten.

About us

Livewell Southwest is an independent, award-winning social enterprise delivering integrated health and social care services across Plymouth, South Hams, and West Devon, with specialist services in parts of Devon and Cornwall. Our teams work in community hospitals, GP practices, sports centres, and health hubs.

As an organisation with a strong social conscience we are guided by our values,kindness, respect, inclusivity, ambition, responsibility, and collaboration. We focus on transforming services to ensure sustainability, while empowering staff and those we serve.

We involve the people we care for, along with their families and carers, in shaping the care they receive, striving to deliver the right care at the right time and place. Centering our work on individual needs helps people lead healthy, independent lives.

We prioritise employees' development, offering protected CPD time, training pathways, leadership programs, and funding for qualifications like the Care Certificate and Nurse Training Scholarships. Our induction and preceptorship programs ensure a smooth transition into our organisation.

Livewell Southwest values diversity and encourages applications from all sections of the community, including those with armed forces experience, lived experience of mental health, neuro-diverse conditions and learning disabilities. If you need assistance or reasonable adjustments during the application process, contact the Recruiting Manager listed in the job advert.