Band 2 Health Care Assistant - Emergency Department
Reporting to Senior Sister/Charge Nurse.
Based at Queen Elizabeth Mother
* Work under the supervision of a registered nurse in implementing plans and care to ensure the patient physical, social and psychological needs are met.
* Act as a patient advocate, assisting when required with examinations.
* Minimise the risk of harm to patients, staff and visitors by working according to the Trust risk management policy.
* Assist with the Trust’s policy around referring patients to the Smoking Cessation service.
* Work to eliminate avoidable infection by working according to Infection control policies.
* Demonstrates consistent high standard of hand hygiene practice and promote standards to staff, patients and relatives.
* Undertake clinical skills ensuring procedures are explained to patient first in order to gain informed consent and involvement in care decisions including undertaking and accurately recording vital signs.
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.
Please be aware that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK, you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently hold a Certificate of Sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. As of 9th April, we can only sponsor candidates for a Skilled Worker Visa for band 2/3 roles if we can demonstrate that we were unsuccessful in recruiting a candidate who does not require a visa. Given this change, it is unlikely that we will be able to sponsor any candidates for a Skilled Worker Visa for this role.
Seniority level
* Entry level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Other
* Industries: Hospitals and Health Care
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