Health Care Assistant
Location: Wimborne Minster
Salary: £13,713 per annum
Contract: Part time, term time only.
Hours: 28.5 Hours a week (0800hrs to 1800hrs Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday)
An opportunity has arisen for a Health Care Assistant to join the Schools dedicated Health Centre team.
The Role
To assist and support the Senior Nurse and her team to ensure that a high standard of nursing care is provided for boarding pupils at all times. As well as maintaining the professional standards, a friendly and caring environment is also extremely important
Key Duties:
1. Food ordering and monitoring stock of food.
2. Ensure adequate laundry stocks are kept in the Health Centre, liaise with Housekeeping as required.
3. Change beds as required and dispose of dirty laundry in the appropriate manner.
4. To communicate with house staff (within the bounds of confidentiality) where necessary.
5. Assist pupils with basic hygiene needs and pastoral requirements.
6. Making medical appointments for pupils and arranging transport.
7. Assess pupils dietary requirements, ensuring that they have an adequate dietary and fluid intake.
8. To report to the qualified nurse any observations made.
9. Give appropriate over the counter medication as requested by the nurse on duty. Document as appropriate...