Job role: Healthcare Assistant
Company name: NHS Jobs
Salary: N/A
Job Reference: B0401-25-0009
About the Job:
Job Responsibilities
Key Areas of Responsibility:
* To carry out tasks involving direct patient care and support to patients and families.
* To undertake assessments of patient/carer needs.
* Co-ordinate patient transport and document accordingly liaising with ambulance transport and taxi firms.
* Hostess duties and assist patients with meals, nutritional needs.
* Be willing to transport patients using company vehicles when required.
* To act within the limits of your competence and authority.
* To support and direct clinical care assistant volunteers.
* Contribute to the effectiveness of teams by participating in inter-disciplinary team working to support individuals.
Clinical Responsibilities:
* Communicate effectively with patients, carers, and professionals.
* Support individuals who are distressed.
* Assess an individual's needs arising from their health and social status.
* Undertake personal hygiene for individuals unable to care for themselves.
* Prepare individuals for health and social care actions activities through the appropriate moving and positioning of individuals.
* Prepare and manage environments and resources for use in health and social care activities.
* Promote participation in agreed therapeutic group activities.
* Enable patients to develop the knowledge and skills to manage their illness/social situation.
* Assist individuals in undertaking activities and enable them to choose and participate in activities that are meaningful to them.
* Work in collaboration with family/carers to enable them to support individuals.
* Deliver and collect clinical items if required.
Must have a clean driver's license and access to a car.
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