Healthcare Assistant - Elective Orthopaedic Surgery

Overview

A Vacancy at Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We have a vacancy for a Band 3 HCA to join the team on the Day case unit s is a great opportunity to join the team to support a new enhanced treatment room and to work on the well established day case unit. We are looking for an experienced HCA with NVQ Level 3 to join the nursing team.

Based at an excellent established and friendly facility on the Broadgreen site. Broadgreen has excellent staff facilities with onsite parking available. Close to the M62, with good bus and train services nearby. There are Full Time and Part-Time posts available.

• Admitting planned surgical and orthopaedic patients.
• Preparing patients for theatre.
• Post-Operative care of patients (under the supervision of Registered Nurse) who have undergone surgery.
• Assist patients in meeting their hygiene needs and carry out all aspects of personal care and grooming.
• Recording of patients observations. General observations of patients, reporting anything untoward to Registered Nursing Staff.
• Documentation of care plans on PENS.
• Preparation and serving of patient’s meals, drinks and snacks. Assisting / feeding patients as necessary.
• Reports patients dietary intake as indicated in the patients plan of care.
• Carry out any movement and handling within the safe practice guidelines from mandatory training and in relation to the patient’s manual handling plan.
• Assist in the prevention of pressure sore development as directed by the Registered nurse in conjunction with the patient’s plan of care.
• Obtaining specimens from patients for ward or laboratory testing.
• Assist patients in preparation for procedures and post procedure care.
• Recording of patients observations. General observations of patients, reporting anything untoward to Registered Nursing Staff.
• Documentation of care plans on PENS.
• Enable patients to maintain/improve their mobility by use of exercise and mobility appliances as directed by individual care plans.
• Initiate Basic Life Support techniques as appropriate and provide assist to the registered nurse as required in prolonged resuscitation situations.
• General Duties:
  Support all individuals through effective communication. General bed making/making up of clean beds in readiness for new admissions, and operation beds. Prepare used linen bags for collection by Porters and ensure adequate supply of linen bags/skips ready for use. Maintain a clean and safe environment in all areas and follow Infection Control guidelines and policies.

• Band 3 Health Care Assistant role experience or equivalent.
• NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) with suitable clinical experience.
• Experience in perioperative/acute care settings is desirable.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts. It runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital. It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside and provides a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people.

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