Job summary
Employer heading
Bank - Healthcare Assistant - Mental Health
Band 2
Job overview
The Liverpool University Hospital Foundation Trust has a number of vacancies for Bank - Band 2 Mental Health HCAs.
We are offering the opportunity for suitably experienced individuals to apply for one of these posts which are offered in a range of medical and surgical settings.
This Trust is an exciting and rewarding place to work and successful applicants will be offered full support in settling into your new role.
We offer a full and comprehensive training and induction period, and you will assigned to a mentor who will guide and support you through your learning and development.
We are looking for caring individuals with a passion to provide excellent standards of care and support to our patients with experience working in a Mental Health setting.
Main duties of the job
Under the supervision and direction of a registered nurse assisting the Ward / Department team in providing the highest possible standard of basic care for patients and their families/carer in particular those with mental health and complex needs.
Working for our organisation
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.
The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.
The Trust 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 as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.
To hear more about our achievements click here https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/media/13089/1606-annual-report-booklet_final.pdf
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Assist patients in meeting their hygiene needs and carry out all aspects of personal care and grooming (to include emptying catheter bags).
- Support wards in caring for patients with mental health or complex issues and provide 1 to 1 support to ensure their safety
- Provision of patients toileting needs, ensuring privacy and dignity is maintained.
- Support of patients in managing incontinence.
- Measures patients fluid intake and output using fluid balance charts and reports information to Registered nurse.
- Preparation and serving of patient’s meals, drinks and snacks. Assisting/feeding patients as necessary.
- Assist patients in completing menu forms and liaise with the Catering Department with regard to the number of meals needed
- 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.
- Enable patients to maintain/improve their mobility by use of exercise and mobility appliances as directed by individual care plans.
- 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. - Escorting patients to clinical departments within the hospital.
- Assist Registered Nurse in performing last offices.
- General observations of patients, reporting anything untoward to Registered Nursing Staff.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates a willingness & capability to undertake NVQ level 2
Experience
Essential criteria
- Suitable work / life experience
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience in a caring role
Knowledge
Desirable criteria
- Basic Computer Skills
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues in the Healthcare setting
Other
Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate clearly in written & spoken word
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Bank Recruitment
- Job title
- Bank Recruitment
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0151 529 6999
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