Health Care Assistant - Coronary Care Unit - MCX-025540

Job Purpose: Work as part of the healthcare team at Noble’s Hospital, supporting nurses and other healthcare professionals to provide high-quality care to patients. You will help patients with their day-to-day needs, monitor basic observations and provide practical and emotional support under the direction of a Registered Practitioner.  

Duties  
- Support patients with everyday care including eating, drinking, personal and oral hygiene and toileting.
- Help move and position patients safely using appropriate equipment.
- Provide emotional support to patients and their families.
- Monitor and record basic observations including blood pressure, pulse, temperature, breathing rate and oxygen levels.
- Measure and record patients’ fluid intake and output.
- Collect urine samples and carry out basic urine tests following training.
- Support skin and pressure area care and report any changes.
- Assist with simple wound dressings and apply non-prescription creams following appropriate training and direction.
- Measure and record patients’ height, weight and BMI.
- Carry out nutritional assessments following training.
- Escort stable patients to other areas of the hospital when required.
- Maintain accurate patient care records and contribute to patient handovers.
- Communicate relevant information to nurses and other healthcare professionals.
- Maintain patients’ privacy, dignity and confidentiality.
- Help keep equipment clean, safe and correctly stored.
- Assist with stock control and maintaining supplies.
- Work calmly and flexibly in a busy environment where priorities can change quickly.
- Follow infection control, safeguarding, health and safety and hospital procedures.

Essential Skills
- Willingness to learn and develop.
- Good communication skills.
- Understanding of the importance of confidentiality.
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
- Friendly and approachable manner.
- Flexible approach to work.
- Willingness to take part in quality improvement activities.
- Ability to follow hospital and health and safety procedures.
- Understanding of clinical governance.
- Satisfactory police check.

Desirable Skills
- NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care or equivalent knowledge and skills.
- Previous experience caring for sick people.
- Basic IT skills.
- Isle of Man Worker status.

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Salary & benefits

£28,158 - £30,743 pro rata per annum

Hours

Full-Time - 30 Hours