Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Healthcare Assistant
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Please note the trust does not offer sponsorship for this post.
APPLICANTS MUST HAVE AN NVQ LEVEL 3 IN CARE and previous experience as an HCA with a Care Competency Certificate.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a number of Band 3 Healthcare Assistants to join our team within Surgery, Anaesthetics, Critical Care and Theatres.
Please note that this vacancy may close early. To apply for this role you must have experience of working as a Healthcare Assistant and have a National Vocational Qualification NVQ Level 3 qualification. (NVQ is a UK-based, work-based certificate)
We are seeking highly enthusiastic and motivated individuals, with a passion for providing excellence within patient care, to join our team to help support the multidisciplinary team in delivering high-quality, holistic care to patients admitted to the Surgical Assessment Unit and Surgical Rapid Access clinic.
You would also be required to bring photo ID and your NVQ 3 Certificate to this interview.
Clinical Support:
- Assist patients with daily personal care: hygiene, dressing, toileting, oral care, and continence needs.
- Monitor and record vital signs (NEWS2): temperature, pulse, respirations, blood pressure, and oxygen saturation.
- Perform various additional clinical activities such as blood glucose monitoring, urinalysis, venepuncture and recording of ECGs.
- Assist in mobility.
- Support patients with dietary needs, including post-abdominal surgery requirements (e.g. low-residue diets, enteral feeding assistance).
- Assist in pain management by reporting pain scores and responding to patient discomfort under supervision.
- Chaperone patients during investigations (e.g. wound assessments, line insertions).
- Escort patients to theatre, imaging, and other departments as required.
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Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is ideally situated just a forty five minute drive from Manchester. The Trust provides services to the 440,000 residents of Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre and North Lancashire, as well as specialist tertiary care for Cardiac and Haematology patients.
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As one of the United Kingdom’s largest coastal resort, Blackpool has plenty to offer its residents – it’s not just a good place to work; it’s a great place to live. In addition to its bustling centre and historic seafront, the town is world famous for its many attractions, including the famous Blackpool Tower. Blackpool also offers a number of scenic cycling routes round our local parks and across the surrounding countryside, as well as boasting panoramic views of the coast on its picturesque Promenade. Further afield, Blackpool also benefits from less than three-hour connections via rail to Edinburgh in the north and London in the south.
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Danielle Atherton-Scholes
- Job title: Ward Manager
- Email address: danielle.atherton-scholes@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 01253 953418
If I am unable to take your call please speak to the ward sister/charge nurse on (012530 953418. Visits welcome.
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