Healthcare Assistant - Trinity Ward **Internal Apps Only**

Internal Applicants Only

We are recruiting!

Where:

Trinity Ward, Ripon Community Hospital

Who:

Care Support Worker

Ripon Community Hospital is a much loved local hospital and provides a friendly and welcoming atmosphere with a real sense of community amongst the staff. We aim to reflect the Trust’s values in everything we do, kindness, integrity, teamwork, and equality (KITE).

Trinity ward is a 19-bedded ward caring for patients requiring rehabilitation and includes 2 palliative care beds. We are seeking a compassionate individual to provide excellent care in a busy and rewarding environment. The role will require flexibility in working a range of shifts over a 24-hour period.

If you are passionate about patient care and safety, we look forward to hearing from you. Experience in a caring environment is preferred.

Responsibilities include:

• Following instructions, assisting with moving, turning, and positioning the dependent patient, having knowledge of the correct use of moving and handling equipment.
• Assisting with care given to pressure areas of patients and the appropriate use of pressure-relieving devices.
• Assisting the patient with their personal hygiene needs, ensuring privacy and dignity is maintained and promoting independence.
• Assistance with feeding patients and preparing patients prior to meals, including assisting patients to order their meals from the menus. Assisting the patients to maintain adequate oral fluid intake and accurate record keeping.
• Assisting patients to dress and undress.
• Assisting with toileting and escorting patients to and from the toilet.
• Making beds, including stripping of bed linen.
• Assisting in the care of terminally ill patients and with the performance of the Last Offices.
• Assist in the collection of specimens following appropriate instruction.
• Using relevant policies and procedures, including infection control and the use of standard precautions when undertaking patient care.