Healthcare Assistant

Job OverviewAn exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 3 post on the Coronary Care Unit, within the Lancashire Cardiac Centre.This is to join our small, but experienced, friendly & highly motivated team.Coronary Care is a 10 bedded unit offering emergency care to cardiac patients within the local & wider area, including an established PPCI service.Experience is not essential as successful applicants will receive a full induction.Main duties of the jobMain duties are direct patient care working alongside qualified nursesSuccessful applicants must be caring and compassionateWorking for our organisationBlackpool 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.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.Detailed Job Description And Main ResponsibilitiesPlease ensure you have read the attached job description and person spec before submitting your application. Person specificationEducation And QualificationsEssential criteriaCare certificate is essential or be willing to work towards completing on successful appointment to the postDesirable criteriaIT qualificationExperienceEssential criteriaKnowledge and/or experience of care and related procedures.Experience with manual handling of patients, using moving aidsExperience of completing patient care recordsDesirable criteriaExperience and involvement of an improvement project/sExperience of holding an area of responsibility relating to training/auditEssential CriteriaSkills, ability and knowledgeKnowledge and/or experience of personal care and related proceduresAble to accurately update patient records for care delivered including changes to patient conditionAbility to communicate factual information clearly and effectively with tact and empathy overcoming barriers to communication such as physical impairments or mental health/learning disabilitiesAbility to carry out routine duties acting on own initiative with limited supervision.Ability to work as part of a team, as well as on own initiative with access to supervision.Understands confidentialityAbility to follow Trust policy's relevant to the role.Be able to participate in audits that are relevant to the role.Ability to use IT skills proficiently on using relevant IT systems.Ability to deliver (with appropriate training and competency assessment) a range of clinical/technical skills and care duties such as (but not limited to): clinical observations, blood glucose monitoring, ECG’s, simple wound dressingsAble to supervise others e.g. T- level students, new B3 HCA’s, Band 2 HCA’sPersonal QualitiesEssential CriteriaCaring Adaptable to the changing needs of the service Self-motivated Enthusiastic Approachable Diplomatic Innovative Flexible Responsible and accountable