25 Oct
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Fazakerley
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Pay
- £24,071 - £25,674 a year
Job type
- Full-time
Location
Lower Ln, Liverpool L9 7AL
Full job description
Liverpool Diabetes Partnership are working with the GP practices of Liverpool we are offering an opportunity for a Health Care Assistant to work with the LDP team to support the consultants/nurses in the Liverpool area to care for their patients who live with Diabetes.
The successful candidates will assist the team in providing the highest possible standard of care for patients living with Diabetes, working in the community clinics in a clinical setting and in patients homes.
You will be working across the city within local communities,
in a number of setting. It is essential that the successful candidate has a good understanding and knowledge of confidentiality
Under the supervision of registered clinicians, the HCAs will assist the team in providing the highest possible standard of care for patients and their families/carers. The post holder will undertake a range of tasks and duties as delegated by clinicians in a number of settings.
Participate in all aspects of patient care.
Engage with staff in General Practice to work collaboratively with their practice populations.
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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At the discretion of a Registered Clinician participate fully in the delivery of planned care.
Provide information to enable effectiveness of care to be evaluated and records maintained.
Involve patients and carers/relatives in the delivery of care
Provide reassurance, support to patients, family and carers
Work collaboratively with other professionals and agencies to ensure patient needs are met.
Establish and maintain effective communication with patients and carers/relatives
Recognise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations
General observations such as blood pressure, pulse, urinalysis
Setting up clinic equipment
Undertake venepuncture as directed by the RN
Administrative
Provide and receive information verbally, in writing or electronically to inform work colleagues, patients, clients, carers, the public/external contacts. Dealing with anxious patients and families.
Encounters language and cultural challenges
Demonstrate a competent level of inter-personal skills when providing information of a non-clinical nature to staff, clients, carers, public/external agencies, maintaining the Trust standards of customer service.
Deal with incoming/outgoing mail in accordance with the workplace procedures
Accurate recording of information
For a full list of duties, please refer to the attached job description
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