Overview
Surrey Downs Health & Care
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an HCA to join our friendly and supportive team at Dorking Community Hospital. We offer flexible working, attractive salaries as well as clinical and career development opportunities. We pride ourselves on our dynamic and innovative way of working, encouraging all the ability to shape our service for the future.
Dorking has free parking on-site.
Responsibilities
* To be an integral member of a dedicated team.
* To join a forward thinking, innovative organisation which puts its patients first.
* To contribute to the provision of high quality care within your local community.
* Deliver care in line with the Care Certificate standards and support junior staff in achieving competency. Provide compassionate, patient-centred care, maintaining privacy, dignity, confidentiality, and a safe environment at all times.
* Assist registered nurses with delegated clinical and personal care duties including toileting, hygiene, mouth and eye care, nutrition support, feeding assistance, and maintaining patients’ comfort and wellbeing. Safely support moving and handling using approved techniques and equipment in accordance with Trust policy and risk assessments.
* Undertake and accurately record patient observations such as temperature, pulse, blood pressure, respirations, urinalysis, fluid balance, height and weight, promptly reporting abnormalities to a registered nurse.
* Perform delegated clinical tasks following training and competency sign-off, including ECGs, venepuncture, blood glucose monitoring, MRSA screening, catheter removal, peripheral cannula removal (as per policy), specimen collection and transport, allergy recording on EPR, and enhanced patient observation.
* Support patients during procedures, escort stable patients as required, and provide therapeutic engagement under enhanced care guidelines. Communicate effectively with patients, relatives, and the multidisciplinary team to ensure holistic, harm-free care.
Contact
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Sharlann Eales
Job title: Ward Manager
Email address: sharlann.eales@nhs.net
Telephone number: 07976570696
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