Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Skin care Service; we are seeking to appoint a highly enthusiastic and motivated individual to join the service as a Health Care Assistant. Successful applicant would work under the direction of the Skin Team leader/Clinical leads supporting the provision of high quality holistic specialist nursing care to patients. The Health Care Assistant will work without direct supervision on occasions providing care to patients in clinics across Liverpool and other community settings, as delegated by the Skin Team leader following appropriate training and supervision to ensure clinical competence and safe effective care.
Responsibilities
* Work under the direction of the Skin Team leader/Clinical leads supporting the provision of high quality holistic specialist nursing care to patients.
* Work without direct supervision on occasions providing care to patients in clinics across Liverpool and other community settings, as delegated by the Skin Team leader following appropriate training and supervision to ensure clinical competence and safe effective care.
* Work as part of the multidisciplinary team and assist and support the clinical team(s). This may include working within the patient\'s home environment and other clinical settings within community.
* Ensure the delivery of the quality strategy within the designated area incorporating establishment of systems and processes.
Working hours
Operational hours of the service are Monday to Friday 08:30-17:00.
About Mersey Care
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to \"perfect care\" - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We\'re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
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