We have an exciting opportunity to recruit a highly motivated Health Care assistant to join our Virtual ward delivery at Liverpool University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
This is an exciting post , working with two well-established teams of specialist nurses the Heart Failure Team and Community Respiratory to support delivery of the Virtual Ward .
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The post will include working across acute, community and virtual ward settings. The service will operate 7 days per week and requires flexibility working within an evolving proactive, dynamic and committed multidisciplinary Heart failure and Respiratory Team.
The main aim of the role is to support patients who have been identify across the two hospitals sites for the Virtual ward, This will include the distribution of Monitoring equipment , education on use and the weekly stock control and ordering of this equipment.
Th is a 12 month fix term position
**Please note this vacancy will close once sufficient applications have been received**
The post holder will work as part of the multidisciplinary team and will assist and support the clinical team(s).
This may include working within the patient’s home and acute setting
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 herehttps://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/media/13089/1606-annual-report-booklet_final.pdf
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- Work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team.
- Undertake a range of patient interventions within the scope of NVQ level 3 skills for patients as delegated by team leader or other qualified clinical staff.
- Offer advice to patients and carers on a wide range of health issues to include health promotion, lifestyle advice and self-care.
- Plan and organise own work schedule once delegated from team leader.
- Undertake basic patient observations.
- Work within existing clinical guidelines, policies and infection control procedures.
- Offer advice and support to patients and families in a wide range of situations.
- Communicate factual and sensitive information within confidentiality guidelines to
- Demonstrate own role to new starters and students.
- Ensure safe moving and handling techniques in the delivery of patient care, this can include the safe use of equipment.
- Communicate information to multi-disciplinary team and other agencies as appropriate.
- Undertake ordering and receipt of stores.
- Undertake further training to gain skills in other areas.
- Utilise NVQ level 3 skills within identified areas as required by the clinical team.
- Deliver patient care within essence of care standards and Trust guidelines and policies.
- Document care delivered within hand-written or electronic patient records.
- Participate in own PDR with team leader to establish objectives, reporting arrangements, supervision and ongoing development.
- Participate in mandatory training events.
- Work with community groups to improve patient participation and involvement.
- The post holder shall as necessary provide cover for and undertake duties of
- The post holder shall follow all the policies and procedures of the organisation.
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