Job Description
Job summary
We are looking for a Locum Healthcare Assistant to cover an assignment with the Ministry of Defence (MoD), at DMRC Stanford Hall in Loughborough, Leicestershire.
This is a locum role (36 hours per week) and the successful candidate will deliver an exceptional standard of care to the MoD service personnel.
Pay rate:£17.76 an hour
Main duties of the job
- To be able to work as part of the multidisciplinary team under supervision to deliver 24-hour care to patients.
- To fulfil nursing and non-nursing duties as directed by the shift leader.
- To perform extended roles within their scope of practice as directed by the clinical lead and dictated by ward environment.
- To assist in the delivery of evidence based holistic care to patients within the ward environment, under the supervision of the registered nurse.
- To provide clinical administrative support as required.
Job description
- To be able to work as part of the multidisciplinary team under supervision to deliver 24-hour care to patients.
- To fulfil nursing and non-nursing duties as directed by the shift leader.
- To perform extended roles within their scope of practice as directed by the clinical lead and dictated by ward environment.
- To assist in the delivery of evidence based holistic care to patients within the ward environment, under the supervision of the registered nurse.
- To provide clinical administrative support as required.
- To perform, record and report clinical observations to include:
- - Temperature
- - Pulse
- - Respirations
- - Saturations
- - Peak flow
- - Blood pressure
- - Urinalysis
- - Blood sugar
- To report any changes in patient condition to the nurse in charge.
- To obtain samples as requested.
- To communicate effectively within the multidisciplinary team including the verbal and written handover of patient care.
- To assist in the maintenance of ward / department cleanliness.
- To assist in the maintenance of ward stock levels.
- To assist in the routine maintenance of clinical equipment; performing mandatory checks and reporting faults to the shift leader.
- To work in either Complex Trauma or Neurological rehabilitation as required by service needs and directed by the clinical leads and Chain of Command (CoC).