About this role
Job summary
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust are recruiting for a motivated Healthcare Assistant to join their team.
Main duties of the job
As a Healthcare Assistant, you will work under the guidance of registered nurses or senior staff to provide hands-on physical and emotional care to patients.
About us
The Trust is committed to driving excellence in care for our patients and communities and was rated good by the Care Quality Commission report published 2020 and became a University Hospital. We are ranked as the third in the country for research; embedding education and training across the organisation and we continuously strive to achieve our core values which are at the heart of everything we do. The Trusts main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, starting life as a military hospital over a century ago and now one of the largest hospitals on the south coast and you may have seen us on the TV series Nurses on the Ward.
The Trust provides comprehensive secondary care and specialist services to a local population of 675,000 people across South East Hampshire. The Trust employs over 8,000 staff and are #ProudtobePHU; our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because its the right thing to do, but because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for providing outstanding care and support for patients, colleagues and our community you will find a home at PHU.
In recruiting for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veterans status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Personal Care: Help patients with washing, bathing, dressing, grooming, oral hygiene, and using the toilet or commode.
- Nutrition & Hydration: Serve meals, help feed patients who need assistance, and monitor fluid intake.
- Mobility & Safety: Help patients move around safely, use mobility aids, or use equipment like hoists.
- Vital Signs & Observations: Monitor and record temperatures, pulse, respiration, weight, and blood pressure as instructed.
- Clinical Support (Varies by Setting): Assist with basic clinical tasks such as changing bed linens, restocking supplies, collecting lab samples (e.g., urine or stool), or preparing treatment rooms.
- Communication & Record Keeping: Update patient notes, report changes in a patients condition to nurses, and reassure families.
Person Specification
Experience
- Essential
- Good standard of literacy and numeracy.
- Ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Clear verbal and written English skills to report patient changes, document care notes, and liaise with nurses and families.
- Basic understanding of monitoring vital signs (temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure), personal hygiene assistance, and mobility support.
- Ability to prioritise tasks and cope with the fast-paced or fluctuating demands of a clinical environment.
- Treating patients, residents, and visitors with dignity, respect, and courtesy.
Qualifications
Essential
- At least 6 months experience as a HCA at the NHS within the last 3 years.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
Address
Queen Alexandra Hospital
Southwick Hill Road
Cosham
Portsmouth
PO6 3LY
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.porthosp.nhs.uk/work-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)