Health Care Assistant

Location: Headington

Key Responsibilities and Duties

* Nutrition:
Serving meals, helping feed patients, and promoting healthy nutritional intake.

* Patient Comfort:
Making beds, keeping rooms clean, and providing emotional support and reassurance to patients and their families.

* Communication & Safety:
Reporting any significant changes in a patient's condition to senior staff immediately.

* Personal Care:
Assisting with bathing, showering, dressing, and toileting.

* Clinical Support:
Monitoring and recording patient conditions (temperature, pulse, respiration, weight), changing dressings, and assisting with clinical tasks.

* Mobility Assistance:

   Helping patients move around, including using hoists, lifting equipment, or transferring from beds to wheelchairs

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Essential

Skills and Qualifications

* Compassion and Empathy: A caring nature is essential for patient well-being.

* Communication

Skills:

Ability to interact well with patients, relatives, and staff.

* Interpersonal

Skills:

Patience and the ability to work as part of a team.

* Physical Stamina:
The role is physically demanding, requiring standing, lifting, and moving