Child Health Care Support Worker

Your delegated daily duties will be varied but may include

Assist with the maintenance of patient hygiene, including washing bathing and mouth care. Assist with serving meals and occassional feeding of patients, including reporting patients intake and recording on charts as appropriate. Escalating to registered staff any concerns relating to nutritional intake.

Assist with patients elimination needs, including recording outputs where appropriate and collecting and testing urine and stool samples.

Supporting registered staff by undertaking delegated clinical tasks.

Assisting with the recording and safe keeping of patients property/valuables.

Moving and repositioning of patients.

Making of occupied and unoccupied beds, tying up of dirty linen bags and despatching to laundry and replenishing of linen and stock cupboards.

Cleaning and tidying examination rooms.

Assist with patients mobilisation, ensuring safe environment and using appropriate techniques.

Assist with occupational, physiotherapy and recreational activities.

Assist in the care of relatives and visitors.

Assist with the care of patients in isolation.

Chaperone professional staff where appropriate and accompany patients to other departments as necessary.

Be involved in patient booking in/admission procedures by introducing patients to ward/department area as directed by registered nurse.

Be adaptable and flexible to working in various areas of the ward as required.

Assist the multi professional team to prepare and support patients undergoing treatment and/or investigation maintaining privacy and dignity at all times.

Assisting in the care of the dying patient, which may include exposure to distressing or emotional situations.

Assisting in preparing deceased patients for the mortuary.