London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
Job summary
- Observing
- Monitoring and recording patients’ conditions by taking temperatures, pulse, respirations and weight.
- Communication with patients, relatives and carers.
- Assisting with clinical duties.
- Personal care including infection prevention and control, food, personal hygiene and overall reassurance, comfort and safety.
Main duties of the job
- Passionate about providing a high standard of care to older adults living with frailty.
- Capacity to remain positive, patient and calm with patients who may be confused and or have known cognitive impairment
- To assist qualified staff in undertaking personal care duties for
- To report patient condition to qualified
- To seek clarification from trained staff whenever the post holder is uncertain about their responsibilities or duties at any
- To provide personal care to elderly patients with care and
- To respect patients individuality and maintain privacy and
About us
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.