A Band 3 Healthcare Assistant (HCA) on Ward 5A at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital supports registered nurses in delivering advanced clinical care. Core duties include taking vital signs, performing routine dressings, managing fluid balances, and assisting with personal hygiene and mobility. (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) Key responsibilities include:
- Clinical Observations: Taking and recording vital signs (blood pressure, pulse, temperature, oxygen saturation, and respiration rate) and escalating changes to a registered nurse. (1)
- Clinical Procedures: Assisting with non-complex wound care, removal of cannulae/catheters, and blood glucose monitoring. (1, 2, 3)
- Patient Care: Assisting patients with personal hygiene, toileting, and nutritional needs (feeding and hydration monitoring). (1, 2)
- Documentation: Accurately recording fluid intake/output charts and updating patient nursing records under the countersignature of a registered nurse. (1, 2)
- Team Support: Leading by example, supervising junior Band 2 staff, and helping manage daily ward logistics. (1, 2), Clinical Tasks: Undertaking expanded practice such as taking vital signs (blood pressure, pulse, temperature), blood glucose monitoring, wound observations, and simple dressings. (1, 2)
- Personal Care: Assisting patients with washing, dressing, mobility, and extended personal hygiene needs. (1, 2)
- Nutrition & Hydration: Serving meals, assisting patients with feeding, and strictly monitoring/documenting fluid balance charts and dietary intake. (1, 2)
- Post-Operative Support: Monitoring patients post-surgery, maintaining nursing records, and removing cannulas and catheters as delegated by the Registered Nurse. (1, 2)
- Ward Support: Clearing and preparing bed spaces for new admissions, disposing of clinical waste, and ensuring a clean and safe environment. (1) Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients. UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities – from birth and beyond. For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West. Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
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