This Healthcare Assistant post sits within Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust and works under registered nurses and senior staff. The role centres on hands‑on physical and emotional care, from washing and dressing patients to serving meals, moving them safely and recording observations. Clinical tasks vary by setting. Applicants need at least six months' HCA experience at the NHS within the last three years.
What the job involves
- Provide hands‑on physical and emotional care to patients under the guidance of registered nurses or senior staff
- Help patients with washing, bathing, dressing, grooming, oral hygiene and toileting
- Serve meals, help patients to eat and monitor fluid intake
- Help patients move safely, using mobility aids and equipment such as hoists
- Take and record temperature, pulse, respiration, weight and blood pressure as instructed
- Assist with basic clinical tasks such as changing bed linen, restocking supplies, collecting urine or stool samples and preparing treatment rooms
- Update patient notes, report changes in a patient's condition to nurses and reassure families
Qualifications
- At least six months' experience as a Healthcare Assistant at the NHS within the last three years
Skills & knowledge
- Good standard of literacy and numeracy
- Clear verbal and written English to report changes, document care and liaise with nurses and families
- Basic understanding of monitoring vital signs, personal hygiene assistance and mobility support
- Working effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Prioritising tasks in a fast‑paced or fluctuating clinical environment
Other
- Treating patients, residents and visitors with dignity, respect and courtesy
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
