Key Responsibilities and Duties
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Nutrition: Serving meals, helping feed patients, and promoting healthy nutritional intake.
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Patient Comfort: Making beds, keeping rooms clean, and providing emotional support and reassurance to patients and their families.
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Communication & Safety: Reporting any significant changes in a patient's condition to senior staff immediately.
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Personal Care: Assisting with bathing, showering, dressing, and toileting.
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Clinical Support: Monitoring and recording patient conditions (temperature, pulse, respiration, weight), changing dressings, and assisting with clinical tasks.
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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
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Compassion and Empathy: A caring nature is essential for patient well-being.
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Communication Skills: Ability to interact well with patients, relatives, and staff.
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Interpersonal Skills: Patience and the ability to work as part of a team.
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Physical Stamina: The role is physically demanding, requiring standing, lifting, and moving
