Care Assistant | Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 15 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £23,575 Per annum pro rata inc HCAS |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 May 2024 |
| Location: | Maidenhead, SL6 6DU |
| Company: | Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6229004/151-VG032-A |
Summary
Care Assistant within the existing Frimley Health North Outpatient nursing team, with additional off-site locations within Frimley Health (North) providing a 5 day service where required.
You will be expected to provide focused integrated clinical care under direction, supporting the Registered Nurses’s (RN), Nurse in Charge (NiC) and Senior team with the day to day running of the departments.
Supporting students and other temporary or junior staff to ensure a high standard of care and patient experience are maintained in line with the Frimley Health Strategy, vision and Values are also key responsibility of the role.
This vacancy is linked to a level 2 apprenticeship. This will support you to gain relevant knowledge, skills and experience that will help you achieve your potential in this role. Working alongside the Trust’s experienced staff you will be supported to gain the apprenticeship qualification and functional skills in maths and English if required. This is a great opportunity to gain a national recognised qualification while you are working and earning, which will support you in both this role and in your future career at Frimley Health.
You will not be required to undertake an apprenticeship if you have previously completed a relevant apprenticeship, NVQ or similar qualification.
• To work as a member of the nursing team, under the direction of the RN’s and NiC of the department, supporting the Senior team, to provide the highest quality of integrated nursing care and patient pathways within the department, supported by Trust strategy, Values, policies and procedures.
• Ensure all patients receive safe, appropriate, competent treatment and care in accordance with local and national protocols and standards.
• To ensure effective, professional communication with colleagues, the MDT and the senior team at all times.
• To behave professionally demonstrating excellent customer service and FH Values at all times.
• To be a visible, professional and clinical role model for others.
• To support and supervise all learners, students, temporary new and junior staff within the departments. Feeding back to them and the senior team (Sisters, PDN) appropriately.
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.
As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.
We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough.
Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.
We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties.
• To display a visible clinical presence, supporting the OPD team to achieve a high standard of evidence based care, procedures and treatment specific to the clinical need, working within the FH competency framework appropriate to role and scope of practice, including the use of medical devices.
• To demonstrate a sound knowledge of the principles of infection control, including monthly hand hygiene audits adhering to the highest standards when performing aseptic technique and complying with Trust Infection Control Policies at all times.
• To ensure compliance with all Trust and OPD policies and guidelines, e.g. (but not limited to) consent, chaperoning, WHO checklist, COSHH, Information Governance.
• To work with the RN and NiC to ensure patients safe, appropriate and timely discharge from the department following interventional procedures.
• To work closely with the senior and multi-disciplinary team ensuring excellent and effective communication is maintained.
• To participate in the provision of information and Public Health advice to patients and their carers regarding disease, treatments and services appropriate to their needs.
• To ensure patient records are maintained accurately in line with local and national standards, digital strategy, Information Governance and General Data Protection Regulations.
• To respond effectively to patient and service requirements,escalating any issues to the Nurse-in-Charge in a timely and appropriate manner, reporting these through the RL system.
• Carry out all administrative and other duties that are required, working effectively to provide safe, evidence-based and cost-effective care.
• To be aware of FH complaint and incidents procedure, ensuring incidents are reported and escalated in a timely manner utilising the RL system appropriately and working with the senior team to ensure learning occurs.
• To attend Outpatient departmental meetings and contribute to educational half-days, keeping up to date with the wider nursing agenda and initiatives.
• To engage and assist with implementation of new initiatives and models of working, using reflection and clinical supervision as part of your professional development.
• Contribute to achieving individual, team, department and organisational objectives and quality targets, to maintain an excellent patient experience and service delivery.
• To undertake learning to ensure you are up to date with mandatory training and appraisals.
• To support, supervise and assess all learners, students, temporary new and junior staff within the departments.
Please refer to the attached Job Description for full details.
This advert closes on Sunday 28 Apr 2024
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