• Job Description

  Req#: C9151-25-0659?language=en&page=57&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  This is a great opportunity for our Emergency Department Care Assistants to take more responsibility in their role in Emergency Care. The advert is for Care Assistants with at least 1 year's experience in Health care.

  Main duties of the job

  You will be working with the Nursing and Multi disciplinary Team to deliver high quality patient care to patients and relatives.

  You will be supporting the Nursing staff in ensuring that all documentation is up to date, observations are taken at the earliest possible time, reporting any changes in a patient's condition and making sure your area is kept safe and stocked. You will be trained in extended skills and if you have not already completed you care certificate then this will be offered to you.

  About us

  Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

  Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

  We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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  Details

  Date posted

  21 May 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 3

  Salary

  £25,883 to £26,958 a year per annum, pro rata incl. HCAS

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

  Reference number

  151-VG094

  Job locations

  Wexham Park Hospital

  Wexham Street

  Slough

  SL2 4HL

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Please find more information by reading the roles and responsibilities in the job description:

  • To provide professional, competent basic nursing care to patients and relatives without direct supervision.
  • To competently undertake basic agreed clinical activities without direct supervision.
  • To prioritise own workload and make independent minor decisions.
  • To provide Health Education and Promotion to both patients and relatives.
  • To provide basic wound care following training (under senior supervision until evidence of competency has been demonstrated, including aseptic technique and obtaining wound swabs correctly and application of slings and tubigrip).
  • To provide the extended role of applying Plaster of Paris under seniorsupervision following completion of training and evidence of competency.
  • To undertake venepuncture and cannulation duties under senior supervision following completion of training and evidence of competency.
  • To process blood samples through POC machines.
  • To ensure blood results are signed by medical staff.
  • Assist in the patient's discharge planning.
  • To assist patients with hygiene needs while maintaining patient dignity.
  • To promote good hand washing technique in conjunction with infection control policies/protocols.
  • To accurately record patient observations and report findings to the qualified named nurse.
  • Accurately record ECGs on completion of training and report back to the qualified named nurse following interpretation by doctor.
  • Assist named nurse with care of the bereaved following completion of training.
  • To provide support to all colleagues both senior and junior staff.
  • To act as a role model to junior staff and learners in the emergency department environment on completion of training.
  • To work in collaboration with all members of the multi-disciplinary care team and promote good working relationships (including; police, ambulance, OT, physiotherapists, doctors, speciality nurses and social services).
  • To raise all safe guarding issues to the nurse in charge.
  • To observe all health and safety regulations and to keep up to date in training in accordance with the Trust policies.
  • To be part responsible for own development and undertake update training to meet demands of the post.
  • To adhere to the Trust recommendation regarding PREP.
  • Ensure effective communication to promote smooth transition between speciality units/wards and safely escort patients between care environments and wards.
  • Produce clear and factual documentation to the standards of the Record Keeping Act and demonstrate excellent telephone communication skills and messenger service.
  • To COVID swab patients at the earliest possible time.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Please find more information by reading the roles and responsibilities in the job description:

  • To provide professional, competent basic nursing care to patients and relatives without direct supervision.
  • To competently undertake basic agreed clinical activities without direct supervision.
  • To prioritise own workload and make independent minor decisions.
  • To provide Health Education and Promotion to both patients and relatives.
  • To provide basic wound care following training (under senior supervision until evidence of competency has been demonstrated, including aseptic technique and obtaining wound swabs correctly and application of slings and tubigrip).
  • To provide the extended role of applying Plaster of Paris under seniorsupervision following completion of training and evidence of competency.
  • To undertake venepuncture and cannulation duties under senior supervision following completion of training and evidence of competency.
  • To process blood samples through POC machines.
  • To ensure blood results are signed by medical staff.
  • Assist in the patient's discharge planning.
  • To assist patients with hygiene needs while maintaining patient dignity.
  • To promote good hand washing technique in conjunction with infection control policies/protocols.
  • To accurately record patient observations and report findings to the qualified named nurse.
  • Accurately record ECGs on completion of training and report back to the qualified named nurse following interpretation by doctor.
  • Assist named nurse with care of the bereaved following completion of training.
  • To provide support to all colleagues both senior and junior staff.
  • To act as a role model to junior staff and learners in the emergency department environment on completion of training.
  • To work in collaboration with all members of the multi-disciplinary care team and promote good working relationships (including; police, ambulance, OT, physiotherapists, doctors, speciality nurses and social services).
  • To raise all safe guarding issues to the nurse in charge.
  • To observe all health and safety regulations and to keep up to date in training in accordance with the Trust policies.
  • To be part responsible for own development and undertake update training to meet demands of the post.
  • To adhere to the Trust recommendation regarding PREP.
  • Ensure effective communication to promote smooth transition between speciality units/wards and safely escort patients between care environments and wards.
  • Produce clear and factual documentation to the standards of the Record Keeping Act and demonstrate excellent telephone communication skills and messenger service.
  • To COVID swab patients at the earliest possible time.

  Person Specification

  Experience

  Essential

  • 1 or more years Health Care experience
  • Previous experience of dealing with the general public
  • Care Certificate
  • GuidanceScore Previous experience of dealing with the general public2 Care Certificate2 Experience in a UK care setting

  Desirable

  • Experience on a hospital ward

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Relevant L3 qualification/apprenticeship in Health care
  • Evidence of general education, eg GCSE's or equivalent functional skills Level 2 Numeracy and Literacy

  Skills and Knowledge

  Essential

  • Competent IT skills and excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to communicate clearly
  • Basic numeracy and literacy
  • Ability to follow clear instructions and feedback from staff
  • Ability to work with minimal supervision

  Desirable

  • Venepuncture and cannulation

  Special Requirements

  Essential

  • Willingness to work full shift patterns, including early/late/night shifts and weekends and bank holidays

  Values and Behaviours

  Essential

  • We will expect your values and behaviours to mirror those of the Trust

  Person Specification

  Experience

  Essential

  • 1 or more years Health Care experience
  • Previous experience of dealing with the general public
  • Care Certificate
  • GuidanceScore Previous experience of dealing with the general public2 Care Certificate2 Experience in a UK care setting

  Desirable

  • Experience on a hospital ward

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Relevant L3 qualification/apprenticeship in Health care
  • Evidence of general education, eg GCSE's or equivalent functional skills Level 2 Numeracy and Literacy

  Skills and Knowledge

  Essential

  • Competent IT skills and excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to communicate clearly
  • Basic numeracy and literacy
  • Ability to follow clear instructions and feedback from staff
  • Ability to work with minimal supervision

  Desirable

  • Venepuncture and cannulation

  Special Requirements

  Essential

  • Willingness to work full shift patterns, including early/late/night shifts and weekends and bank holidays

  Values and Behaviours

  Essential

  • We will expect your values and behaviours to mirror those of the Trust

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Wexham Park Hospital

  Wexham Street

  Slough

  SL2 4HL

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Wexham Park Hospital

  Wexham Street

  Slough

  SL2 4HL

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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