Job Overview 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. Working for our organisation 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. Frimley Health Trust benefits on Vimeo Detailed Job Description And Main 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 senior supervision 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 ECG’s 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 criteria 1 or more years Health Care experience Previous experience of dealing with the general public Care Certificate Guidance Score Previous experience of dealing with the general public 2 Care Certificate 2 Experience in a UK care setting Desirable criteria Experience on a hospital ward Qualifications Essential criteria 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 criteria 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 criteria Venepuncture and cannulation Special Requirements Essential criteria Willingness to work full shift patterns, including early/late/night shifts and weekends and bank holidays Values and Behaviours Essential criteria We will expect your values and behaviours to mirror those of the Trust Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) has an outstanding reputation and a proud record of achievement. As a well performing, well led and ambitious Foundation Trust, we have exciting times ahead of us. We have an ongoing commitment to improving the health and care services for the 900,000 people we serve across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire. We are proud of the ambitions laid out in our strategy, Our Future FHFT, including our vision to be a leader in health & wellbeing, delivering excellence for our communities. We continue to invest in our services and facilities, including a £10 million upgrade to the hospital maternity unit as well as £49m major new Emergency Assessment Centre on our Wexham Park site. The opening of a brand new £100m state of the art hospital which replaced the existing hospital facility at Heatherwood and are planning to invest further in diagnostics and inpatient capacity at Frimley Park. We have also made significant investment in our quality improvement and digital programmes to support our vision and we will ensure that we achieve our aim of providing the highest quality healthcare to our patients. Our new EPR – Epic – went live in June and we are already beginning to reap the benefits of this ambitious investment . 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 . Apply online now. Location : Slough, England, United Kingdom