Healthcare Assistant

As a Health Care Assistant you will work under direct or indirect supervision of a registered nurse/Nursing Associate. The care you give to patients will be compassionate, caring, and high quality. You will recognise your abilities and limitations of your competence and only carry out those tasks for which you are trained. As a member of the ward team you willsupport the other staff, act in the best interest of patients and treat everyone with respect.

SkillsAs a Trust employee you will honour your work commitments, be reliable, trustworthy and uphold the values and beliefs of the Trust and the Skills for Health Code of Conduct. To also include, but not limited to as a non-registered care worker: Carrying out assigned tasks as part of clinical team in support of registered nurses Undertake some aspects of care provision without direct supervision. Ensuring the safety and wellbeing of patients. Always working in a manner that promotes dignity and human rights.

To assist members of the multi-disciplinary team to maintain patient’s fundamental needs and ensure patient safety. To carry out duties in support and under supervision of a registered nurse or Nursing Associate. To participate in direct patient care and other general duties within the clinical area employed. To provide support and leadership to care assistants and assist with a range of both clinical and non-clinical duties. To assist with a range of non-clinical duties. Main duties of the role include, but not limited to as a non-registered care worker:

Carrying out assigned tasks as part of clinical team in support of registered nurses Undertake some aspects of care provision without direct supervision. Ensuring the safety and wellbeing of patients. Always working in a manner that promotes dignity and human rights through the adoption of person centred care principles. To assist members of the multi-disciplinary team to maintain patient’s fundamental needs and ensure patient safety. To carry out duties in support and under supervision of a registered nurse or Nursing Associate. To participate in direct patient care and other general duties within the clinical area employed.

To provide support and leadership to care assistants and assist with a range of both clinical and non-clinical duties. To assist with a range of non-clinical duties. 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 VimeoFor further details / informal visits contact: Name: Jasmin Cacayorin Job title:

Ward Manager Email address: jasmin. cacayorin@nhs. net Telephone number: 03006151529