Job Summary
We are seeking to recruit a keen and enthusiastic Full-Time Band 2 Care Assistant in the Children's Ambulatory Care and Outpatient Unit. We are a very friendly team who are passionate about providing excellent care for Children and Young people and their families.
Main duties of the job
Our Children's Ambulatory Care and Outpatient Unit caters for all disciplines within the Child Health Department and offers opportunities to work alongside teams offering a truly multidisciplinary approach to health care including nurse led clinics, supporting Specialist Nurses. Services are provided cross site within the CCG.
We offer a full range of education opportunities internal and external to maintain your continued professional development (CPD), including learning new skills in Venipuncture and Cannulation. We want someone who is driven and can offer the best possible experience children and young people can have in the hospital setting.
We can offer comprehensive in-house and external training opportunities to enhance your personal development.
For an informal discussion please contact Sister Lucy Shelton 03006133883 or Senior Sister Joanne Taylor 03006133494.
About Us
There's never been a more exciting time to build your career at Frimley Health, one of the country's largest and most respected trusts. Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) has an outstanding reputation and a proud record of achievement. 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 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. If you have a passion for clinical excellence, patient care and your own career development, you'll feel at home at Frimley Health.
Date posted
11 December 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 2
Salary
£24,873 a year per annum inc. HCAS
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
151-CH015
Job locations
Frimley Park Hospital
Portsmouth Road
Camberley
GU16 7UJ
Job Description
Job responsibilities
1. To ensure that all patients and other members of the public and staff are treated in a polite and considerate manner and receive prompt attention when required.
2. To ensure that any telephone messages or enquiries are conveyed and dealt with in a timely and clear manner.
3. To fulfill administration duties as required.
4. To support the Children's ward and outreach clinics as required.
5. To ensure that all assigned duties both clinical and non-clinical are carried out efficiently and effectively.
6. To use the various hospital IT systems in order to assist the nursing and medical staff.
7. To act as a chaperone, and assist the medical staff with any investigations or procedures.
8. At all times to be aware of the limits of their own levels of competence and at no time attempt tasks above and beyond their abilities and to work within the limits set by departmental policies.
9. To be aware of the complaints procedure.
10. To be cost effective in the use of equipment and resources, to ensure equipment is in good working order, stored correctly and ready for immediate use.
11. Maintain accurate, up to date records of all contact with patients and their carers.
12. Comply with the Trust's policies on risk assessment and bring any concerns to the attention of the line manager.
13. To act in a professional manner at all times, complying with trust policies in relation to Infection Control, Confidentiality, Incident Reporting, Health & Safety and Uniform Policy.
14. Respectful of patients' Privacy and Dignity at all times.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* GCSE English/Maths
Desirable
* GNVQ Level 2 Health and Social Care
* Care Certificate
Skills
Essential
* Previous experience in a hospital setting
Desirable
* Venepuncture and cannulation
Computer skills
Essential
* Proficient in Microsoft
Desirable
* Proficient in Epic
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: Frimley Park Hospital
Portsmouth Road
Camberley
GU16 7UJ
Employer's website: Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
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