Job summary Come and join our award-winning team In June 2023, the FHFT Virtual Frailty Ward (VFW) / Urgent Community Response (UCR) team was nominated for a Parliamentary Healthcare Award and a FHFT Facing the Future Award. We specialise in managing acute frailty crises, sepsis, and exacerbations of long-term conditions, aiming to reduce unnecessary hospital admissions and promote patient choice in care delivery. Based at Frimley Park Hospital, our team operates across Surrey Heath, Northeast Hampshire, and Farnham, working within the Frimley Health and Care Integrated Board (ICB) framework. Our team provides an innovative, responsive, and patient-centered service that delivers urgent community response and acute hospital-level treatment in patients' own homes. Our unique hybrid model ensures a rapid, two-hour response time, with referrals received directly from paramedics, GPs, NHS 111, community healthcare professionals, and hospitals. Patients are assessed, diagnosed, and treated in the comfort of their own homes. Main duties of the job The UCR MTA will play a key role within the UCR team, working closely with both the medical and therapy teams to provide essential support. They will respond to emergency call-outs in the community, attending patients alongside either the medical and/or therapy team, depending on the patient's needs, to ensure timely assessment and intervention. The MTA will perform a range of extended clinical skills, including but not limited to vital signs monitoring, cannulation, venepuncture, 12-lead ECGs, and urinary catheterization. They will also actively participate in the emergency response team, contributing to the delivery of high-quality urgent care 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. Frimley Health Trust benefits on Vimeo Date posted 14 February 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 4 Salary £22,285 to £24,456 a year per annum INCL HCAS Contract Permanent Working pattern Part-time Reference number 151-RO188-A Job locations Frimley Park Hospital Portsmouth Road, Frimley Frimley GU167UJ Job description Job responsibilities As an MTA, you will work closely with both the medical and therapy teams, providing essential support during emergency call-outs in the community. Your responsibilities will include: Attending patient visits alongside medical and/or therapy professionals. Conducting timely patient assessments and reviews. Performing extended clinical skills, including vital signs monitoring, cannulation, venepuncture, 12-lead ECGs, and urinary catheterisation. Participating in the emergency response team. Job description Job responsibilities As an MTA, you will work closely with both the medical and therapy teams, providing essential support during emergency call-outs in the community. Your responsibilities will include: Attending patient visits alongside medical and/or therapy professionals. Conducting timely patient assessments and reviews. Performing extended clinical skills, including vital signs monitoring, cannulation, venepuncture, 12-lead ECGs, and urinary catheterisation. Participating in the emergency response team. Person Specification experince Essential > 2 years healthcare experience Desirable >2 years emergency/acute care experience >2 years elderly care/frailty services experience Skills Essential Basic observations Venepuncture Desirable Cannulation Cannulation under USS guidance Midlines/Picc/powerglides Urinary catheterisation 12 Lead ECG Qualifications Desirable Care Certificate/NVQ Person Specification experince Essential > 2 years healthcare experience Desirable >2 years emergency/acute care experience >2 years elderly care/frailty services experience Skills Essential Basic observations Venepuncture Desirable Cannulation Cannulation under USS guidance Midlines/Picc/powerglides Urinary catheterisation 12 Lead ECG Qualifications Desirable Care Certificate/NVQ 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. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information 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. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust Address Frimley Park Hospital Portsmouth Road, Frimley Frimley GU167UJ Employer's website https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)