We are proud to offer a range of Care Assistant vacancies across all of our acute care directorates in Frimley Park Hospital.
Please note this is a front facing clinical role where a high level of spoken and written English language is required. We screen for use of AI software and if found your application will be automatically rejected.
Main duties of the job
You will be primarily assisting the nursing team with care of the patients and will facilitate the smooth running of the department. You need to be driven and prepared to deliver high quality care and attention to detail. In this role you can look forward to a career full of development opportunities and the support from an excellent team of healthcare professionals - working alongside a reliable and friendly team.
You will also have access to a full program of training and development as well as a range of employee benefits.
When joining Frimley Health, we can offer you a supportive working environment as well as training and development to meet your needs. If you have an interest in providing exceptional patient care as well as developing your clinical knowledge and skills then please apply via this vacancy.
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.
Job responsibilities
* To undertake agreed clinical activities including collection of urine and faecal samples, swabs, recording of fluid intake/output, changing of stomas and urine drainage bags, catheter care, recording of pulse/temperature/blood pressure/saturations and MET scoring, and to advise the team nurse of any changes in a patients condition.
* To assist patients to eat and drink as required, assisting in menu selection and being aware of special diets and cultural requirements.
* To enable and assist patients to maintain their personal hygiene.
* To contribute to the safe movement of patients, using equipment to mobilise and move patients, after mobility assessment, to ensure patient comfort.
* To answer the ward telephone as required.
* To assist with discharge procedures.
* To tidy rooms and bed areas, and to clean and strip beds and remake after patient discharge, dealing with disposal of soiled linen as per policy.
* To ensure ward equipment is suitably maintained and cleaned frequently.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* GCSE Maths and English Grade C/4 or above or equivalent.
Experience
* Previous experience of dealing with the general public.
* Experience in a healthcare setting.
* Experience of manual handling.
* Experience on a hospital ward.
Skills and Knowledge
* Ability to communicate clearly.
* Basic numeracy and literacy.
* Ability to follow clear instructions and feedback from staff.
* Ability to work with minimal supervision.
Special Requirements
* Willingness to work full shift patterns, including early/late/night shifts and weekends and bank holidays.
Values and Behaviours
* 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.
£24,873 a year Per Annum, Pro Rata incl. HCAS
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