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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 withat least 1 year's experiencein Health care.



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.

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.

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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 basicagreed clinical activities without directsupervision.
• 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 supervisionuntil evidence of competency has been demonstrated, including aseptictechnique and obtaining wound swabs correctly and application of slingsand 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 infectioncontrol 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 thequalified 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 ofthe 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.



This advert closes on Wednesday 28 May 2025