caregiver Slough, Berkshire, South East England, England
Job description
This is an exciting opportunity to work as an Emergency Care Assistant in our Emergency Department. We are looking for enthusiastic and dedicated people who want to join our friendly and supportive team.
If you have a “can do” attitude, work well as part of a team, have a determination to provide excellent care, possess excellent interpersonal skill and are comfortable in working in a fast pace and busy environment then this could be the perfect job for you.
To work within a multi-disciplinary team, in the delivery of high quality patient care to patients & relatives.
To deliver individualised holistic care to patients and their relatives attending the Emergency Department
Support the registered nursing staff in ensuring that all documentation is up to date and report any changes in the patients’ condition.
This vacancy is linked to a level 2 apprenticeship. This will support you to gain relevant knowledge, skills and experience that will help you achieve your potential in this role. Working alongside the Trust’s experienced staff you will be supported to gain the apprenticeship qualification and functional skills in maths and English if required. This is a great opportunity to gain a national recognised qualification while you are working and earning, which will support you in both this role and in your future career at Frimley Health.
You will not be required to undertake an apprenticeship if you have previously completed a relevant apprenticeship, NVQ or similar qualification.
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.
As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.
We provide a service to Frimley Park, Wexham Park, Farnham and Heatherwood Hospitals, as well as our local community team. This offers great development opportunities in a fast-paced settings which provide seven-day services to our patients.
Our threecore 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,Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.
We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties.
- To provide professional competent basic nursing care to patients and relatives without direct supervision.
- To competently undertake basic agreed clinical activities without direct supervision.
- 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 supervision until evidence of competency has been demonstrated, including aseptic technique and obtaining wound swabs correctly and application of slings and tubigrip).
- To undertake venepunture 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 discharge planning.
- To assist patients with hygiene needs while maintaining patient dignity.
- To promote good hand washing technique in conjunction with infection control 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 the qualified 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.
- Work in collaboration with all members of the 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 updated 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.
