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Are you looking for a unique career opportunity to become a key member of the nursing team?

We are looking to recruit passionate, flexible and motivated Band 2 Health Care Assistants to join our dynamic team to support a variety of patients with gastroenterology conditions. The role will entail supporting staff on the ward undertaking duties including personal care, updating records and observations. So if you are interested to join our team we would like to hear from you.

• Carries out duties in support and under supervision of a registered nurse.
• To participate in patient care as a member of the unit nursing team.

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.

• Participate in the nursing care of patients under the direction and supervision of a registered nurse, and raise issues of concern to a qualified nurse.
• Assist the Ward House Keepers in keeping the unit environment clean and tidy.
• Assist patients with their nutritional requirements, which includes ensuring menu’s are completed, handing out drinks & food to patients (ensuring they can reach everything they need, and are sat in a good eating position), and where appropriate feed patients.
• Always maintain respect and confidentiality.
• Maintain clear and accurate documentation under the supervision of a registered nurse, raising issues of concern with a qualified nurse where appropriate.
• Communicate effectively and liaise with all health care staff as appropriate.
• To encourage and maintain good relationship with Medical Staff and other members of the Primary care & Social Services teams in order to provide the best care.
• To participate in quality Assurance initiatives within the unit.
• Pro-actively respond to potential complaints, to prevent formal complaints from occurring.