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DIMENSIONS OF JOB:
Day Surgery has 22 individual Day case patient pods.

We are a team of 15 Nurses and 6 Healthcare Assistants who work closely together to ensure the best patient experience.

Hours of work are between 07-00 and 22-00 Monday to Friday and Saturday 07-00 -19-00 Shifts can be a mix of earlies and lates, we will also consider long days, to cover the service.

There will be an expectation that staff will stay until 22-00 if patient discharge is delayed

To carry out duties in support and under supervision of a registered nurse.

To participate in all aspects of patient care including admission, observations, all personal care including nutritional needs

To ensure high standards of Infection control and prevention are maintained.

Maintain clear and accurate documentation under the supervision of a registered nurse, raising issues of concern with a qualified nurse where appropriate.

KEY TASKS & Responsibilities:

• Know where and how to access all policies and procedures and adhere to them.
• Check and maintain appropriate levels of stock.
• Cover the Reception Desk as required, including the admitting and discharging of patients on Trust Computer systems.
• Undertake a range of clerical and admin duties when required
• Participate in the induction of bank/agency Health Care Assistants and new staff to the unit.
• Ensure adequate supply of equipment, linen and anything else which is required by the nurse in charge of the shift.

This job description is an indication of the type and range of tasks that are expected of the post holder, and other duties may be required, in line with the role and the banding. It will be reviewed and amended from time to time in consultation with the post holder to take account of changing organisational need.

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 have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough.

Our threecore values, and the behaviors 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.

All aspects of Surgical Patient Care including Preparing department to receive patients.

Completing Admission of patients under supervision of trained nurses

Carry out observations and escalating any concerns

Taking patients to theatre.

Ensuring patients nutritional needs are met.

Reporting to nurses regarding patient condition

Keeping the ward clean and tidy and well stocked.

Keeping up to date with training

Being punctual and adhering to uniform policy

Understand and practice what the Frimley Health Core values are