Health Care Support Worker Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust; Aldershot; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 40,000

Job description

You will be expected to provide focused integrated clinical care under direction, supporting the Registered Nurses’ (RN), Nurse in Charge (NiC) and Senior team with the day to day running of the outpatients department.

To work as a member of the nursing team, under the direction of the RN’s and NIC of the department, supporting the Senior team, to provide the highest quality of integrated nursing care and patient pathways within the department, supported by Frimley Health Strategy, Values, policies and procedures.

1. Ensure all patients receive safe, appropriate, competent treatment and care in accordance with local and national protocols and standards.
2. To ensure effective, professional communication with colleagues, the MDT and the senior team at all times.
3. To behave professionally always demonstrating excellent customer service and FH Values.
4. To be a visible, professional, and clinical role model for others.
5. To support and supervise all learners, students, temporary new and junior staff within the departments. Feeding back to them and the senior team and Practice Development appropriately.
6. To display a visible clinical presence, supporting the OPD team to achieve a high standard of evidence-based care, procedures, and treatment specific to the clinical need, working within the FH competency framework appropriate to role and scope of practice, including the use of medical devices.
7. To demonstrate a sound knowledge of the principles of infection control, including monthly hand hygiene audits adhering to the highest standards when performing aseptic technique and always complying with FH Infection Control Policies.
8. To ensure compliance with all FH and OPD policies and guidelines, e.g. (but not limited to) consent, chaperoning, WHO checklist, COSHH, Information Governance.
9. To work closely with the senior and multi-disciplinary team ensuring excellent and effective communication is maintained.
10. To ensure patient records are maintained accurately in line with local and national standards, digital strategy, Information Governance and General Data Protection Regulations.

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.

This advert closes on Monday 24 Mar 2025.