Emergency Health Care Assistant - Medical SDEC

Job Overview

An exciting opportunity has arrived for an Emergency Health Care Assistant post in Medical Same day Emergency Care. We provide acute emergency medical services from a variety of patients with medical conditions. We accept ambulatory patients in an outpatient setting providing same day care from referrals received directly from GPs, Emergency departments, Paramedics and Urgent treatment care. Our team consists of Consultants, Registrars, Junior Doctors, Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, Associate Practitioners, Medical Technical Assistants and Emergency Health Care Assistants providing 7 day services including weekends and bank holidays.

To work within a multi-disciplinary team, in the delivery of high-quality patient care to patients and relatives. To deliver individualised holistic care to patients and their relatives attending the Emergency Department. To support the registered nursing staff in ensuring that all documentation is up to date and report any changes in the patients’ condition. Perform tasks such as triaging patients, taking observations, venepuncture and cannulation, running point-of-care blood tests, ECG recording, catheterisation, assisting patients on toileting and mobility needs, offering refreshments and snacks to patients, monitoring blood sugar levels, monitoring patients with ascitic drains and assisting procedures like lumbar punctures.

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available. We recognise the importance of a healthy work-life balance and the benefits to patients. We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognizing that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours;

we do our utmost to meet staff needs and service requirements.

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For full details please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

• 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 tubi grip).
• To undertake venepuncture and cannulation duties under senior supervision following completion of training and evidence of competency.

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 banding. It will be reviewed and amended from time to time in consultation with the post holder to take account of changing organisational need.

Important: It is a mandatory requirement, for those who do not have a Care Certificate, to complete a self-assessment form that is attached to this vacancy. Failure to complete and return this document 48 hours prior to your interview will delay the recruitment process or prevent an offer from being issued.

Recent changes to UK immigration rules may affect eligibility for a Health and Care Visa or Skilled Worker Visa. Sponsorship may not be possible if the role does not meet the minimum salary threshold or is not included on the Immigration Salary List, or if the role is below RQF Level
6. These restrictions may apply if you are on a Graduate Visa and seeking to switch to a Skilled Worker Visa. Check eligibility under the latest UKVI requirements before applying. Applications from candidates who do not meet the criteria cannot be progressed.