Healthcare Assistant - AMU | Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust; Camberley; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Camberley is seeking a full-time Band 3 Healthcare Assistant for the Acute Medical Unit. Candidates should have at least one year of experience in a hospital, be flexible with shifts, and possess essential skills like venepuncture and dementia care. You will support patient care alongside nursing staff, ensuring accurate documentation and assisting with hygiene needs. This role offers opportunities for professional development in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Development opportunities

Healthy work-life balance

Flexible working patterns

Qualifications

• At least 1 year experience in a hospital environment dealing with the general public.
• Essential skills include dementia care and acute care.
• Venepuncture, cannulation, and catheterization skills are essential.
• Familiarity with EPIC is desirable.
• Ability to work flexible shifts covering days, nights, and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Provide basic nursing care without supervision.
• Undertake clinical activities independently.
• Prioritize workload and make minor decisions.
• Assist in discharge planning and promote hand hygiene.
• Record patient observations and document findings.

Skills

Experience in a hospital environment

Dementia care skills

Acute care skills

Venepuncture

Cannulation

Catheterization

Flexibility in shift rotation

Job description

Overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic, full time Band 3 Healthcare Assistant. The candidates are expected to have experience for 1 year in a hospital environment dealing with the general public. You need to be flexible and able to rotate your shifts to cover days, nights and weekends.

This is a great opportunity for Care Assistants to take more responsibility and a role in the Acute Medical Care environment at Frimley Park Hospital.

The Acute Medical Unit (AMU) is a 42 bedded busy unit looking after patients with various medical conditions, this provides a great deal of exposure to areas of cardiology, respiratory, gastro enterology, endocrine, elderly care and mental health.

You will be working with the nursing and multi disciplinary team to deliver high quality patient care to patients and relatives.

You will be supporting the nursing staff in ensuring the all the documentation is up to date. Dementia care and acute care skills are essential.

Reporting any changes in a patient's condition and making sure your area is kept safe.

Essential skills needed are venepuncture, cannulation and catheterization. Being familiar with EPIC is desirable.

The role also involves mentoring new staff members (Care Assistants).

Responsibilities

• 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 tub grip.
• To provide the extended role of applying Plaster of Paris under senior supervision following completion of training and evidence of competency.
• To undertake venepuncture and cannulation 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 safeguarding 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 recommendations 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.
• To COVID swab patients at the earliest time.

Qualifications and Skills

• Experience of at least 1 year in a hospital environment dealing with the general public.
• Dementia care and acute care skills are essential.
• Venepuncture, cannulation and catheterization are essential skills; familiarity with EPIC is desirable.
• Flexible and able to rotate shifts to cover days, nights and weekends.

Benefits and Opportunities

• Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme.
• We provide first class development opportunities and a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
• We support a healthy work-life balance and offer flexible working patterns where possible.
• This vacancy is linked with the opportunity for Apprenticeship (for those eligible). You can gain a national recognised qualification while you work and earn.

Additional Information

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 22 Sep 2025