Healthcare Assistant | Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust; Slough; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Slough is looking for a Health Care Assistant to support the nursing team in delivering high-quality patient care. The role involves working under supervision, assisting with various clinical duties, and contributing to a compassionate and respectful environment. Flexibility in working hours is encouraged to meet both staff and service needs.

Benefits

Training and development opportunities

Supportive work environment

Flexible working patterns

Qualifications

• Ability to carry out assigned tasks under supervision.
• Recognize and respect patients' dignity and human rights.
• Assist with clinical duties after training.

Responsibilities

• Support registered nurses in clinical tasks.
• Participate in direct patient care.
• Mentor new care assistants.

Skills

Compassionate care

Customer care skills

Team support

Job description

As a Health Care Assistant you will work under direct or indirect supervision of a registered nurse/Nursing Associate. The care you give to patients will be compassionate, caring, and high quality. You will recognise your abilities and limitations of your competence and only carry out those tasks for which you are trained. As a member of the ward team you will
support the other staff, act in the best interest of patients and treat everyone with respect.

As a Trust employee you will honour your work commitments, be reliable, trustworthy and uphold the values and beliefs of the Trust and the Skills for Health Code of Conduct. To also include, but not limited to as a non-registered care worker:

• Carrying out assigned tasks as part of clinical team in support of registered nurses
• Undertake some aspects of care provision without direct supervision. Ensuring the safety and wellbeing of patients.
• Always working in a manner that promotes dignity and human rights.
• To assist members of the multi-disciplinary team to maintain patient’s fundamental needs and ensure patient safety.
• To carry out duties in support and under supervision of a registered nurse or Nursing Associate.
• To participate in direct patient care and other general duties within the clinical area employed.
• To provide support and leadership to care assistants and assist with a range of both clinical and non-clinical duties.
• To assist with a range of non-clinical duties.

Main duties of the role include, but not limited to as a non-registered care worker:

• Carrying out assigned tasks as part of clinical team in support of registered nurses
• Undertake some aspects of care provision without direct supervision. Ensuring the safety and wellbeing of patients.
• Always working in a manner that promotes dignity and human rights through the adoption of person centred care principles.
• To assist members of the multi-disciplinary team to maintain patient’s fundamental needs and ensure patient safety.
• To carry out duties in support and under supervision of a registered nurse or Nursing Associate.
• To participate in direct patient care and other general duties within the clinical area employed.
• To provide support and leadership to care assistants and assist with a range of both clinical and non-clinical duties.
• To assist with a range of non-clinical duties.

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.

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

Some of the key tasks, but not limited to as a non-registered care worker, and dependent on the skills required for a clinical area employed within include:

Provide excellent customer care skills to ensure patients come first.
Undertakes a range of delegated clinical care duties to deliver agreed plans of care, acting on own initiative.
Mentor and support new to care and Health Care Support Workers on the care certificate and to be a ‘buddy’ to any new starters.
To ensure that patients’ receive high quality clinical care and experience an excellent patient experience whilst using our Trust services, respecting customs, and religious beliefs at all times.
Recognise and avoid situations that may be detrimental to the health and wellbeing of the individuals.
To care for enhanced care observation patients as required, under the Trust’s ‘Assessment, Observation and 1:1 Engagement for General Adults, Children and Young People Policy’. This may involve fulfilling the roles and responsibilities of a Mental Health Care Assistant delivering enhanced care observation, once MHCA related training study days have been attended.
To act as an advocate for patients within the department, to ensure a patient orientated approach to the delivery of care and to meet standards within the NHS Plan and other relevant guidelines.

Provide support and assistance to professionals in the implementation of plans of care for individual patients:

Assist with fluid and dietary needs of patients including completion of menu cards, thickening fluids (as directed by dietician/care plan), recording intake and output of fluids and solids consumed.
As directed to collect specimens from patients and to record all vital signs of a patients. These could include routine observations of weight, blood pressure, temperature, pulse, respiratory rate, and oxygen saturation levels. Report any abnormalities and concerns to a Registered Nurse
Recognise when patients are in pain and discomfort and report to a designated registrant Nurse/AHP of a patient
To undertake venepuncture/cannulation when requested by healthcare professionals (once competency is completed).
To undertake catheterisation where competency is completed and applicable in a clinical area of employment.

To complete competencies specific to the post:

To participate and in locally agreed expanded practice protocols where relevant to service need and proportionate to banding, ensuring that any requirements for competencies, audit and evaluation be maintained.
This job description forms the basis of the healthcare assistant’s duties. You should be aware that there might be other specific assigned tasks relevant to a particular area of work.

Important Information for Applicants Requiring Visa Sponsorship:
Recent changes to UK immigration rules may affect your eligibility for aHealth and Care VisaorSkilled Worker Visa. Sponsorship may not be possible if:
• The role does not meet theminimum salary thresholdset by UKVI
• The role isnot included on the Immigration Salary List (ISL)
• The role isbelow RQF Level 6 (graduate level)

These restrictions may also apply if you are currently on aGraduate Visaand are seeking to switch to aSkilled Worker Visa.

Please check your eligibility under the latest UKVI requirements before applying. Applications from candidates who do not meet the criteriacannot be progressed.


This advert closes on Monday 4 Aug 2025