Care Assistant • Camberley Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
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{"interviewQueryText":"What are some good interview questions in British English for the job description below?\n\n-------------------------------------------\n\nCare Assistant with Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust in Camberley, England, United Kingdom\n\n Job Overview Ward G3 is a 28 bedded stroke unit, with 14 hyper acute and 14 acute stroke beds. We take patients from across the 3 counties and provide specialist stroke care, including thrombolysis. As a Care Assistant on our ward, you will work as part of the multi-disciplinary team to provide expert care to the patients. There is the opportunity for further development through the Care Certificate and our in-house rehabilitation pathway. This vacancy is linked to a level 2 apprenticeship. This will support you to gain relevant knowledge, skills and experience that will help you achieve your potential in this role. Working alongside the Trust’s experienced staff you will be supported to gain the apprenticeship qualification and functional skills in maths and English if required. This is a great opportunity to gain a national recognised qualification while you are working and earning, which will support you in both this role and in your future career at Frimley Health. You will not be required to undertake an apprenticeship if you have previously completed a relevant apprenticeship, NVQ or similar qualification. Main duties of the job To work with the multi-disciplinary team to provide safe and effective care to all patients. The role involves personal care of the patient, and aiding them in their activities of daily living. Accurate and timely documentation is imperative to the effectiveness of our service. Effective communication with patients and relatives, including those that have communication difficulties. Working for our organisation 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 three core values, and the behaviours 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. Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities Clinical Participate in the nursing care of patients under the direction and supervision of a registered nurse, and raise issues of concern to a qualified nurse. Assist the Ward House Keepers in keeping the unit environment clean and tidy. Assist patients with their nutritional requirements, which includes ensuring menus are completed, handing out drinks & food to patients (ensuring they can reach everything they need, and are sat in a good eating position), and where appropriate feed patients. Always maintain respect and confidentiality. Maintain clear and accurate documentation under the supervision of a registered nurse, raising issues of concern with a qualified nurse where appropriate. Communicate effectively and liaise with all health care staff as appropriate. To encourage and maintain good relationship with Medical Staff and other members of the Primary care & Social Services teams in order to provide the best care. To participate in quality Assurance initiatives within the unit. Pro-actively respond to potential complaints, to prevent formal complaints from occurri Non-clinical duties Know where and how to access all policies and procedures and adhere to them. Participate in maintaining appropriate levels of stock under the guidance of a registered nurse. 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. Personal development Attend annual mandatory training, which includes basic life support and moving and handling. Undertake Trust HCA programme and competencies. Person specification Personal Essential criteria Ability to work autonomously Desirable criteria Recent evidence of learning Experience Essential criteria Evidence of care experience Desirable criteria Evidence of stroke experience Skills Essential criteria Good IT skills Good written and verbal communication skills Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) has an outstanding reputation and a proud record of achievement. As a well performing, well led and ambitious Foundation Trust, we have exciting times ahead of us. We have an ongoing commitment to improving the health and care services for the 900,000 people we serve across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire. We are proud of the ambitions laid out in our strategy, Our Future FHFT, including our vision to be a leader in health & wellbeing, delivering excellence for our communities. We continue to invest in our services and facilities, including a £10 million upgrade to the hospital maternity unit as well as £49m major new Emergency Assessment Centre on our Wexham Park site. The opening of a brand new £100m state of the art hospital which replaced the existing hospital facility at Heatherwood and are planning to invest further in diagnostics and inpatient capacity at Frimley Park. We have also made significant investment in our quality improvement and digital programmes to support our vision and we will ensure that we achieve our aim of providing the highest quality healthcare to our patients. Our new EPR – Epic – went live in June and we are already beginning to reap the benefits of this ambitious investment . Our three core values , and the b"}