Vascular Access Healthcare Assistant

Overview

The Intravenous and Vascular Access Services (IVAS) team are looking to recruit an experienced Health Care Assistant. We are looking for a compassionate, caring healthcare worker who strives to deliver high quality care to patients. This will be a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of others at FHFT. For the right candidate who can deliver the values of FHFT, we will support and develop your career and help you grow to become the best HCA you aspire to be.

The IVAS Vascular Access Healthcare Assistant supports the inpatient vascular access service by providing ultrasound guided cannulation, venepuncture and midline insertion to patients who have difficult IV access.

This post is for the Wexham Park Hospital Site.

Responsibilities

Main duties of the job

• Ultrasound guided venepuncture, cannulation and midline insertion.
• Vascular Access Device surveillance
• Managing excel databases
• Supporting with stock management
• Supporting the Vascular Access CNS team in delivering patient care
• Working with EPIC

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Cannulation
• Venepuncture
• Working in Acute hospital setting
• Care Certificate

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Evidence of general education, eg GCSEs or equivalent functional skills Level 2 Numeracy and Literacy

Skills and Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Ability to communicate clearly
• Basic numeracy and literacy
• Ability to follow clear instructions and feedback from staff
• Ability to work with minimal supervision

Special Requirements

Essential criteria

• Willingness to work full shift patterns, including early/late/night shifts and weekends and bank holidays

Values and Behaviours

Essential criteria

• We will expect your values and behaviours to mirror those of the Trust

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) is proud of its strong reputation, record of achievement and ambition for the future. We serve a population of over 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and South Buckinghamshire, and remain committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities.

Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.

We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state-of-the-art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services.

We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future-proofed, featuring on-site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.

Alongside estates’ investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.

Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.

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