Support Worker

at  Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

The Neonatal Unit is looking for an enthusiastic individual to join the team as a Support Worker.
We are a level 2 Neonatal Unit consisting of 17 cots and we care for babies who are born preterm or require additional support after birth.
This is a non-patient facing role and as a Support Worker on the Neonatal Unit, you will work as part of a multidisciplinary team and under the supervision of the senior nursing team to carry out duties supporting all staff to be able to care for babies and their families.
To work under the supervision of the senior nursing team to carry out duties supporting all staff in the care of the babies and their families.
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.
For full details regarding the main duties of the job, please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information.

Ensure ward facilities and equipment are tidy, clean and available for use for children, parents and staff.
Clean cots, incubators, and nurseries as required.
To assist families resident in family rooms as requested by nursing staff.
Report anything observed which causes concern.
Help to maintain security and safety on the unit.
Answer the reception phone and entrance door buzzer when necessary.
To maintain confidentiality of information regarding patients and their families at all times.
To be aware of Children’s safeguarding procedures and report any concerns to the nurse in charge