Registered Nursing Associate | Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 15 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £30,279 - £33,116 p.a Inc HCA |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 May 2024 |
| Location: | London, SE1 9RT |
| Company: | Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6229961/196-NM11504 |
Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the haematology outpatients team as a Registered Nursing Associate. As part of our workforce development plan, we see RNA's as the future of our department. As a RNA in haematology day unit you will carry out IV infusions and blood transfusions. You will be a mentor to students and apprentice nursing associates. Alongside the nursing staff you will responsible resource management and carrying out environmental audits.
The successful candidate will be fully supported by a team of experienced nurses and health care assistants and training will be offered on the job.
If making a difference is fundamental to you, and you thrive on working with an amazing and compassionate team, then we believe you have the necessary skills to support the nursing team within outpatients.
This is a full time post (4 days a week 9.5 hour days) we currently do not work weekends and bank holidays, however we may in the future.
Closing Date: 6th May 2024
Interview Date: 14th May 2024
We are looking to recruit enthusiastic, forward-thinking Nursing Associates with excellent communication skills to join our nursing team in Haematology.
The successful candidate will provide patient centred, evidence based care, maintain high care delivery standards and efficient, safe management of patients .
The nursing associate will provide support to the registered nurse by caring for patients and carry out specific clinical care tasks and responsibilities to a high standard and competency, under the direction of a Registered Nurse.
The post holder will supervise and delegate appropriately to support staff within the team and assess clinical and care advice when needed.
You should possess good interpersonal and time management skills, be a good communicator, organised and be able to prioritise and work well as a member of the team.
Your role will be varied and you will be able to gain clinical skills such as cannulation, venepuncture, central line care, venesection collection, IV and blood transfusion administration.
The successful candidate should be willing to learn new skills, be hardworking, motivated and enthusiastic.
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK’s best known hospitals – Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield – as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
We are among the UK’s busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.
We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and – as part of King’s Health Partners – we are one of England’s eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research’s biomedical research centres, established with King’s College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.
• To provide induction and supervision to new staff, Nursing Assistants and students, and Trainee Nursing Associates encouraging an effective learning environment.
• To provide support and supervision to Healthcare/Nursing Assistants to promote their learning and development within their role.
• Provide clinical leadership to a team of Healthcare/ Nursing Assistants providing direction, support and challenge where necessary.
• Provide sensitive, compassionate, safe and effective care to support people in a range of care settings, applying the principles and processes for making reasonable adjustments.
This advert closes on Monday 6 May 2024