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Senior Nursing Assistant | Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 24 February 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £29,485 - £31,088 p.a inc HCA pro rota |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 27 March 2025 |
| Location: | London, SE1 9RT |
| Company: | Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7016944/196-NM12604 |
Summary
An exciting and interesting opportunity has arisen in the Urology Centre for a Band 3 Nursing Assistant to join our team of expert and innovative Urologists, CNSs, nurses and researchers. This position will help you to build knowledge and to develop the experience and skills in order for you to further your career within Urology. We are a busy unit with a worldwide reputation. In this role you will support the clinicians, carry out a range of diagnostic procedures and run nurse led clinics. We are seeking a nursing assistant with vision and dedication, who has nursing experience with particular expertise in urology. If you are a hard working, patient focused, good team-player with a professional approach to interdisciplinary working, we would like to hear from you.
This is an exciting opportunity to work within a highly renowned and innovative multi-disciplinary team at one of the UK's leading teaching Hospitals. We are looking for an enthusiastic, confident, and motivated out-patient nurse with excellent communication skills.
Informal visits are encouraged.
The post holder will be responsible for supporting and providing for the needs of our clinics. They will be required to support the team in the smooth running of all clinics and to maintain a safe working environment. We are a very specialised department and part of this role will be assisting the registered nurse within the minor procedure room, help running a smooth clinic by chaperoning, taking bloods, ordering stocks, answering queries from patients etc.
With an established philosophy of inter-disciplinary working and a high level of nursing autonomy we offer a progressive and innovative working environment. Opportunities for support development and further training are available.
Closing date: 10th March 2025
Interview date: 28th March 2025
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 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.
We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.
Job Summary
Carrying out assigned tasks as part of clinical team in support of registered nurses and to undertake some aspects of care provision without direct supervision. Ensuring the safety and well being of services users, and always working in a manner that promotes
dignity and human rights through the adoption of person centred care principles.
Key Relationships
Internally, all the hospital personnel involved in the patient’s care. As well as external relatives, carers and visitors to the ward/department.
Duties and Responsibilities
1. Clinical Duties
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.
To ensure that patients’ receive high quality clinical care and a good patient experience, having regard for their customs, religious beliefs and doctrines.
Recognise and avoid situations that may be detrimental to the health and wellbeing of the individuals.
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.
Provides support and assistance to professionals in the implementation of plans of care for individual patients.
As directed to collect specimens from patients and to record routine observations of weight, blood pressure, temperature, pulse, respiratory rate. Report any abnormalities and concerns to a Registered Nurse
Recognise when patients are in pain and discomfort and report to nurse in charge
To undertake venepuncture/cannulation when requested by Healthcare
professionals
Under the direction of trained staff maintain and develop own skills including:
Monitoring and recording of vital signs to include blood pressure
Recording of ECG
Simple, aseptic dressings including removal of sutures, clips and venflons
Monitoring and recording of blood glucose levels
Endoscopy competencies
Oxygen Saturations
To respond appropriately to clinical emergencies to ensure the patient receives appropriate care
To assist the Registered Nurse with the safe handling and mobilisation of patients and when necessary to assist in the transportation of patients.
To chaperone patients to other clinical departments, following assessment by a registered nurse, to maintain patient safety
Under the direction of the Healthcare Professional participate in the assessment, admission, discharge and handover of patients
Provide reassurance, support to patients, carers and family
Ensure own actions help to maintain quality
To respond to patient requests for non-clinical information to improve
communication.
Establish and maintain communication with people on routine and operational matters
To act always in a manner which, promotes positive working relationships and maintains the professional image of the Trust.
Understand and adhere to all Trust polices, guidelines and procedures in particular, Health and Safety, Fire Safety, Waste Management and Resuscitation policies to maintain a safe working environment for patients and staff.
2. Housekeeping and Clerical Duties
Assist in the organisation and running of the ward by undertaking housekeeping and clerical duties as appropriate
To receive ward/department visitors in a hospitable manner to encourage good working relationships
To carry out reception and clerical duties as required improving department efficiency
To photocopy appropriate information to relevant disciplines
Caring for patient's property and clothing
3. Health and Safety
Report and accidents or incidents to the nurse in charge and complete the appropriate paperwork in line with Trust Policy.
Reporting and recording any potential hazards and equipment repairs
Assist in the cleaning of clinical areas and equipment, ensuring that the area is clear of potential hazards, removing clinical waste and contaminated items to relevant collection areas.
To assist in the maintenance of a safe and clean clinical environment to reduce the risk of infection
4.Infection Control
Accept personal responsibility and accountability for your infection prevention and control practice
Ensure that you are familiar with, and comply with, all relevant policies
Ensure that you receive mandatory updates in infection control
5. Local Area Variation to Core Job Description
To complete competencies specific to the post
This job description forms the basis of the healthcare assistants duties. You should be aware that there might be other specific assigned tasks relevant to a particular area of work
UROLOGY OUTPATIENTS
Undertake clinical test Phlebotomy, urinalysis, pregnancy tests, flow rates, MRSA screening
Carrying out clinical observations such as BP, height & weight, document on EPIC
Assist with outpatient flexi-cystoscopy & urodynamics clinics in minor procedure rooms
Setting up clinics & stocking up room. Replace supplies
Collect patient experience/ data
Clinical Skills Competency sign off required
Escort pts to other areas if required
Take Urgent samples to Labs
Ensure adequate stock levels are maintained for departmental resources
Reporting problems to facilities management.
Maintain adequate level of Patient information leaflets
Chaperoning for all clinics
Ordering of products- clinical and non-clinical
This advert closes on Monday 10 Mar 2025