Senior Nursing Assistant
4 weeks ago
Job overview
Senior Nursing Assistant (Band 3) - Critical Care Division - High Dependency Unit(s)
We are a friendly, diverse and dynamic team and we are looking for an experienced nursing assistant to join our Adult Critical Care service.
The vacancies are within the High Dependency Unit, EW10 is a 15-bedded mixed speciality unit for patients who are for acutely unwell with complex nursing needs.
**Closing date**: 22/04/2024
**Interview date**: 29/04/2024
Main duties of the job
We promote best practice and clinical excellence and you will become part of this dynamic team where you will have the opportunity to enhance your clinical skills with our comprehensive training package.
We are looking to employ a hardworking, self-motivated individual with the required skills and knowledge to support our team. You will also be required to rotate between our units as required.
This role will allow you to develop and gain a wide range of additional skills which will enhance your own personal development whist contributing to our high standards of care.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Working for your organisation
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.
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
**Responsibilities**:
4.1 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.
Assist with fluid and dietary needs of patients including completion of menu cards and recording intake and output of fluids and solids.
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.
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.
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
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