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Senior Nursing Assistant - Doulton Ward, London
Client: Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Location: London, United Kingdom
Job Category: Other
EU work permit required: Yes
Job Reference: 2007b441214e
Job Views: 91
Posted: 22.01.2025
Expiry Date: 08.03.2025
Job Description:
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity to work in Cardiovascular Directorate at St Thomas’s Hospital.
We are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic and highly motivated Senior Nursing Assistant who is ready for the next challenge in their career. This post requires the individual to work within Doulton Ward at St Thomas Hospital.
Doulton ward takes pre and post cardiac and vascular surgery. There is strong emphasis on Enhanced Recovery (ERAS) pathway as part of the National guidelines. It consists of 25 inpatient beds caring for patients from Level 1 to Level 2 (ERAS).
You will need to have excellent communication and team working skills, be highly motivated and able to work independently with support when needed.
This post will involve taking routine observations (vital signs/blood sugar) and performing ECG's, cannulation, phlebotomy skills, and be willing and motivated to be trained to take on more clinical roles.
Main duties of the job
* Provide excellent customer care skills to ensure patients safety and wellbeing come first.
* Undertake a range of delegated clinical care duties to deliver agreed plans of care, acting on own initiative.
* 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.
* Act as an advocate for patients within the department, ensuring a patient-oriented approach to the delivery of care and meeting standards within the NHS Plan and other relevant guidelines.
* Provide 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 food chart and recording intake and output of fluid supporting their nutrition and hydration.
* Collect specimens from patients and record routine observations of weight, blood pressure, temperature, pulse, respiratory rate. Report any abnormalities and escalate concerns to a Registered Nurse.
* Recognise when patients are in pain and discomfort and report to nurse in charge.
* Undertake venepuncture/cannulation when requested by Healthcare professionals.
* Maintain and develop own skills including monitoring and recording of accurate vital signs, recording of ECG, simple aseptic dressings including removal of cannula, monitoring and recording of blood glucose levels, monitoring and recording of nutritional intake, and responding appropriately to clinical emergencies to ensure the patient receives appropriate care.
Person specification
Values and behaviour
* Values and behaviour
* Fundamentals of Care
Skills
* Ability to undertake venepuncture and phlebotomy
* Good inter and intrapersonal skills
* Ability to undertake accurate blood sugar monitoring
* Cannulation
* Microsoft Word/Excel
* Urinary continence and bowel care
* Monitoring of nutritional intake and fluid balance chart
Experience
* Previous experience of working as a healthcare assistant in a hospital or registered care setting
* Venepuncture and phlebotomy
* ECG
* Blood sugar monitoring and accurate recording
* Urinary continence and bowel care
* Cannulation
* Monitoring nutritional intake and fluid balance chart
Qualifications and training
* Evidence of general education GCSE’s or equivalent.
* NVQ III in Health care or equivalent qualification in the area of specialty.
* Care Certificate - completion or working towards.
* Completion of wound dressing training.
* Completion of cannulation training.
Guy’s and St Thomas’ celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitably according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or studies at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership.
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