Senior Nursing Assistant - London, United Kingdom - Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Evelina London Children's Hospital is at the heart of a network of children's health services across South East England, and the first children's hospital to be rated 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission.

We provide a comprehensive range of children's healthcare services and we continue to evolve and grow, transforming our services.

Mountain Medical & HDU ward consists of 30 beds ( 23 medical and 7 HDU beds), caring for children from birth to 18 years of age with general medical conditions, respiratory, ENT, home ventilation and high dependency care.

You will be part of a team seeing children and families to provide high levels of care and be supported in developing your skills and knowledge in our specialist areas.

Part of the day-to-day care will include undertaking documentation and evaluation of care.

We're looking for people who are warm-hearted, compassionate and committed to giving each patient and their family individualised care and support.

As a Band 3 Senior Nursing Assistant, you will be actively looking after different groups of patients.

Your patient's care will include having a workload of patients and helping create daily care plans with families, and supporting them in achieving goals.

Part of the day-to-day care will include undertaking documentation and evaluation of care.

You will work in close collaboration with all members of the Multidisciplinary team to provide excellent care for the children and their families.

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 organizations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.

We strive to recruit and retain the best staff as the dedication and skills of our employees lie at the heart of our organization and ensure that our services are of the highest quality, safe and focused on our patients.

Responsibilities:

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

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 matter