Nursing Assistant - Oxford, United Kingdom - Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Description
To work as a member of the inter-professional team and assist the registered nurses and medical team in identifying patient fitness and suitability for elective surgery.
Support the development of pre-operative assessment triage clinic PACT.
To contribute to the efficient running of the clinics and a happy and supportive working environment for patients and staff.
Responsibilities:
To ensure patient privacy, dignity and confidentiality at all times.
To perform observations such as height, weight and BMI calculations, peak flow, oxygen saturation levels, blood pressure readings and tests including urine analysis, phlebotomy and recording ECGs.
To remove and replace dressing as requested by registered staff and remove simple sutures
Work within department protocols to request Blood and MRSA Investigation
To ensure that all appropriate documentation and equipment is available for the outpatient clinics.
To help ensure that all appropriate documentation and equipment is accounted for and returned to the appropriate area and/or department at the end of the clinic.
To assist registered nurse with late cover in OPD/POAC if clinics are running late.To welcome patients and record their arrival into the department.
To work as a member of the inter-professional team and assist the registered nurses and medical team in identifying patient fitness and suitability for elective surgery.
Support the development of pre-operative assessment triage clinic PACT.
To contribute to the efficient running of the clinics and a happy and supportive working environment for patients and staff.
Responsibilities:
To ensure patient privacy, dignity and confidentiality at all times.
To perform observations such as height, weight and BMI calculations, peak flow, oxygen saturation levels, blood pressure readings and tests including urine analysis, phlebotomy and recording ECGs.
To remove and replace dressing as requested by registered staff and remove simple sutures
Work within department protocols to request Blood and MRSA Investigations
To ensure that all appropriate documentation and equipment is available for the outpatient clinics.
To help ensure that all appropriate documentation and equipment is accounted for and returned to the appropriate area and/or department at the end of the clinic.
To assist registered nurse with late cover in OPD/POAC if clinics are running late.To welcome patients and record their arrival into the department.
The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Job Title:
Nursing Assistant
Grade:
Band 3
Responsible to:
Sister, POAC / OPD
Accountable to:
Operational Service Manager Orthopaedics
Overall Aims
To work without direct supervision, following appropriate training, supporting the nursing team, delivering a high standard of care for patients attending the departments
To work as a member of the inter-professional team and assist the registered nurses and medical team in identifying patient fitness and suitability for elective surgery.
Support the development of pre-operative assessment clinic
To contribute to the efficient running of the clinics and a happy and supportive working environment for patients and staff.
Key Result Areas
To ensure patient privacy, dignity and confidentiality at all times.
Following training and assessment, to carry out observations such as height, weight and BMI calculations, peak flow, oxygen saturation levels, blood pressure readings and tests including urine analysis, phlebotomy and recording ECGs.
To ensure that any previous casenotes, test results etc are available for the clinics and new documentation is prepared for each patient in POAC.
To help ensure that all appropriate documentation and equipment is accounted for and returned to the appropriate area and/or department at the end of the clinic.
To assist registered nurse with late cover in OPD if clinics are running late.Maintain accurate records both paper and IT.
To welcome patients and record their arrival in POAC.
To direct or escort patients to other departments in the hospital.
To liaise with transport providers to help ensure patients are collected from the clinic promptly.
To liaise closely with the nursing staff to ensure that clinics run effectively and efficiently. Report any prob
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