Senior Nursing Assistant

Job title:

Senior Nursing Assistant

Company

NHS

Job description

County Outpatients has a vacancy for a dynamic, kind reliable and motivated individual to become part of a team that delivers high standards of quality care for our patients.Main duties of the job

• Describe and document clinical tasks undertaken for patients within nursing documentation. Any changes in condition must be reported to a Registered Nurse/Midwife.
• Provide basic clinical advice to patients.
• Deliver clinical care to patients maintaining privacy and dignity
• Undertake a limited number of clinical skills for which competence has been achieved in agreement with the ward manager.
• Report to Registered Nurse any patient who gives cause for concern or any observed changes in the patient’s condition.
• Obtain and record urine, stool and sputum specimens and perform urinalysis.
• Respond correctly to clinical emergencies to ensure the patient receives appropriate care.
• Chaperone/escort patients to other clinical departments under the direction of a Registered Nurse.
• Assist patients who are distressed and provide support for the family and/or friends.
• Undertake blood glucose monitoring
• Undertake ECG’s
• Obtaining blood samples (Venepuncture) when required.
• Limb observation post vascular surgery.
• Assess for pressure damage
• Perform bladder scans.
• Undertake simple and advanced dressings under direct supervision of a registered Nurse
• Remove clips, and staples using aseptic technique.

About usUniversity Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. We serve around three million people and we’re highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. The Trust has around 1,450 inpatient beds across two sites in Stoke-on-Trent and Stafford. Our 11,000 strong workforce provide emergency treatment, planned operations and medical care from Royal Stoke University Hospital and County Hospital in Stafford.We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales. We have put together a wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their potential. Our goal is to be a world-class centre of achievement, where patients receive the highest standards of care and the best people come to learn, work and research.Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff is really important to us. We offer a range of options for our staff to help maintain a good work-life balance including full time, part time hours and bank hours. We are also committed to offering flexible working wherever we can and where relevant to the role and the service, agile working.Date posted13 December 2024Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 3Salary£24,071 to £25,674 a year per annumContractPermanentWorking patternFull-timeReference number205-6597720Job locationsCounty outpatientsWeston roadStaffordST16 3SAJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesFor further information on this vacancy, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification or contact the Hiring Manager. Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesFor further information on this vacancy, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification or contact the Hiring Manager.Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential

• NVQ2 Health and Social Care

Experience in a care settingEssential

• Recent

Desirable

• previous

KnowledgeEssential

• Demonstration of a willingness to learn and develop.

Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential

• NVQ2 Health and Social Care

Experience in a care settingEssential

• Recent

Desirable

• previous

KnowledgeEssential

• Demonstration of a willingness to learn and develop.

Expected salary

£24071 – 25674 per year

Location

Stafford, Staffordshire

Job date

Sun, 15 Dec 2024 00:01:52 GMT

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