Senior Nursing Assistant

Job summary

The Senior Nursing Assistant has a breadth of knowledge across the fields of nursing, providing holistic and person centred care and support to patients in the Acute Stroke services at Royal Stoke Hospital. The Senior Nursing Assistant works independently within their sphere of nursing while under the supervision of registered nurses.

The senior Nursing Assistant should demonstrate a level of skill and understanding which enables them to undertake specific tasks delegated by the registered nurse and in accordance with relevant procedures, guidelines and policies. S/he will undertake both routine and specially identified tasks for which they have been trained and assessed as competent.

They will be able to display the skills required to work in the TIA clinic. Coordinating care for clinic patients alongside the wider MDT.

Main duties of the job

Senior Nursing Assistants are equipped with knowledge, understanding, skills, attitudes and behaviours relevant to employment as a Senior Nursing Assistant. Senior Nursing Assistants contribute to the health and well-being of patients, staff and service users, integral to all of this is the ability to communicate effectively with sensitivity, compassion and to manage relationships with people.

• Monitor closely patients having undergone a clinical activity ensuring their safety, comfort and well -being.
• Undertake a range of delegated and specific clinical skills for patients that demonstrate an enhanced level of competency /technical expertise.
• To assist in the smooth running of the TIA clinic service within the Acute Stroke Unit at Royal Stoke Hospital.
• To maintain patient records
• Recognise the need for and escalate to a registered nurse when required.
• Safely support patients in a clinical setting.

About us

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

Address

Royal Stoke Hospital

Newcastle road

Stoke on Trent

ST4 6QG

Employer's website

https://www.uhnm.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

Address

Royal Stoke Hospital

Newcastle road

Stoke on Trent

ST4 6QG

Employer's website

https://www.uhnm.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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