Registered Nursing Associate
Closed for applications on: 7-May-2024 00:05
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 7-May-2024 00:05
Key details
Location
- Site
- Guys
- Town
- London
- Postcode
- SE1 9RT
- Major / Minor Region
- London
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (4x 9.5 hours)
Salary
- Salary
- £30,279 - £33,116 p.a Inc HCA
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (NHS AfC: Band 4)
Specialty
- Main area
- Haematology
Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.
Guy’s is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas’ has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children’s Hospital.
Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions.
Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients.
In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.
We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King’s College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit.
Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’. Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’.
The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients.
We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the haematology outpatients team as a Registered Nursing Associate. As part of our workforce development plan, we see RNA's as the future of our department. As a RNA in haematology day unit you will carry out IV infusions and blood transfusions. You will be a mentor to students and apprentice nursing associates. Alongside the nursing staff you will responsible resource management and carrying out environmental audits.
The successful candidate will be fully supported by a team of experienced nurses and health care assistants and training will be offered on the job.
If making a difference is fundamental to you, and you thrive on working with an amazing and compassionate team, then we believe you have the necessary skills to support the nursing team within outpatients.
This is a full time post (4 days a week 9.5 hour days) we currently do not work weekends and bank holidays, however we may in the future.
Closing Date: 6th May 2024
Interview Date: 14th May 2024
Advert
We are looking to recruit enthusiastic, forward-thinking Nursing Associates with excellent communication skills to join our nursing team in Haematology.
The successful candidate will provide patient centred, evidence based care, maintain high care delivery standards and efficient, safe management of patients .
The nursing associate will provide support to the registered nurse by caring for patients and carry out specific clinical care tasks and responsibilities to a high standard and competency, under the direction of a Registered Nurse.
The post holder will supervise and delegate appropriately to support staff within the team and assess clinical and care advice when needed.
You should possess good interpersonal and time management skills, be a good communicator, organised and be able to prioritise and work well as a member of the team.
Your role will be varied and you will be able to gain clinical skills such as cannulation, venepuncture, central line care, venesection collection, IV and blood transfusion administration.
The successful candidate should be willing to learn new skills, be hardworking, motivated and enthusiastic.
Working for our organisation
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 are among the UK’s busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To provide induction and supervision to new staff, Nursing Assistants and students, and Trainee Nursing Associates encouraging an effective learning environment.
- To provide support and supervision to Healthcare/Nursing Assistants to promote their learning and development within their role.
- Provide clinical leadership to a team of Healthcare/ Nursing Assistants providing direction, support and challenge where necessary.
- Provide sensitive, compassionate, safe and effective care to support people in a range of care settings, applying the principles and processes for making reasonable adjustments.
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 equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study’s 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.
Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy.
As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends.
Flexible working
We are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance and to work in a way that is best for them and our patients. We will consider all requests to work flexibly, taking in to account the individual’s personal circumstances as well the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the recruiting manager as part of the on-boarding process.
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Person specification
Previous experience working as a Registered Nursing Associate
Essential criteria
- Previous post registration experience within haematology
- Supervison of junior staff
Desirable criteria
- Recent experience relevant to specialty
RNA Registered Nurse Associate on the NMC register
Essential criteria
- RNA Registered Nurse Associate on the NMC register
- Evidence of literacy and numeracy competency
Desirable criteria
- Teaching or Assessing Qualification (including SSSA + P)
Skills/Knowledge/Ability
Essential criteria
- Able to assess, plan, implement and evaluate clinical care
- Competent in obtaining and recording baseline patient observations
- Demonstrates the ability to organise and plan own time and that of junior staff and learners.
- Able to prioritise and meet deadlineS
- understands and acts in line with NMC professional standards for practice contained within the Code.
- Demonstrates excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
- Basic Computer Skills including ability to use Microsoft.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in Haematology
Management & Leadership
Essential criteria
- Ability to work effectively in a team
- Ability to delegate to others
Desirable criteria
- Examples of taking Charge
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Motivated and enthusiastic
- Demonstrates the ability to undertake reflective thinking on own practice
- Demonstrates caring and compassionate attitude to patients and colleagues
Desirable criteria
- Willing to learn new skills
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Shivon Parkash
- Job title
- Sister
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0207182727
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