Job overview
We are looking for a compassionate, skilled, and motivated Senior Nursing Assistant to join our Renal Outpatient team, supporting services across both Sidcup Renal Outpatient Department and Guy’s Hospital Outpatient Department.
As a Senior Nursing Assistant, you will play a key role in delivering high-quality, patient-centred care to individuals living with chronic kidney disease. This is a rewarding and varied role in a fast-paced outpatient setting, where you will support the nursing and medical teams in ensuring safe, efficient, and person-focused care for patients attending consultations, investigations, and ongoing management of their kidney condition.
Main duties of the job
As a Senior Nursing Assistant in the Renal Outpatient Department, your main responsibility is to support the delivery of safe, effective, and compassionate care to patients with chronic kidney disease attending the clinic for consultations, routine reviews, diagnostics, and follow-up treatment planning. You will be an integral member of the multidisciplinary team, working under the supervision of registered nurses and supporting the day-to-day running of the outpatient clinics.
Your core duties will include preparing clinical areas before clinics commence, ensuring that equipment is clean, functioning, and appropriately stocked. You will welcome patients into the department, check their identification, and ensure they are informed about the clinic process. You will perform routine clinical observations including blood pressure, temperature, pulse, weight, and body mass index (BMI) recording.
A key responsibility of this role is to carry out phlebotomy competently and confidently, following local trust policies and infection control standards. You will be expected to take blood samples as requested by the nursing or medical team, label specimens accurately, and transport them promptly to the laboratory to avoid delays in patient care.
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
Knowledge of care and related procedures to area
Clear and accurate written and verbal communication. Ability to undertake venepuncture.
Proven ability to work within a team as well as on own initiative. Able to listen effectively and demonstrate a sympathetic /sensitive approach, and be able to speak effectively to colleagues, staff and patients.
Proven ability to understand and comply with detailed procedures. Demonstrate ability to manage priorities under pressure.
Proven ability to adapt to new ideas, knowledge and skills. Demonstrate ability to use own initiative and work without close supervision. Understanding of the requirements of patient confidentiality. Good hygiene skills ( food handling, hand washing etc.)
Please see attached job description for full details.
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
1. Knowledge of care and related procedures to area
2. Understanding of the requirements of patient confidentiality
3. Able to listen effectively and demonstrate a sympathetic /sensitive approach, and be able to speak effectively to colleagues, staff and patients
Skills
Essential criteria
4. Experience of taking clinical observations
5. Clear and accurate written and verbal communication
6. Ability to undertake venepuncture
Experience
Essential criteria
7. Previous experience of working as a healthcare assistant in a hospital or registered care setting
8. Customer care experience
Qualifications/ Education
Essential criteria
9. Evidence of general education GCSE’s or equivalent
10. NVQ III in Health care or equivalent qualification in the area of speciality ( Operating Dept. Practice for posts in Theatre)
11. Care Certificate (Theory and Practice)
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.