Job overview
1. To assist the registered nurse in the delivery of high quality and person-cantered care.
2. To provide fundamental nursing care, e.g., assistance with personal hygiene, eating and drinking, mobility needs, washing under direct or indirect supervision.
3. To carry out limited clinical observations and undertake a range of activities under direct or indirect supervision by a registered nurse, having been assessed as deemed competent in the activities required.
4. To maintain high clinical standards
5. To help maintain a clean and safe ward environment.
6. To contributes towards the department and organisation in the provision of a safe and caring environment.
7. The post holder may be required to work anywhere within the Trust.
Main duties of the job
Communication and relationship
Liaises with members of the team within the ward/department, to ensure care is delivered to the patient both effectively and efficiently.
·Updates registered staff in a timely manner of any deterioration of the patient’s clinical condition.
·Maintains confidentiality throughout all communication.
·Maintains effective communications between patients, their relatives/carers and the team within the department under the direction of a registered nurse.
·Welcoming patients and their relatives to the ward/department.
·Awareness and understanding of patient-by-patient passports around care needs, supporting and demonstrating 1:1/enhanced care supervision using tact and empathy, supporting communication through alternative means i.e. picture boards, whiteboards or other. Always providing patient reassurance.
·Supports registered nursing staff by carrying out accurate record keeping, always taking and relaying verbal and written messages promptly and respecting confidentiality.
Responsibility
8. Supports the Ward Manager and wider nursing team in ensuring and exceeding high standards of safe and effective nursing care. To include:
-Toileting
-Washing and dressing
-Oral hygiene
-Eating and drinking
-Mobilisation (assisting with walking, transferring and repositioning of patients)
Working for our organisation
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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
9. As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
10. We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
11. We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
12. We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
13. As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
14. Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
15. A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families.
What do we stand for?
16. Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
17. Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
18. Our care values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
Person specification
Knowledge, Skills & Competence
Essential criteria
19. An understanding of the importance of patient confidentially and privacy
20. Demonstrates a caring, compassionate and empathetic approach to patient’s and colleagues, whilst having a professional approach
21. Recognise how patients and colleagues need to be treated with dignity and respect and can demonstrate these behaviours in their daily work
22. Good verbal and written English communication skills
23. The ability to respond with kindness and humanity to patients.
24. A flexible and adaptable approach with the aptitude to work in a busy hospital healthcare setting
25. Willingness to undertake the mentorship of new Nursing Assistants after 12 months in post.
26. Basic knowledge of health and safety with an awareness of the importance of following Trust policies and procedures.
27. An appreciation of equality, diversity and inclusion and how this influences how care is provided to patients
28. A willingness to provide the highest standards of patient care including personal care
29. Ability to work as part of a team
30. Good understanding of care needs relevant to patient’s in a hospital setting to include: Eating and drinking Dignity and respect Communication/conflict resolution Handwashing and infection control Hygiene needs Safeguarding
31. Understands the limit and scope of their job role and the need to only do tasks they are trained to do.
32. Knows when to escalate to a registered nurse when the situation is beyond their scope of practice
Experience
Essential criteria
33. Experience of working with people, ideally in a front-line customer service role
Desirable criteria
34. Experience of providing person centred care
Education, Qualification & Training
Desirable criteria
35. Level 2 or Level 3 (NVQ) in health and Social Care or equivalent relevant experience
36. Willing to work towards Level 2 functional skills (Math & English)
Behaviours & Values
Essential criteria
37. Flexibility in shift/working patterns to meet the needs of the service
38. Works effectively as a team
39. Is of good health and good character
40. Willing to accept additional responsibilities as delegated by senior staff
41. Always acts with honesty and integrity
42. Professional approach
43. Displays BHT Values
PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.
COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.
Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.
Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system.
Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.
Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.
Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.
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