Senior Nursing Assistant

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Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

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London, United Kingdom

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Other

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137

Posted:

16.03.2025

Expiry Date:

30.04.2025

Job Description:

Job overview

Have you got the skills and experience to work in one of London's leading teaching hospitals?

The Dental directorate at Guy's and St Thomas' are seeking two motivated Senior Nursing Assistants to join a large team of clinical and non-clinical staff, that work alongside each other supporting the Dental undergraduate and postgraduate programmes as directed by Kings college London (KCL).

If you have initiative, are committed to developing your career, eager to take up a challenge, like the variety of different specialties and would enjoy working in a hospital environment, then please apply.

Closing date: Midnight 8th July 2024

Interview date: 17th July 2024

Main duties of the job

Alongside the dental nursing team, you will support the day to day clinical activities in either the undergraduate or postgraduate department. You will have excellent communication skills, be highly motivated and able to work independently with support as needed.

Your role will involve working in conjunction with our compound stock controller. You must have IT skills as after local training you will be expected to place stock orders and support stock control across the department. You will learn about dental materials, equipment and stock maintenance.
You will liaise with our sterile services team ensuring equipment returns to clinic in the appropriate timeframe.

If not trained already you will be given the opportunity to complete phlebotomy training to take bloods.

We would very much welcome applications from those who wish to join our busy teams whilst learning and developing their own skill sets.

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.

The Dental Institute comprises three components:

• The Dental Hospital of Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust,
• The Dental Hospital of King’s NHS Foundation Trust
• King’s College London Dental Institute

The Institute represents a significant management challenge as its activities cross both the NHS and the University sector. The Dental Institute is accountable to each of its parent Trusts and the post holder, in conjunction with the Clinical Director, is expected to ensure that the clinical services delivered (by both staff and students) meet NHS standards of practice, and specific Trust standards.

The Dental Institute is based on both the Guy's and St Thomas campuses; both sites offer modern facilities for the care of patients, teaching and research. The Dental Institute is committed to becoming the major university hospital in the UK and to staying in the forefront of patient care, teaching and research.

The Dental Hospital and Institute aim to provide excellence in the delivery of oral and dental care, training and education.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Provide excellent customer care skills to ensure patients come first.
• Undertake a range of delegated clinical care duties.
• Ensure, through timely ordering, adequate stock levels of all materials.
• Maintain an accurate record of all items on order and of those received, to facilitate precise stock levels.
• Monitor ordering procedures, initiating changes as appropriate to ensure the flow of supplies.
• Co-ordinate with Dental Sisters on budget and stock-control issues to assist in monitoring financial performance of cost centres.

Person specification

Experience

• Previous experience of working as a healthcare assistant in a hospital or registered care setting.
• Customer care experience.
• Experience of taking clinical observations.

Education/ Qualifications

• Evidence of general education GCSE’s or equivalent.
• NVQ III in Health care or equivalent qualification.
• National Care certificate.

Additional Information

• Manual handling of patients, using lifting aids.
• Able and willing to work flexibly shift patterns, internal rotation to day and night duty and unsocial hours, according to service needs.

Skills/Knowledge/ Ability

• Knowledge of care and related procedures to area.
• Clear and accurate written and verbal communication.
• 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.).
• Knowledge of hospital systems.
• Punctual and reliable.
• Ability to follow clear instructions and feed back to senior staff.
• Ability to undertake venepuncture.

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 equitably according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or studies 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.