Senior Nursing Assistant - Vital 5

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

A rare opportunity to work on The Vital 5 project across Guys and St Thomas' outpatient services.

- Are you looking for a new challenge?

- Do you have an interest in improving the health and wellbeing of service users?

-Do you have a passion to motivate patients to manage their own health and wellbeing?

- Do you have the ability to travel to various community and hospital setting within Guys and St Thomas Trust?

This position will support patients and health care professionals with delivery and implementation of the Vital 5 Screening and Make Every Contact Count (MECC). The Vital 5 project advocates for people, communities and organisations to make improvements in/to modifiable risk factors for ill-health. These key drivers have a major impact on health at an individual and population level and are known as The Vital 5: blood pressure, tobacco, alcohol, healthy weight, and mental health.

MECC supports the opportunistic delivery of consistent, simple health messages that signpost residents to services and information making the most of everyday opportunities to empower people to improve health and well-being. MECC is a vehicle supporting person-centred conversations, empowering people to make healthier choices. It is a concept which aims to improve lifestyles and reduce health inequalities.

A MECC approach to Vital 5 aims to prevent ill health, promote good health, and improve detection, management and optimised treatment of existing conditions.

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the job

Complete assigned tasks as part of clinical team in support of registered nurses and to undertake some aspects of training and care provision without direct supervision.
Undertake vital signs
Work in collaboration with the MECC Practitioner and MECC Matron to support the delivery and embedding of the 'Making Every Contact Count' and Vital 5 programme across GSTT Outpatient Services.
Support the delivery of Vital 5 screening
Support other HCAs to deliver Vital 5 / MECC
Attend and contribute to team meetings and events as required
Work flexibly, adapting to the needs of the service and client group while maintaining the integrity of the role
Ability to work to and prioritise deadlines

You will be required to work across all hospital and community sites of Guys & St. Thomas' Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

About us

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.

We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organizations, local authorities and charitable bodies

Date posted

08 February 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£27,948 to £29,468 a year p.a inc HCA

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

196-NM11259

Job locations

Guys Hospital

Great Maze Pond

London

SE1 9RT

Job description

Job responsibilities

Provide excellent customer care skills to ensure patients come first.
Undertakes a range of delegated clinical care duties to deliver agreed plans of care, acting on own initiative.
To ensure that patients receive high quality clinical care and a good patient experience, having regard for their customs, religious beliefs and doctrines.
Recognise and avoid situations that may be detrimental to the health and wellbeing of the individuals.
To act as an advocate for patients within the department, to ensure a patient orientated approach to the delivery of care and to meet standards within the NHS Plan and other relevant guidelines.
Provides support and assistance to professionals in the implementation of plans of care for individual patients
Have the ability to to motivate patients to manage their own health and wellbeing

Please see attached job description for full details

Closing date: 18/02/2024

Interview date: 27/02/2024

Job description

Job responsibilities

Provide excellent customer care skills to ensure patients come first.
Undertakes a range of delegated clinical care duties to deliver agreed plans of care, acting on own initiative.
To ensure that patients receive high quality clinical care and a good patient experience, having regard for their customs, religious beliefs and doctrines.
Recognise and avoid situations that may be detrimental to the health and wellbeing of the individuals.
To act as an advocate for patients within the department, to ensure a patient orientated approach to the delivery of care and to meet standards within the NHS Plan and other relevant guidelines.
Provides support and assistance to professionals in the implementation of plans of care for individual patients
Have the ability to to motivate patients to manage their own health and wellbeing

Please see attached job description for full details

Closing date: 18/02/2024

Interview date: 27/02/2024

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Previous experience of working as a healthcare assistant in a hospital or registered care setting

Desirable

Previously worked with the Vital 5 project

Qualifications

Essential

Evidence of general education eg GCSE's or equivalent

Desirable

NVQ3 in Healthcare or equivalent qualification in the area of speciality

Skills

Essential

Knowledge of care and related procedures to area
Ability to undertake vital signs
Use of Microsoft office computer system or equivalent

Desirable

Use of the EPIC computer system

Trust Values

Essential

Values and behaviour

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Previous experience of working as a healthcare assistant in a hospital or registered care setting

Desirable

Previously worked with the Vital 5 project

Qualifications

Essential

Evidence of general education eg GCSE's or equivalent

Desirable

NVQ3 in Healthcare or equivalent qualification in the area of speciality

Skills

Essential

Knowledge of care and related procedures to area
Ability to undertake vital signs
Use of Microsoft office computer system or equivalent

Desirable

Use of the EPIC computer system

Trust Values

Essential

Values and behaviour

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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