Registered Nursing Associate - Paediatric Outpatients

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the 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 outpatients you will take charge in the outpatients areas. Line manage a cohort of junior staff, and assist with PDR's and 1:1's. 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.

We will support your clinical skill development by assigning monthly shifts in our day case unit Snow Fox where you will be able to practice medicine management and ambulatory care. 

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.

There is 1x full time post available (4 days a week hour days) and a part time 30 hours a week (3 days a week hour days). We also open x1 Saturday a month and run twilight clinics. 

Please provide details of your Nursing and Midwifery Council: Registered Nursing Associate - Registration.

Main duties of the job

We are looking to recruit enthusiastic, forward-thinking Nursing Associates with excellent communication skills to join our nursing team in Outpatients.

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.

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.

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Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria

Previous experience working as a Registered Nursing Associate

Supervison of junior staff

Desirable criteria

Recent experience relevant to specialty

Education and Qualifications

Essential criteria

RNA Registered Nurse Associate on the NMC register

Evidence of literacy and numeracy competency

Committed to own personal development

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 paediatric health care

Management & Leadership

Essential criteria

Ability to work effectively in a team

Ability to delegate to others

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

Aware of limitations

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.