Job Summary
Assisting the Registered Nurse with assessing, planning and implementing care for Emergency Department patients. Working under the direct supervision of the registered nurse and answering to the Nurse in Charge. Escalating concerns to registered professionals. Documenting on the electronic patient records.
Attend training and ensure compliance is maintained. Demonstrate excellent communication skills, maintain professional boundaries and work within own limitations and scope of practice.
Main Duties of the Job
- Personal Cares
- Assisting patients with nutritional needs
- Patients vital signs
- Pain assessment
- Wound care – cleaning wounds and applying dressings
- Wound closure – under supervision of a practitioner
- Phlebotomy
- Cannulation
- Applies plaster of Paris back slabs
- Applies splints and bandages
- Assesses patients for crutch walking, including crutch fitting
- Blood glucose testing
- Performs pregnancy testing*
- Performs urine testing* – and sends for microscopy under instruction
- Recording ECG’s
- Keeping all areas of the department clean and tidy
- Decontaminating cubicles and preparing cubicles for patient use
About Us
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT) cares for the population in Harrogate and the local area, as well as across North Yorkshire, Leeds and parts of the North East.
At HDFT, we provide outstanding care to both our patients and our staff, and we value Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork and Equality. If you’re looking for an interesting and rewarding career in the NHS, where you can make a real difference to patients’ lives, HDFT could be the place for you!
We offer colleagues:
- A supportive culture so colleagues can bring their whole selves to work.
- Staff Recognition – as well as regular appraisals, we recognise achievements with our Making a Difference & Team of the Month Awards, along with annual Colleague Recognition Awards.
- Employee Support and wellbeing – we offer a wide range of staff benefits including an Employee Assistance Programme, counselling service and a fast-track Physiotherapy service.
Job Responsibilities
For more information about this position, please see the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications (Essential)
- Care Certificate
- Able to demonstrate a good standard of literacy and numeracy.
Qualifications (Desirable)
- Evidence of practical training or education in a care setting.
Experience (Essential)
- Experience of working in a clinical role in health care.
Experience (Desirable)
- Experience of working in an acute care setting.
Important Notes:
- Due to high levels of interest, posts may close early if we receive a sufficient number of applications.
- Visa Sponsorship: Visa sponsorship is only available for certain roles. Please ensure the role you are interested in meets the criteria for a visa before submitting your application.
- The Trust does not offer relocation packages for Agenda for Change roles.
- Disclosure and Barring Service Check: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. 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: Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information, visit the [link]. 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.
Contact Information for Queries:
- Elvira Obrinja, Lead Nurse at View email address on newscientist.com or on View phone number on newscientist.com
- Rachael Worton, Lead Nurse at View email address on newscientist.com or on View phone number on newscientist.com
