Care Support Associate (Nursing) (8520) - Alexandra Hospital

National University Health System; City Of London; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is seeking a dedicated individual to assist Registered Nurses in providing basic care for patients. Responsibilities include monitoring vital signs, assisting with nutritional needs, and maintaining a safe environment. A minimum of NITEC or equivalent is required. Ideal for those passionate about patient care and looking to grow in the healthcare field.

Qualifications

• Ability to assist with basic care for patients.
• Knowledge in vital signs monitoring and documentation.
• Experience or training in drug administration and therapy.

Responsibilities

• Assist Registered Nurses/Enrolled Nurses with patient care.
• Monitor and record vital signs.
• Provide support for patient nutrition and hydration.
• Maintain cleanliness and safety in patient areas.

Skills

Basic patient care

Vital signs monitoring

Assisting with nutritional needs

Drug administration

Education

Minimum NITEC / Higher NITEC

Job description

The incumbent will assist the Registered Nurses/Enrolled Nurses to provide basic care for patients in inpatient areas.

Job Responsibilities

General Hygiene and Patient Care Activities

• Attend to patients’ call bells
• Assisting patients with elimination needs, includes application of urosheath
• Apply anti-embolism stockings
• Prepare patient for physical examination and/or other procedures
• Change bed linen and patient’s clothing
• Perform assisted baths
• Perform perineal skin care
• Perform last offices
• Assists with lifting, transferring, positioning and transporting of patients

Nutritional Needs

• Document intake and output
• Order patients' meals
• Serve patients' meals and perform oral feeding
• Remove nasogastric tube (NGT)
• Assist to feed patient via NGT/ PEG
• Perform continuous tube feeding
• Basic handling of continuous feeding pump
  

Admission Procedure

• Prepare for patient admission
• Measure patients' height, weight and vital signs for baseline
• Orientate patient on ward environment and visitor policy
• Perform initial assessment on patients
  

Inter-Departmental Transfer

• Set up, handle and replace portable oxygen tanks
  

Clinical Test & Vital Sign

• Perform vital signs monitoring and record measurement
• Perform 12-lead electrocardiogram
• Perform capillary blood glucose monitoring and record measurement
• Collect urine, stool, sputum specimens and dispatch
• Collect MRSA swabs (nasal, axilla, groin) and dispatch
• Perform safe measure of urine from urinary catheter
  

Drug Administration/Therapy

• Administer oxygen therapy
  

Nursing procedures

• Assist with application of physical restrainers
• Remove peripheral venous cannula
• Re-position bed bound patients 2 hourly
• Assist with oral suctioning
• Assist with complex wound dressing and bandaging
• Assist with IV cannulation and venepuncture.
• Assist with initiation of emergency procedures
• Perform bladder scan
• Assist doctor / nurse in minor surgical procedure
  

Patient fronting tasks

• Manage visitor access to patients in the ward
• Provide teaching to patients and relatives on infection control practices
• Follow up on planned discharges, obtain and follow up on appointments for all discharged patients
• Manage calls and coordinate between wards and various dept/ NOK
  

Bed Management

• Perform headcount audit of patients in the ward
• Request beds for transfer out of patients
• Update patient movements out of the ward, example transfers and discharges
  

Medical Records

• Request for medical records and X-rays electronically, if required
• File casenotes and compile casenotes in the ward for transport to HIMS/MRO
  

Inventory management

• Perform inventory count and asset tracking
• Top-up supplies
• Perform fire safety checks on a monthly basis
  

Service

• Engage patient and family in ward orientation and visitor policy
  

Process review

• Participate in QI projects
  

Clerical support tasks

• Handle incoming and outgoing mails, and coordinate with porters to dispatch and receive items or supplies
• Conduct discharge of simple cases
• Collection of patients' property
• Perform daily ward rounds to update:

1. Patient's name updated in headboard
2. Attending Doctor/Discipline updated in system
3. Choice of class and acuity (e.g. HD/ICU/GW)
   

Portering

• Transport patients for urgent procedures with nurse
• Porter urgent cases (patients) on wheelchair
• Collect and dispatch of items in urgent situation
  

Housekeeping

• Maintain a safe work environment and patient area
• Maintain cleanliness & tidiness of work and patient environment
• Perform proper waste disposal including handling of spillage
  

Qualification Requirement

• Minimum NITEC / Higher NITEC and equivalent