Senior Nursing Assistant - Mental Health, Paediatrics and General

Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in the City of Westminster seeks dedicated Nursing Assistants to provide vital one-on-one care and support for patients experiencing psychological distress. Applicants must have prior experience in healthcare settings, strong communication and time management skills, and the ability to work effectively within a team. This role involves delivering exceptional patient care and contributing to ongoing professional development in a supportive environment. Competitive training and growth opportunities are offered.

Benefits

Daily support and supervision from experienced senior nurses

Ongoing in-house training

Welcoming and team-oriented environment

Qualifications

• Previous or current experience in an Acute Hospital or Primary care setting.
• Good standard of literacy and numerical skills is essential.
• Willingness to learn and develop knowledge in patient care.

Responsibilities

• Deliver therapeutic engagement and one-to-one care for patients.
• Provide person-centred support to patients experiencing psychological distress.
• Work as part of a team to deliver holistic care to patients.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Time management skills

Teamwork

Calm and kind approach

Flexibility

Education

GSCE Maths and English

NVQ III in Healthcare

Completed Full Care Certificate Programme

Job description

Join Our Team - Make a Real Difference Are you kind, compassionate, and motivated to support patients and service users? We're looking for exceptional individuals to join our dedicated teams, providing vital support. Enhanced Care This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a dynamic, supportive team that delivers therapeutic engagement and one-to-one care for patients and provides person centred support to patients experiencing psychological distress. Adult and Children's inpatients; Join our fantastic teams giving acute ward-based care to those experiencing ill health.

What We Offer

• Daily support and supervision from experienced senior nurses
• Ongoing in-house training
• A welcoming, team-oriented environment that encourages your professional growth, We take pride in setting good standard of care and ensuring our nursing workforce has the necessary skills to deliver the best care possible.
  Caring, responsive, and emotionally resilient individuals
• Excellent communicators with a calm, confident presence in challenging situations
• Important Information
• For this role it is essential that you have previous or current Acute Hospital or Primarycare experience
• Care Certificate from an Ofqual regulated awarding organisation (Theory & Practical), We are looking for enthusiastic, motivated, experienced nursing assistants. You will need to have excellent communication and time management skills.
• Teamwork is very important to us - you will be joining a committed team across the trust so being a team player is essential. We really value our Nursing Assistants' role in our ability to provide holistic care to our patients. You will need a flexible approach, be dedicated and able to role model an excellent level of patient care and experience. We actively support the buddy programme and other opportunities to develop further. To be part of our Senior Nursing Assistant (Band 3) team, we would like you to have the following qualifications:
  • Experience in a hospital setting
  • GSCE Maths and English Desirable
  • Good standard of literacy and numerical skills is essential
  • NVQ III in Healthcare and or a completed Full Care Certificate Programme which is an essential criterion for this role
  • A calm and kind approach
  • Willingness to learn and develop knowledge and skills in caring for complex patients with medical conditions.

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 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 organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.