Auxillary Nurse

Requirements

• Certificate of training as a nursing assistant
  
• Previous experience as a Nursing Auxiliary within the hospital setting, or in a Care Home.
  
• Good interpersonal skills.
  
• Able to perform personal care for patients.
  
• Can read and write and is able to document care to a good standard.
  
• Pleasant personality, ability to work well in a team, has high level of commitment and flexible.
  
• Good communication skill and ability to communicate effectively with multidisciplinary team
  

• Closely work with trained nurses to ensure patients receive the best care whilst in hospital- keeping an eye on patients; reporting any changes to the qualified staff on duty.
  
• Assist in delivering a high standard of holistic care to patients, promoting their equality and dignity at all times.
  
• Maintain confidentiality of patients. Be mindful of and respect patient's individuality - physical, emotional and spiritual well-being.
  
• Perform and report clinical observation of a patient’s temperature, pulse, respiration rate, blood pressure, and oxygen saturation, is able to recognize changes in a patient's condition and to report these to the qualified nurse or shift in-charge.
  
• Complete the patients' records of care as appropriate (e.g. record of observation taken).
  
• Perform basic life support and give assistance to professionals during advanced life-support techniques.
  
• Assist in the maintenance of ward cleanliness; ensure a safe environment for the staff, patient, and visitors. Have a basic knowledge of infection control and help to prevent cross infection.
  
• Prepare and restore environments for clinical procedures.
  
• Ensure safe storage of patients' belongings and valuables.
  
• Report any faulty/unsafe equipment to trained staff.
  
• Assist in the maintenance of stock levels, able to identify stock shortages and report this to the ward in charge.
  
• Undertake a patient’s basic admission procedure in preparation for professional assessment.
  
• Give formal verbal hand-over of patient care to the qualified staff and participate in bedside handovers.
  
• Assist in last office procedure and provide support for the family and/or friends.
  
• Answer telephone and direct all enquiries to the trained staff.