Certified Nursing Assistant jobs in United Kingdom

Job Summary:
To provide nursing care to patients in participation with GP’s or independently, working to agreed protocols. Required skills (or a willingness to be trained) may include the following (but this list is not exhaustive):
•Vaccinations (with additional paediatric vaccination certification an advantage)
•Wound care management (including compression bandaging, in line with current evidence-based guidelines)
•Ear irrigation
•Routine immunisations and vaccinations given under a Patient Group Direction
•Cervical Screening
•Management of Long-Term Conditions such as asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), diabetes
•Contraceptive pill checks / sexual health

Other Duties and Responsibilities:
•Provide emergency care to patients as necessary and attend annual Basic Life Support and Anaphylaxis training
•Chaperoning and assisting, where appropriate, patients who are being examined
•Undertake the collection, storage and dispatch of pathological specimens including intravenous blood samples, swabs, smears etc and ensure the cleanliness of any equipment used, as per policy
•Assisting in the implementation and management of appropriate health and safety and infection control policies, as defined in local and national polices
•Contributes to management of stock and ordering stock where required
•Contributes to management of medicines and vaccines as per policy
•To recognise and appreciate that people, both colleagues and service users are different and to act in ways that are consistent with their needs and preferences
•To ensure that all mandatory training is completed as appropriate and does not become outstanding

For any query about the job, please feel free to contact Zoe Ellis, HR Support at Zoe.Ellis8@NHS.net

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Full Time, Permanent

Bristol

Depending on skills and experience

Interested candidates can send their resumes to the contact person as above in the job posts.