Job Description

Part time 19 hours per week, Fixed term 12 months Maternity cover vacancy has arisen for Band 3 Nursing Assistant within the Outpatient Departments at Outpatients department Edgware community /Finchley memorial Hospitals.



The outpatient department demands the highest standards of nursing care and professionalism. It is important to remember that patients may judge the quality of care received in the outpatients department as representative of the rest of the hospital, and this may influence their decision regarding further treatment.



The applicant is required to provide assistance and support in the outpatient clinic working both as part of a team . There is a requirement to rotate through all the clinic types and the 2 hospitals. Training will be provided as appropriate. Current hours of service are Monday to Friday 08.00 to 18.00 x3 ,08:00-17:30x 1 DO X 1



Applicants are advised to read the and Person Specification as shortlisting will be completed against the criteria outlined in those documents. Failure to ensure you have the correct qualifications and experience will result in your applicant not passing the shortlisting stage.



Maintain a professional behaviour at all times and promote a positive image of Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust at all times, in line with World Class Care values. To assist the staff in the delivery of direct patient care. To assist the nursing staff in maintaining patients well-being and dignity in a safe environment and in maintaining patient confidentiality and privacy. To understand and adhere to all relevant trust policies and procedures.

To be polite and professional at all times



To understand and support safeguarding principles for patients and escalate any concerns to the registered nurse. At all times to respect patients' privacy and dignity.

Royal Free is part of North Central London integrated care system - consisting of the NHS and Local authority organisations in Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. As with other ICS's, we are working increasingly closely with partners and indeed many of our financial and performance objectives are measured at this system level. Whilst all organisations remain as standalone, statutory bodies we have an ICS infrastructure for making shared decisions and agreeing shared approaches.



We are proud of our staff and want to ensure their training allows them to provide excellent clinical care. We are also a training unit for medical students from UCL and St George's University Grenada, and for nursing and midwifery students from Middlesex and City Universities.



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