Senior Nursing Assistant

The SNA will provide basic elements of patient care, assisting with procedures/chaperoning, application and removal of simple dressings, obtaining blood samples and ecgs, and some clerical duties such as dealing with patient notes and referrals., The role of this nursing assistant post is flexible, and the post holder will therefore, be required to provide support over a wide range of service/functions. These may include but are not limited to

providing some basic elements of patient care, assisting with procedures/chaperoning, application and removal of simple dressings, obtaining blood samples and ecgs, and some clerical duties such as dealing with patient notes and referrals.

The post holder will be required to work according to a locally agreed Code of Conduct for Nursing Assistants

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.