Nursing Assistant
CurrentSupporting the nursing team in ensuring and exceeding high standards of safe and effective nursing care. This includes providing personal and intimate care including toileting, washing, oral hygiene, supporting eating and drinking and dressing.Helping care for elderly patients, some with dementia.Often work in different wards to help out due to constant staff shortages. Involved with communication of sensitive/difficult information and subsequent support of patients and relatives as appropriate.Ensuring information on patient records is kept up to date on the Electronic Patient Record system. Deputizing for the Ward Clerk which involves taking large volumes of calls from other wards and external parties.I am also the one everyone in my team turns to whenever there is any kind of IT issue. Should I not be able to fix an issue I will report to the local IT to ensure resolution.