Are you a nurse or CSW in ED? We are looking for you to help us support the new CSA role by mentoring!

What is the CSA role?

The Clinical Skills Assistant (CSA) volunteer project is an initiative that addresses the lack of consistent opportunities for medical students to carry out clinical skills.

We will recruit medical students as volunteers to work in the ED, focusing on strengthening their clinical skills with feedback from experienced professionals.

After their induction, the CSAs will be trained in clinical skills (venepuncture, cannulation, etc) to the required professional standard as we do for all staff in ED. This approach involves completing a package for each skill, and then undertaking 10 supervised sign offs with a qualified assessor. The CSAs will be initially supernumerary on the shop floor, with 1:1 support from members of the ED team.

We are looking for mentors (CSWs and B5 and 6 RGNs) to help support our recruits within their supernumerary period whilst they practice their skills. You will be regularly reviewing their progress, helping them to develop clinical and non-technical skills to ensure best practice, whilst supporting the department to deliver excellent care without exception.

**Mentor applications have closed now, but will open again in the future**

 

Want a chance to rediscover exactly how much valuable expertise you have that you may have forgotten about? Then progress your current role by applying with this link: https://forms.gle/LxW3sbECvmqoTPKEA

 
Requirements
Positions Eligable to Apply

Clinical Support Worker in ED for 1+ year

Registered Nurse in ED for 1+year

You are still eligible to apply if you will have been here 1 year by there start of April

Role Description

Understand the role of CSA and willing to advocate for them within the department, encouraging integration within the MDT

Professional responsibility to building a rapport with recruits

Support mentees in developing their potential and offer feedback where possible

Take responsibility of performing progress reviews with your mentors

Person Specification

Be able to offer your skills to aid learning objectives of the CSA’s

Have good interpersonal skills within the department

Be able to offer support in an empowering manner

Time Commitment

Initial introduction to recruit (meet at their induction weekend or meet in person on their first shift)

End of supernumerary period progress review (30mins-1hr)

Progress review there after 2 monthly (max 1hr meetings)

Benefits:

Career progression with mentor and teaching experience

Trained to be an assessor for skills by DREEAM

Protected time out of your clinical hours for your mentor meetings

Contact Us:

If you have any questions, please contact:

Tulsi Patel: Tulsi.patel@nuh.nhs.uk

Pedram Owladi: Pedram.Owladi@nuh.nhs.uk