The different grades of nursing staff at Guy’s and St Thomas’ wear distinctly coloured uniforms. This will help you to recognise them more easily.
Female staff can choose between wearing a tunic and trousers or a dress.
All staff also wear an identity badge.
-
Red uniforms - senior nurses
Who: senior nurses, for example chief nurse, deputy chief nurses, heads of nursing and site nurse practitioners.
Role: these members of staff now spend more time in clinical areas, particularly on Fridays, caring for patients and helping us to monitor the quality of care across the organisation.
-
Purple uniforms - matrons
Who: matrons.
Role: senior staff who provide support and advice to a number of wards and departments.
Read our matrons' charter (PDF 60Kb).
-
Dark grey uniforms - specialists
Who: practice development nurses, clinical nurse specialists and other specialist practitioners.
-
Dark blue uniforms - sisters/charge nurses
Who: ward and department sisters/charge nurses.
Role: these members of staff manage a ward or department and are the most senior members of staff in that clinical area.
Read the ward sisters' and charge nurses' charter (PDF 72Kb).
-
Medium blue uniforms - deputy sisters/charge nurses
Who: deputy ward sisters/charge nurses.
Role: these members of staff provide support to the ward or department sister/charge nurse, helping to run the ward or department.
-
Light blue uniforms - staff nurses
Who: staff nurses.
Role: these members of staff are qualified nurses who provide patient care on wards and in outpatient departments.
-
Light grey uniforms - nursing assistants
Who: nursing assistants.
Role: these members of staff are not registered nurses, however are very much a part of the nursing team.
Nursing assistants perform a wide range of tasks, eg helping patients to wash and get dressed. They work under the supervision of a qualified nurse.