Nursing Assistant | Northumbria Healthcare - NHCT Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 10 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £24,937 - £26,598 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 July 2025 |
| Location: | North Shields, NE29 8NH |
| Company: | Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7250688/319-7250688GH-HAS |
Summary
Ward 7 North Tyneside General Hospital is looking for a hard working and enthusiastic Band 3 Nursing assistant to work as part of our nursing team. We care for both elective and emergency surgery patients within different specialities such as colorectal, upper GI, breast/plastics and bariatric surgery as well as caring from step down patients from the emergency hospital.
Full time position 37.5 hours day and night duty.
Please note, for Secondment roles before an application is submitted, please ensure you have received the appropriate approval and completed documentation required beforehand, as this may delay the process if an offer was to be made
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received
To assist the qualified nursing nursing staff in the delivery of high quality nursing care and provide assistance and support to patients, carers and the multidisciplinary team. To be responsible for own nursing care standards and assist in ensuring a clean, safe and hygienic ward environment. To be able to do venepuncture and learn to cannulate if desired. To change simple dressings and do basic wound care. Ensure fluid balances, food charts and assessments are completed. Order and serve meals ensuring patients correct nutritional needs are being met. Act as a role model to junior team members and help direct patient care to meet patients needs.
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.
The successful candidate would be required to do the following:
• Accurately record all patient observations, ECGs, perform bladder scans, neuro observations, blood sugar levels & Twocs.
• Complete ward audits and cleaning schedules.
• Stoma care and stoma education.
• Venepuncture and train to do cannulation.
• To promote health within the ward setting and to prepare clinical areas for procedures, i.e. Aseptic Technique.
• To demonstrate safe manual handling of patients.
• Assist in ensuring a clean, safe and pleasant ward environment.
• Order and restock supplies.
• To adhere to trust policies.
• To utilise trust resources effectively.
• To contribute to the induction of healthcare assistants.
• Share knowledge and skills with all new members of staff, including students.
• To complete staff surveys.
• To take personal responsibilities for achieving agreed objectives through the appraisal process.
This advert closes on Tuesday 24 Jun 2025
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