Nursing Assistant

Nursing Assistant North Shields, England

Northumbria Healthcare - NHCT Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Full Time North Shields, England 22383 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen on Ward 24 at North Tyneside General Hospital. We require three Nursing Assistants to join our team. Ward 24 is an innovative and forward thinking, 26 bedded Care of the Elderly Ward.

On Ward 24 we strive to deliver person centered, holistic care to our elderly patients. There is a strong focus on multidisciplinary team working, to ensure safe quality care to our patients from admission through to their timely discharges or transfers to appropriate care settings.

We are looking for dedicated candidates who have a commitment to ensure that safe and high-quality care are delivered to our patients, as well as being a role model and supporting other members of the MDT.

You will be expected to work as part of a dynamic nursing team, delivering all aspects of care to patients and have excellent communication skills. Previous experience in a similar setting is desirable, but not essential. These posts will be rotational between day/night shift and cover seven days a week.

The main purpose of the role is to plan, implement and evaluate nursing care working as a member of the multidisciplinary team under the supervision of the nurses and the ward manager.

  • To assist the qualified nursing staff in the delivery of high quality direct and indirect patient care
  • To provide assistance and support to patients, carers and the multi-disciplinary team
  • To maintain high clinical standards
  • To help maintain a clean and safe ward environment
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, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading on innovation and quality-opening a state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS hospitals in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients. You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sounds too good to be true? Well isn't it, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbrian Way!
  • To assist the qualified nurses in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care.
  • To give basic nursing care, e.g.; assistance with personal hygiene, eating and drinking, mobility needs, washing under direct or indirect supervision. Monitor patients observations and vital signs including fluid balance
  • To report accurately perceived changes in a patients manner, observation, eating habits etc.
  • To promote health within the ward setting.
  • Organises own day to day work tasks or activities under supervision of qualified staff
  • Able to respond to the changing needs of patients and ward routines.

Nursing Assistant
Northumbria Healthcare - NHCT Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

www.nhs.uk
London, United Kingdom
Amanda Pritchard
$5 to $25 million (USD)
10000+ Employees
Government
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1946
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