Nursing Assistant Newcastle under Lyme, England
Job description
The University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest Hospital Trusts in the country. Its 10,000 workforce provide a full range of emergency treatment, planned operations and medical care from the two hospitals in Stafford and Stoke on Trent.
Are you interested in becoming a Nursing Assistant in theatres and deliver first class patient care in theatres?
Are you compassionate, reliable, motivated and ready for a challenge?
If so, we are looking to recruit motivated, enthusiastic and experienced Nursing Assistants or Apprentices to join our dynamic and friendly teams and provide safe and supportive care to our patients. In this post you would be responsible for providing fundamental elements of patient care as directed by the qualified nursing/ODP team to ensure our patients receive the highest standard of dignified and respectful care, in accordance with our policies and procedures. This role includes for example -setting up theatres, positioning patients, acting as circulator to pass all required instruments and items, handling specimens, completing care plans and computer logs. We are looking for people who are compassionate and feel passionately about providing a level of care they would wish for their family and friends. We want to encourage individuals with a care background and those with no previous theatre experience will receive on the job training but prior theatre experience/knowledge would be an advantage.
Direct patient care, communication with the team, working within a team, answering the telephone, setting up theatres, positioning patients, acting as circulator to pass all required instruments and items, handling specimens, documentation, completing care plans, computer logs, caring out .
Successful applicants who fulfil the essential qualifications/skills on the person specification/job description will be offered a Band 2 Nursing Assistant substantive post, subject to terms and conditions. Those who only meet part of the essential qualifications/skills will be offered the Apprenticeship pathway on a 12month contract.
The successful applicants will be based at Royal Stoke University Hospital, Staffordshire in theatres 25 to 29 (however maybe required to work at either Hospital). As provision of care is a 24 hours, 7 days a week career, you will be required to work shifts, including nights, weekends and bank holidays. Enhancements will be paid for unsocial hours.
Appointments to the post will commence at the lowest salary point, respectively, unless confirmed otherwise by HR Employment Services.
Please note that the application process for these posts will close when sufficient applications are received.
Please also note that proof of qualifications and grades will be required.
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
For informal visits and any other queries, please email Theatre Co-ordinators in Theatres 25 to 29:
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Direct phone line 01782 675603
