Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Nursing Assistant
The closing date is 13 October 2025
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic individual to join the Community Nursing Team as a Nursing Assistant within the Seaton Park District Nursing Team; however you may occasionally cover the surrounding teams. The district nursing team work in close partnership with GP practices, also delivering a service to our housebound and care home patients.
The Trust is committed to providing opportunities for development for all staff and, if not already obtained, there is an expectation that the Care Certificate Programme will be completed. We also provide training opportunities to enhance clinical skills required to provide high quality, safe care in line with the Trust values.
The Nursing Assistant within a community setting works as a member of a wider community nursing team to deliver clinical care to patients including the performance of diagnostic tests and the delivery of personal and delegated nursing care to individuals with chronic health problems. Although the post holder receives support and supervision from registered nurses, they are expected to work unsupervised in the patient\'s own home, the surgery and in residential home environments.
The Nursing Assistant will have delegated responsibility to order and rotate stock to support the team.
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
Main duties of the job
* The performance of personal care tasks and clinical interventions delegated by registered nurses including simple dressings, catheter care, eye drops etc.
* The delivery of personal care and support to patients with a terminal illness and their families including the provision of emotional support.
* The collection of equipment and the safe use and decontamination of such equipment between each use.
* Good communication skills with patients, relatives and colleagues. Communication with patients, relatives, colleagues and other agencies to ensure the continuity of patient care and onward referral where necessary.
* The checking of equipment, stock levels and expiry dates; re-stocking and re-ordering supplies as necessary.
* IT skills especially in relation to the use of System One and General Practice clinical systems
About us
Northumbria manages 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.
Job responsibilities
* 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
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Knowledge and understanding of community care philosophy and procedures gained either through formal qualification or experience
* NVQ Level 2 or 3 in care or the equivalent level of skill and knowledge gained through experience and competence assessment
Experience & Knowledge
* Previous experience of working in a health or social care setting
Other Requirement
* It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer name
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
£24,937 to £26,598 a year Pro rata, per annum
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