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Nursing Assistant
The closing date is 06 August 2025
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated person, with a keen interest in the care of the older person, to join our team on the Whalton Unit. The Whalton Unit is based on Ward 5 at Wansbeck General Hospital.
The Whalton Unit is a 22 bedded in-patient ward which provides care, treatment, and rehabilitation to the older person.
The post is fully rotational between dayshift and nightshift, and includes working weekends and public holidays.
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
* Undertakes a range of delegated clinical and care duties under the supervision of a registered nurse.
* Be able to communicate effectively.
* Keep accurate records.
* Uphold Trust values.
* Work within Trust policy.
About us
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.
Job responsibilities
* To provide safe and high-quality care to patients/clients.
* Undertakes a limited range of delegated clinical care duties, relevant to the services provided / work area, record patient observations e.g. taking blood pressure, blood glucose monitoring.
* Wound observations.
* Removal of peripheral canulae.
* Urinalysis
* Aids with personal hygiene, eating and drinking, mobility needs under direct or indirectsupervision.
Person Specification
Qualifications / Professional Registration
* Completion of a competency-based programme or equivalent relevant experience
* Level 3 qualification in a healthcare related subject or a portfolio of equivalent demonstrable experience
Experience and knowledge
* Previous care experience in a health or social care setting
* Evidence of completed competencies aligned to the service area
* Customer Care course
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.
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