Nursing Assistant

An exciting opportunity has arisen within South Inpatients CBU for caring, responsive and nurturing workers with good communication skills. As a Nursing Assistant you will work as part of the multi-disciplinary team and will be part of the ongoing assessment of care needs for patients.

Posts are available within Rehab Services based at Hopewood Park, Sunderland. The wards provide assessment and treatment by a multi disciplinary health and social care team.

The post involves supporting individuals their families and carers to ensure their emotional mental and physical wellbeing needs are met.

Whilst having knowledge and experience of mental health care and rehab services is desirable, having the right values and attitudes and the desire to work in a challenging but rewarding environment is essential.

The posts sit within our inpatient settings, you would be required to do shift work spanning 7 days a weeks, rotating throughout the 24-hour period.

If any of these opportunities interest you then we would really like to hear from you. Informal discussions are most welcome, please get in touch!, The Nursing Assistant role will:

• To work within a multi-disciplinary team assisting in the development and implementation of collaborative, needs based care plans.


• To support the team in providing excellent and effective person centred, nursing care.


• They are actively involved in the health and wellbeing of staff and service users.


• They are visible and accessible to patients, families and carers working together to ensure efficient, effective and caring service.


• Deliver and maintain high standards of clinical care; implementing individual plans of care based on a person centred assessment.


• Provide compassionate care that is based on empathy, kindness, respect and dignity.


• Assist in the delivery of therapeutic clinical based interventions and activities which meet individual needs embracing equality and diversity.


• Engage in regular family/carer contact/support to encourage collaborative decision making.


• Have the courage to speak out, challenge and help inform the future of nursing care.
  
  We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.