Nursing Assistant

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic individual to join the North Shields Community Nursing Team as a Nursing Assistant. The Trust is committed to provide opportunities for development for all staff to help reach their full potential 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 and safe quality care in line with the Trusts values. As the post requires the candidate to work in the community, access to a vehicle and holding a valid driving licence is essential for the role.

The Healthcare Assistant within a community setting works as a member of a wider community nursing team to delivery 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 she / her is expected to work unsupervised in the patient own home, the surgery and in residential home environments.

The health care assistant will have delegated responsibility to order and rotate stock to support the team. The post holder will also undertake administrative tasks allocated by the team lead for example, assembling patient case notes, room bookings to facilitate the arrangement of team meetings and sickness absence meetings.

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 collection of equipment and the safe use and decontamination of such equipment between each use.

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 General Practice clinical systems.

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 in 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 organisations 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. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes'