Nursing Assistant | Northumbria Healthcare - NHCT Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Nursing Assistant to join our team on Ward 2 at Blyth community Hospital. Ward 2 is a 26 bedded care of the elderly ward/orthogeriatric ward, which delivers care to our in-patients. Candidates should possess excellent communication skills, and have a keen interest in caring for the older person.

• To work under the supervision of a qualified nurse and assist in the delivery of both direct and non-direct patient care.
• To provide and promote high quality care under the guidance of a qualified healthcare professional.
• Complete clinical tasks such as the taking and recording of observations.
• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team in meeting the holistic needs of the patient.
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.
• To work under the supervision of a qualified nurse and assist in the delivery of both direct and non-direct patient care.
• To provide and promote high quality care under the guidance of a qualified healthcare professional.
• Complete clinical tasks such as the taking and recording of observations.
• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team in meeting the holistic needs of the patient.
  
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