Nursing Assistant

1 week ago


North Shields, North Tyneside, United Kingdom Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

An exciting position has become available for a Band 3 Nursing Assistant to work on our Oncology Day Unit at North Tyneside General Hospital. The role involves working alongside our team of nurses and our Ward Manager to provide assistance and support to patients, carers and multi-disciplinary team to deliver a high-quality service. The role will involve daily phlebotomy, basic patient assessment and general housekeeping duties to help with the smooth daily running of the ward.

Main duties of the job

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 To help maintain a clean and safe ward environment

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 description

Job responsibilities

Accurately record all patient observations, blood sugar levels Be able to perform venepuncture and cannulation Be able to use Trust Systems such as Chemocare and ICE To assist in pre-assessments for patients starting SACT Complete vascular access referrals To promote health within the ward setting and to prepare clinical areas for procedures, Aseptic Technique. To demonstrate safe manual handling of patients. Assist in ensuring a clean, safe and pleasant ward environment. To adhere to trust policies. To utilise trust resources effectively. To contribute to the induction of healthcare assistants. Share knowledge and skills with all new members of staff, including students. To complete staff surveys. To take personal responsibilities for achieving agreed objectives through the appraisal process. Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

NVQ Level 3 in Health/Health & Social Care/Direct Care or portfolio of equivalent experience Courses and experience that demonstrate transferable skills respiratory essentials, basic stoma care, palliative care course for HCAs

Desirable

BM's & physiological observations ECG's Phlebotomy
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