Nursing Assistant

2 months ago


Ashington, United Kingdom Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

We are seeking a highly motivated, reliable and dynamic nursing assistant to join our Pre-Assessment team at Wansbeck General Hospital, to assist and support the Pre-Assessment nurse specialists and consultants within the Pre-Assessment clinics to deliver high standards of direct patient care .

To regularly perform ECG, venepuncture, swabs and observations for patients who are having elective surgery under GA

The post is offered on a permanent, part time hours per week basis. This will be predominantly Monday - Friday 08:00 - 15:00. Part time hours will be considered, consisting of 2 posts, one 13 hour post and a hour post.

The post is based at Wansbeck, but the successful may be required to work at our other departments in Alnwick, North Tyneside and Hexham Hospitals.

Main duties of the job

To assist and support the Pre-Assessment nurse specialists and consultants within the Pre-Assessment clinics to deliver high standards of direct patient care To regularly perform ECG, venepuncture, swabs and observations for patients who are having elective surgery under GA 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 department 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, ECG Be able to perform venepuncture Be able to use Trust Systems such as Synopsis and ICE 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 department environment. To adhere to trust policies. To utilise trust resources effectively. To contribute to the induction of nursing 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

Qualifcation

Essential

Knowledge of care and related procedures, clinical observations, relevant legislation 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
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