Job summary
An exciting opportunity to work in a busy Children's A&E and Ward with dynamic team. Working between both areas on one unit caring for children from birth to age 15yrs presenting with a wide range of injuries and illnesses.
- Flexibility to meet the needs of the service.
- Shift work.
Main duties of the job
- Support the team on the Children's Ward and A&E Unit.
- Carry out regular observations on Children.
- Assist with simple dressings/cleaning of wounds.
- Support at meal times on the ward.
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, 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' before submitting your application
Job description
Job responsibilities
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ level 2 in childcare or evidence of equivalent experience
- Evidence of working with children, young people and their families
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent organisational skills
- Ability to work as part of the multidisciplinary team
Desirable
- Knowledge and understanding of child development
- Knowledge and understanding of child protection issues and reporting mechanisms
- ECDL qualification
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ level 2 in childcare or evidence of equivalent experience
- Evidence of working with children, young people and their families
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent organisational skills
- Ability to work as part of the multidisciplinary team
Desirable
- Knowledge and understanding of child development
- Knowledge and understanding of child protection issues and reporting mechanisms
- ECDL qualification
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
