Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen on Ward 6 at the Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital. We require one hca to join our team. Ward 6 is an innovative and forward thinking, 19 bedded Acute Elderly Admissions Ward.
We are looking for experienced candidates who have a commitment to ensuring safe and high-quality care is delivered to our patients, as well as being a role model and supporting other members of the MDT.
On Ward 6 there is a strong focus on multidisciplinary team working, to ensure safe and timely patient discharges or transfers to appropriate care settings.
You will be expected to work as part of a dynamic nursing team, delivering all aspects of care to patients and have excellent communication skills. Previous experience in a similar setting is desirable, but not essential. These posts will be rotational between day/night shift and cover seven days a week.
Main duties of the job
The main purpose of the role is to plan, implement and evaluate nursing care working as a member of the multidisciplinary team under the supervision of the nurses and the ward manager.
- 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, 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 nurses in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care.
- To give basic nursing care, e.g.; assistance with personal hygiene, eating and drinking, mobility needs, washing under direct or indirect supervision. Monitor patients observations and vital signs including fluid balance
- To report accurately perceived changes in a patients manner, observation, eating habits etc.
- To promote health within the ward setting.
- Organises own day to day work tasks or activities under supervision of qualified staff
- Able to respond to the changing needs of patients and ward routines.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To assist the qualified nurses in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care.
- To give basic nursing care, e.g.; assistance with personal hygiene, eating and drinking, mobility needs, washing under direct or indirect supervision. Monitor patients observations and vital signs including fluid balance
- To report accurately perceived changes in a patients manner, observation, eating habits etc.
- To promote health within the ward setting.
- Organises own day to day work tasks or activities under supervision of qualified staff
- Able to respond to the changing needs of patients and ward routines.
Person Specification
Qualifications
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
Experience
Essential
- Previous care experience in a health or social care setting
Person Specification
Qualifications
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
Experience
Essential
- Previous care experience in a health or social care setting
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).
