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Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Nursing Assistant

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Job summary

Would you like to come and join our team in Outpatients at Alnwick Infirmary ?

We are looking for a new member to join our friendly team to support patients attending for appointments and procedures within a rural out patient department.

The successful candidate will work with multiple specialist teams and be involved in delivering high quality care when patients attend for varied appointments

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received

Main duties of the job

  • Undertakes a range of delegated clinical care duties in hospital, community, and other settings.
  • Records patient observations and changes to patient clinical conditions
  • Carries out limited clinical care duties.
  • To work under the supervision of a qualified nurse and assist in the implementation of both direct and non-direct patient care.
  • To provide and promote high quality care under the guidance of a qualified healthcare professional.

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.

Details

Date posted

03 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,071 to £25,674 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

319-7028160MH

Job locations

Alnwick Infirmary

South Road

Alnwick

NE662NS


Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Ensure safe running of multiple clinics
  • Provide a welcoming and compassionate environment for patients attending for a variety of consultations and procedures
  • Communicating with nurse in charge and specialities attending for appointments
  • Communicating with the wider multi-disciplinary team
  • Supporting patients and providing information regarding appointments and health promotion.
  • Setting up clinical areas ready for clinics.
  • Patient procedures
  • Measuring patient observations
  • Phlebotomy
  • Bladder scanning
  • Flow rate
  • Cardiology diagnostics, 24hr BP, 24hr ECG and ECG
  • Support registered nurses providing care to patients in medical day case area
  • Maintaining stock levels
  • Maintaining safe environment when involved in audit and clinical governance

Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Ensure safe running of multiple clinics
  • Provide a welcoming and compassionate environment for patients attending for a variety of consultations and procedures
  • Communicating with nurse in charge and specialities attending for appointments
  • Communicating with the wider multi-disciplinary team
  • Supporting patients and providing information regarding appointments and health promotion.
  • Setting up clinical areas ready for clinics.
  • Patient procedures
  • Measuring patient observations
  • Phlebotomy
  • Bladder scanning
  • Flow rate
  • Cardiology diagnostics, 24hr BP, 24hr ECG and ECG
  • Support registered nurses providing care to patients in medical day case area
  • Maintaining stock levels
  • Maintaining safe environment when involved in audit and clinical governance

Person Specification

Qualifications / Professional Registration

Essential

  • Level 3 qualification in a healthcare related subject or a portfolio of equivalent demonstrable experience
  • Completion of a competency-based programme or equivalent relevant experience

Experience and knowledge

Essential

  • Previous care experience in a health or social care setting

Desirable

  • Evidence of completed competencies aligned to the service area
  • Customer Care course
Person Specification

Qualifications / Professional Registration

Essential

  • Level 3 qualification in a healthcare related subject or a portfolio of equivalent demonstrable experience
  • Completion of a competency-based programme or equivalent relevant experience

Experience and knowledge

Essential

  • Previous care experience in a health or social care setting

Desirable

  • Evidence of completed competencies aligned to the service area
  • Customer Care course

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Alnwick Infirmary

South Road

Alnwick

NE662NS


Employer's website

https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Alnwick Infirmary

South Road

Alnwick

NE662NS


Employer's website

https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

department manager

Dawn Matthews

dawn.matthews@northumbria-healthcare.nhs.uk

07814641334

Details

Date posted

03 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,071 to £25,674 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

319-7028160MH

Job locations

Alnwick Infirmary

South Road

Alnwick

NE662NS


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