Nursing Assistant

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 07 May 2025

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a suitable candidate has become available for a Band 3 Nursing Assistant to work on our Urgent Treatment Centre at Alnwick Infirmary.

The role involves assisting the qualified nursing staff in the delivery of high quality direct and indirect patient care.

To also provide assistance and support to patients, carers and the multi-disciplinary team. The successful candidate is to be excellent at maintaining high clinical standards.

Previous applicants need not apply.

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

To assess the Nursing team in all aspects of treatment including wound closure, fractured bones and assess with observations and report to Qualified if any concerns.
Ability to use clinical systems and send samples etc as required.
Skilled in venepuncture and cannulation, ECG recording.
Maintain infection control standards in the department and take part in restocking of the department.
To support junior and senior members of the team.

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.

Date posted

23 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,625 to £25,674 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

319-7140636RW

Job locations

Alnwick Infirmary

South Road

Alnwick

NE66 2NS

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.
Undertake a range of delegated clinical care duties in hospital, community, and other settings.
Record patient observations and changes to patient clinical conditions
Carry out limited clinical care duties.

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.
Undertake a range of delegated clinical care duties in hospital, community, and other settings.
Record patient observations and changes to patient clinical conditions
Carry out limited clinical care duties.

Person Specification

Qualifications / Professional Registration

Essential

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 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

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 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).

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