Nursing Assistant
Job Description
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 team to support patients attending for appointments and procedures.
Successful candidate will work with multiple specialist teams and be involved in delivering high quality care
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
Communicating with the wider MDT
Supporting patients and providing information regarding appointments and health promotion.
Setting up clinical areas ready for clinics.
Patient proceedures:
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
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 responsibilities
Ensure safe running of multiple clinics
Provide a welcoming and compassionate environment for patients attending for a variety of consultations and procedures
Reporting and problem areas
Person Specification
Qualifications
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
- Knowledge of care and related procedures, clinical observations, relevant legislation
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.
Employer details
Employer name
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Alnwick Infirmary
South Road
Alnwick
NE662NS
