Nursing Assistant | Northumbria Healthcare - NHCT Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Ashington
We are seeking a highly motivated, reliable and dynamic nursing assistant to join our Pre-Assessment team at Wansbeck General Hospital, to assist and support the Pre-Assessment nurse specialists and consultants within the Pre-Assessment clinics to deliver high standards of direct patient care .
To regularly perform ECG, venepuncture, swabs and observations for patients who are having elective surgery under GA
The post is offered on a permanent, part time 32.5 hours per week basis. This will be predominantly Monday - Friday 08:00 - 15:00. Part time hours will be considered, consisting of 2 posts, one 13 hour post and a 19.5 hour post.
The post is based at Wansbeck, but the successful may be required to work at our other departments in Alnwick, North Tyneside and Hexham Hospitals.- To assist and support the Pre-Assessment nurse specialists and consultants within the Pre-Assessment clinics to deliver high standards of direct patient care
- To regularly perform ECG, venepuncture, swabs and observations for patients who are having elective surgery under GA
- 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 department environment
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.
- Accurately record all patient observations, blood sugar levels, ECG
- Be able to perform venepuncture
- Be able to use Trust Systems such as Synopsis and ICE
- To promote health within the ward setting and to prepare clinical areas for procedures, i.e. Aseptic Technique.
- To demonstrate safe manual handling of patients.
- Assist in ensuring a clean, safe and pleasant department environment.
- To adhere to trust policies.
- To utilise trust resources effectively.
- To contribute to the induction of nursing assistants.
- Share knowledge and skills with all new members of staff, including students.
- To complete staff surveys.
- To take personal responsibilities for achieving agreed objectives through the appraisal process.
This advert closes on Tuesday 17 Sep 2024
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