Nursing Assistant

NHS; Alnwick; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Part time

Job description

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

An opportunity has arisen for a 20 hr post for a Nursing Assistant to support the MIU team at Alnwick Infirmary. This post is for and based at Alnwick Infirmary but there may be a very odd occasion where there is a need to work on another site; therefore, flexibility is required.

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

1. To support the team on the delivery of care.
2. To support with simple dressings.
3. Support with weekly supplies ordering.
4. May be required to book patients onto PAS (training will be provided) in the absence of receptionist.

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

1. To assist the qualified nursing staff in the delivery of high quality direct and indirect patient care.
2. To provide assistance and support to patients, carers and the multi-disciplinary team.
3. To maintain high clinical standards.
4. To help maintain a clean and safe departmental environment.

Person Specification

Qualifications

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

Experience and knowledge

• 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.

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