Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
An exciting opportunity has arisen for Band 3 Nursing Assistants to join our Multi Disciplinary Team within our Community Response Service. The successful applicant will be keen to work in a busy, friendly and developing integrated community team.
The right candidate for this post will need to display excellent communication skills and will be required to carry out a number of duties, e.g., phlebotomy, simple wound dressings, weights, fluid balance monitoring, reporting of clinical observations, and assisting with virtual technology monitoring.
They will be expected to work flexibly across Northumberland and North Tyneside, as part of a shift pattern of 8 am starts and 8 pm finishes, including bank holidays and weekends.
Ideally, we would like candidates to have community/primary care experience; however, training and education can be offered. Candidates will need to have a willingness to learn and be involved in service developments.
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
* The Nursing Assistant within a community setting works as a member of a wider community nursing team to deliver clinical care to patients, including the performance of diagnostic tests and the delivery of personal and delegated nursing care to individuals with acute and chronic health problems. Although the post holder receives support and supervision from the MDT, they are expected to work unsupervised in the patients' own home and in residential home environments.
Job responsibilities
* The role will include:
* The performance of personal care tasks and clinical interventions delegated by the MDT including simple dressings, continence/catheter/bowel care, and eye drops.
* The delivery of personal care and support to patients and their families, including the provision of emotional support.
* Maintaining records of care delivery within care plans and on clinical computer systems, including the completion of specimen request forms.
* The performance of diagnostic tests either requested by other practitioners or identified through the interpretation of patient records in accordance with local protocols. Such tests include blood pressure measurement, temperature, pulse, respiration, oxygen levels, fluid balance, ECGs, blood collection, and blood glucose estimation.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* NVQ Level 2 or 3 in care or the equivalent level of skill and knowledge gained through experience and competence assessment.
* Knowledge and understanding of community care philosophy and procedures gained either through formal qualification or experience.
Other requirements
* It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role.
Experience & Knowledge
* Previous experience of working 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.
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
£24,071 to £25,674 a year Pro Rata, Per Annum
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