The palliative care unit at North Tyneside General Hospital is looking for a full time healthcare assistant to join our lovely team.
The palliative care unit is a 19 bedded unit which care for patients with a palliative diagnosis and can include symptom control and end of life care.
A strong interest in this area is essential due to the nature of the unit
Please ensure you explain fully within your application form why you would be a good candidate for our unit.
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.
Our successful candidate will have excellent communication skills and be able to work independently and part of a team.
good organisational skills are very important and having the ability to navigate our IT systems is essential due to the amount of technology all roles of staff are expected to use as part of their role.
we are looking for genuinely caring individuals that want to go the extra mile for our patients and visitors
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.
To assist the qualified staff to care for the patients and their families:
Personal care
Food and hydration
Continence care including catheter care
Observation monitoring
Emotional support
Pressure area care
Please review the job description also when applying for this role
This advert closes on Wednesday 22 Jan 2025
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