Northumbria healthcare foundation trust are looking to recruit Nursing Assistant's to join the Children's Unit, we are seeking an enthusiastic, caring, well organised person who is self motivated. You will have to be able to work as part of a team, possess good communication skills. You will be required to demonstrate an understanding of confidentiality.
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
The Children's Emergency Care Unit and 14 bedded short stay facility caters for children aged 0-16 years who require emergency assessment and treatment with a 24 hour inpatient facility if required.
We also provide support to medical staff in clinic and day case settings at North Tyneside General Hospital and Wansbeck General Hospital.
We have a range of shifts 7 days per week including day shifts, early shifts, late shifts, twilight and weekends.
The role is to provide high standards of care to patients accessing our services. You will need to embrace our trust values, demonstrate excellent communication skills, with a flexible approach to your work.
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 work as a member of the Children’s Unit by carrying out basic observations, helping with treatments, cleaning duties and supporting patients and their families. The Children’s Unit Nursing Assistant will work under the supervision and direction of the Children's Nurses based on the Children's Unit.
The main aspects of the service you will be supporting are;
When required provide a welcoming, and well-organised service and to support medical & nursing colleagues in delivering high quality care to patients.
To communicate with children, their parents, carers to ensure delivery of child focused and family centred care.
To support the service with a wide range of administrative duties, which will include (but not exhaustive) recording clinical information on clinical noting, maintaining and tracking electronic equipment.
To undertake basic observations, heights and weight and other nursing assistant duties.
This advert closes on Friday 27 Dec 2024
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