Ward 1 is an Elderly Rehabilitation Ward, we also care for palliative patients. The main duties of the Nursing Assistant on the ward will involve caring for patients ensuring standards of care are met. This includes assisting patients with all activities of daily living, washing and dressing, promoting independence as part of their rehabilitation goals, assisting with meals ensuring adequate oral intake, and general ward duties.
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 Nursing Assistant role will assist the qualified nurse to give a high standard of care to the patients on the ward. Responsibilities include:
1. Being involved with the rehabilitation of the patient
2. Assisting with mobilising patients
3. Ensuring high standards of care are delivered and met on each shift
4. Working closely with the MDT and maintaining clear and concise documentation
5. Undertaking a range of delegated clinical care duties in hospital, community, and other settings
6. Recording patient observations and changes to patient clinical conditions
7. Carrying out limited clinical care duties
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!
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