About this role
Job summary
New to care? We have the right role for you! We are recruiting for Nursing Assistants to join our growing team of Healthcare Support Workers right across the Trust. We have a fantastic training package designed to train you in everything you need to know about becoming a Nursing Assistant. Just bring along your caring approach, supportive attitude, great communication skills and empathetic nature and you will really thrive in our hospitals.
This role is supported under Agenda for Change Annex 20 provisions. You will start in a Band 2 Nursing Assistant role, and will be supported to undertake a 12 month competency assessment that will facilitate you moving into a Band 3 Nursing Assistant role without the requirement to undertake a further selection process.
Its hard to sum up in just a few words how much our Nursing Assistants mean to us, but when we asked our teams, the words they used were:
Passionate Essential Inspiring Dedicated Needed Invaluable In return, we offer you such an opportunity to join one of our many friendly and dedicated teams where you will learn, grow and flourish - supported all the way.
Please note that we are unable to offer Visa Sponsorship, so can only welcome applications from those with existing Right to Work, and plans for continuing Right to Work.
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
We have a huge geographical area and have a range of hospital settings that you can work in to expand your knowledge of healthcare. We work a 24/7 rota pattern so can offer flexibility to all of our staff.
Being a Healthcare Support Worker is a wonderful role - we know this because our teams tell us all the time. You will play a vital role in the care of our patients, helping with the day to day needs of our patients through the provision of help with personal care, bathing/showering, toileting, mealtimes and supporting them with their mobility as necessary.
You will also perform observations etc and confidently update our electronic patient records accurately to ensure all the information about our patients is captured for our clinical colleagues to use. Accuracy of information and teamwork are essential parts of the role.
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 description Job responsibilities
Please see below, the key qualities you must hold to be eligible to apply:
Understanding of patients basic needs Good verbal communication Written communication skills Good customer care skills Must be able to demonstrate the English language proficiency level required Must be flexible to meet the needs of the service and be able to work a full variety of shifts including days and nights
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Understanding of patient's basic needs
Desirable
NVQ Level 2 in direct care/health/health and social care Previous care experience preferably in a healthcare setting Care Certificate
Experience and knowledge Essential
Caring experience Evidence of experience in a caring role
Desirable
Experience of providing direct and indirect patient care
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.
Employer details Employer name Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address Trustwide
North Tyneside & Northumberland
NE27 0QJ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)