About this role
Job summary
We are looking to recruit highly motivated individual to join our Hyper Acute Stroke Unit at the Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital . The team provide high standard and safe care to all the patients who are suffering from stroke and other acute medical illness.
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
To work under the supervision of a qualified nurse and assist in the implementation of both direct and non-direct patient care. To provide and promote high quality care under the guidance of a qualified healthcare professional.
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
Undertakes a range of delegated clinical care duties in hospital, community, and other settings. Records patient observations and changes to patient clinical conditions Carries out limited clinical care duties.
Person Specification
Qualifications / Professional Registration Essential
Level 3 qualification in a healthcare related subject or a portfolio of equivalent demonstrable experience Completion of a competency-based programme or equivalent relevant experience
Experience and knowledge Essential
Previous care experience in a health or social care setting
Desirable
Evidence of completed competencies aligned to the service area Customer Care course
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 Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital Ward 9
Northumbria Way
Cramlington
NE23 6NZ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)