Job Description

To Assist the qualified nurse in the delivery of direct and indirect of 26 medical patient on a medical ward.

To meet the ADL's of each patient:

E.G Personal care, Elimination, IPC and NEWS.



To be responsible foe own nursing care standards and maintain high clinical standards in line with Trust Policies.



Work within an MDT team and support patient health journey.



To Assist the qualified nurse in the delivery of direct and indirect patient nursing care.



To ensure high standards of personal care.



Accurate record keeping NEWS, MUST, L&S, using Nerve centre system and ICE.



Perform Interventions E.G Bladder sans, weights.



Maintain patient safety - Safe moving and handling, IPC, Information Governance.



Support Trainees.



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.



Ward 2 is a General Medical ward with 26 patient with high complexity needs and Rehabilitations goals.



Assist with ADL's



Hygiene Needs



Elimination



Nutrition and hydration



Perform Last Offices.



Perform Observations.



Checks of Equipment.



Update on Clinical Training.