About the role
Salary: £25760.00 to £27476.00
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic individual to join the Community Nursing Team as a Nursing Assistant within the Blyth District Nursing Team however you may occasionally cover the surrounding teams. The district nursing team work in close Partnership with GPs practices also delivering a service to our housebound and care home patients.
The performance of personal care tasks and clinical interventions delegated by registered nurses including simple dressings, enemata, catheter care, eye drops etc.
The delivery of personal care and support to patients with a terminal illness and their families including the provision of emotional support.
The collection of equipment and the safe use and decontamination of such equipment between each use.
Good communication skills with patients, relatives and colleagues. Communication with patients, relatives, colleagues and other agencies to ensure the continuity of patient care and onward referral where necessary.
The collection of equipment and the safe use and decontamination of such equipment between each use.
The checking of equipment, stock levels and expiry dates re-stocking and re-ordering supplies as necessary.
The Nursing Assistant within a community setting works as a member of a wider community nursing team to delivery clinical care to patients including the performance of diagnostic tests and the delivery of personal and delegated nursing care to individuals with chronic health problems. Although the post holder receives support and supervision from registered nurses and are expected to work unsupervised in the patient own home, the surgery and in residential home environments.