Nursing Assistant - Rosemary Ward - Newmarket Hospital

West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust; Newmarket; On-site; CAD 24,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Newmarket, Ontario, is looking for compassionate Nursing Assistants to provide personal care to patients in a supportive team environment. The ideal candidates will join a dynamic unit and possess strong communication skills and a genuine interest in caregiving. No formal qualification needed but a willingness to complete the National Care Certificate within a specified timeframe is required.

Qualifications

• Experience working in a healthcare or social care setting.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively.
• Ability to maintain patient privacy and dignity.

Responsibilities

• Assist patients with personal hygiene and mobility.
• Monitor and record patients' conditions using assessment tools.
• Communicate effectively with patients and team members.

Skills

Good communication skills

Ability to work in a multi-agency team

Empathy and compassion

Effective use of electronic solutions

Ability to work on own initiative

Education

National Care Certificate or willingness to complete

Functional skills level 1 Maths and English or GCSE equivalent

Previous experience as a Health Care Support Worker

Job description

Nursing Assistant - Rosemary Ward - Newmarket Hospital

Rosemary Ward is a 33 bedded, Community Assessment Bed (CAB) unit situated within Newmarket Community Hospital. About thirteen miles away from West Suffolk Hospital.

The unit has been commissioned by West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust and the service is hosted by West Suffolk Hospital.

We are looking to recruit full and part time Nursing Assistants to join our team on Rosemary Ward at Newmarket Hospital.

The unit is a dynamic, nurse and therapy-led unit where you would work as part of a highly supportive multi-disciplinary team.

We pride ourselves on providing compassionate holistic care to all our patients, putting our patients needs and wishes at the heart of everything we do.

No formal qualification is required but a genuine interest in caring and effective communication is essential and the ability to work a combination of long days, twilights, nights and weekends

Main duties of the job

• Hygiene: Assist patients with the maintenance of their personal and oral hygiene, including: Washing and bathing, Mouth and dental care, Hair-washing, Nail care, Shaving, Dressing and undressing. Elimination: Assist patients to use toilet facilities.
• Mobility: Assist patients with mobility using manual handling risk assessment and safe manual handling.
• Nutrition: Assist patients to eat and drink as per identified care needs; identifying, recording and reporting abnormal dietary and fluid intake.
• Clinical Activities: Measure and observe the physical characteristics/condition of patients: Temperature, Pulse, Respiration, Blood pressure, MEWS/CREWS, Oxygen saturation, Use of assessment tools to document pain, measure patients blood sugar if required.
• Undertake basic cleaning and decontamination of communal equipment between patient use and/or storage
• Communicate effectively and sensitively with patients, relatives and colleagues, referring to senior staff as necessary.
• Privacy, Dignity, Equality: Act to promote patients' equality, diversity and rights at all times. Maintain confidentiality of patient information at all times.
• Complete the initial training period required to demonstrate knowledge, skills and attitudes in line with Care Certificate Standards and all mandatory training.

About us

#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community

We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.

The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.

Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.

We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.

With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.

We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.

Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for full details of the job role and requirements.

Person Specification

Education and qualifications

• Holds National Care Certificate or be willing to undertake and complete within 12 weeks or starting
• National Care Certificate holder
• Functional skills level 1 Maths and English or GCSE equivalent
• Previous experience of being a Health Care Support Worker

Experience and knowledge

• Experience working in a healthcare, social care organisation/setting or service industry requiring people contact.
• Ability to work with staff from a diverse range of backgrounds
• Ability to work alone or in small team
• Experience of working within a health care environment.
• To demonstrate a range of procedures and practices, base level of theoretical knowledge
• Demonstrate through previous experience the ability to escalate concerns
• Ability to work in a multi-agency team

Skills and abilities

• Good communication skills (written and verbal).
• Effective use of electronic solutions to support the delivery of patient care.
• Able to carry out well defined routine tasks.
• Able to work on own initiative, following direction/supervision by a Registered Healthcare Practitioner.
• Able to relate well with patients/relatives/visitors/ Colleagues/the multi-disciplinary team and wider Trust staff.
• Committed to delivering high standards of patient care.
• Friendly, open, empathetic and compassionate.
• Professional outlook and positive attitude.
• Able to meet the flexible needs of the role and duty roster.

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.

£24,465 to £26,598 a yearEnhancements paid for nights, weekends and bank holidays