• Job Description

  Req#: C9319-25-0702?language=en&page=57&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated person, with a keen interest in the care of the older person, to join our team on the Whalton Unit. The Whalton Unit is based on Ward 5 at Wansbeck General Hospital.

  The Whalton Unit is a 22 bedded in-patient ward which provides care, treatment, and rehabilitation to the older person.

  The post is fully rotational between dayshift and nightshift, and includes working weekends and public holidays.

  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

  • Undertakes a range of delegated clinical and care duties under the supervision of a registered nurse.
  • Be able to communicate effectively.
  • Keep accurate records.
  • Uphold Trust values.
  • Work within Trust policy.

  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, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.

  Details

  Date posted

  23 July 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 3

  Salary

  £24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time, Flexible working

  Reference number

  319-7324039RW

  Job locations

  Wansbeck General Hospital

  Woodhorn Lane

  Ashington

  NE63 9JJ

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  • To provide safe and high-quality care to patients/clients.
  • Undertakes a limited range of delegated clinical care duties, relevant to the services provided / work area, record patient observations e.g. taking blood pressure, blood glucose monitoring.
  • Wound observations.
  • Removal of peripheral canulae.
  • Urinalysis
  • Aids with personal hygiene, eating and drinking, mobility needs under direct or indirectsupervision.
  • To promote patient/client health.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  • To provide safe and high-quality care to patients/clients.
  • Undertakes a limited range of delegated clinical care duties, relevant to the services provided / work area, record patient observations e.g. taking blood pressure, blood glucose monitoring.
  • Wound observations.
  • Removal of peripheral canulae.
  • Urinalysis
  • Aids with personal hygiene, eating and drinking, mobility needs under direct or indirectsupervision.
  • To promote patient/client health.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications / Professional Registration

  Essential

  • Completion of a competency-based programme or equivalent relevant experience
  • Level 3 qualification in a healthcare related subject or a portfolio of equivalent demonstrable 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

  Person Specification

  Qualifications / Professional Registration

  Essential

  • Completion of a competency-based programme or equivalent relevant experience
  • Level 3 qualification in a healthcare related subject or a portfolio of equivalent demonstrable 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.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  Additional information

  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.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Wansbeck General Hospital

  Woodhorn Lane

  Ashington

  NE63 9JJ

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Wansbeck General Hospital

  Woodhorn Lane

  Ashington

  NE63 9JJ

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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