• Job Description

  Req#: C9319-25-0564?language=en&page=16&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our team on the Palliative Care Unit in Wansbeck General Hospital. We are looking to recruit on a permanent basis, two motivated and enthusiastic nursing assistants to join this well-established team in providing excellent supportive personalised care.

  The successful candidates will work as part of the Palliative Care Multi-Disciplinary Team to deliver compassionate care, demonstrating kindness to patients and their families at this uncertain time of life. Our primary function is to support patients with a palliative condition in the last few weeks/months of life.

  We are looking for individuals with excellent communication skills who can liaise with the wider MDT, patients, and relatives about emotive and difficult conversations. Both verbal and written communication must be of the highest standard.

  The successful candidates should have a problem-solving approach to complex situations, remaining calm and reassuring during difficult times.

  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 provide safe and high quality care to patients with palliative care needs and or at the end of life.

  Monitor patient's condition during their admission by undertaking a range of delegated clinical care duties e.g recording blood pressure, blood glucose monitoring, observing patients for signs of pain and/or distress and report accurately any change to the registered staff.

  Deal with highly distressing situations when a patient dies during a shift following Trust policies for the confirmation of expected death out of hours and reporting appropriately during office hours.

  Provide family and carers with emotional, physical and spiritual support during planned interventions.

  Provide nutrition to patients presenting food and fluid in an acceptable way depending on patient's needs and capabilities.

  Provide patient's mouth care regimes to maintain a healthy mouth and patient comfort.

  Provide hands on support and care to patients. You should have a willingness and passion to provide high quality, essential nursing care to ensure comfort and support to our patients and family's.

  Contribute to and works with team to provide high quality service to patients and carers requiring care & support in the end stages of life.

  Use equipment appropriately, once trained in the use and care of simple equipment.

  Record care in patients care plans in the electronic patient record Clinical Noting and Nervecentre and demonstrate high standards of record keeping.

  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

  02 June 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 3

  Salary

  £24,937 to £26,598 a year pro rata per annum

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

  Reference number

  319-7220424IO

  Job locations

  Wansbeck General Hospital

  Woodhorn Lane

  Ashington

  NE63 9JJ

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  We are looking for applicants who have excellent communication skills, who work well as part of a team and have a flexible adaptable approach to meet the care needs of a broad range of patients. The post will require you to work unsocial hours, weekends and Bank Holidays providing a service 365 days of the year working a 3 shift pattern of days, evenings and overnight care.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  We are looking for applicants who have excellent communication skills, who work well as part of a team and have a flexible adaptable approach to meet the care needs of a broad range of patients. The post will require you to work unsocial hours, weekends and Bank Holidays providing a service 365 days of the year working a 3 shift pattern of days, evenings and overnight care.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  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
  • Knowledge of care and related procedures, clinical observations, relevant legislation

  Experience & Knowledge

  Essential

  • Previous care experience in a health or social care setting

  Desirable

  • Previous experience working with patients who have palliative care needs

  Skills & Abilities

  Desirable

  • Evidence of completed competencies aligned to the service area

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  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
  • Knowledge of care and related procedures, clinical observations, relevant legislation

  Experience & Knowledge

  Essential

  • Previous care experience in a health or social care setting

  Desirable

  • Previous experience working with patients who have palliative care needs

  Skills & Abilities

  Desirable

  • Evidence of completed competencies aligned to the service area

  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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