Nursing Assistant
The closing date is 15 March 2026
We are looking to recruit a highly motivated individual to join our acute medical admissions team on Ward 3 at the Northumbria. The team provide high standard and safe care to all the patients, suffering from acute medical illness. We cover specialties relating to medicine including, toxicology, endocrinology, head injury, neurology, mental health and head injury.
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
* Candidate must demonstrate a compassion and caring towards their patients and able to deliver high standard of care. One must possess a good communication and organisational skills.
* Must be willing to work flexible hours to meet the service needs of our patients which includes, weekends and night shifts. Previous experience in a healthcare setting is desirable.
* Undertakes a range of delegated clinical care duties in hospital, community, and other settings.
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.
Job responsibilities
Undertakes a range of delegated clinical care duties in hospital, community, and other settings. Records patient observations and changes to patient clinical conditions Carries out limited clinical care duties.
Qualifications
* 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
* Previous care experience in a health or social care setting
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.
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital
£24,937 to £26,598 a yearpro rata per annum
Contract
Permanent
Reference number
319-7754705SC
Job locations
Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital
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