Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Nursing Assistant / Theatre Support Practitioner
The closing date is 21 January 2026
This position will be required to work between Alnwick and Berwick Hospital sites as and when required. This nursing assistant role will be expected to support qualified staff in providing provision of care to patients in the day surgery operating theatre and Endoscopy units. This role will help to maintain high clinical standards within both units by ensuring all trust policies and protocols are followed.
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.
Please note, for Secondment roles before an application is submitted, please ensure you have received the appropriate approval and completed documentation required beforehand, as this may delay the process if an offer was to be made.
Main duties of the job
* Support qualified staff in provision of care to patients in the operating theatre.
* Assist the qualified nursing staff in the delivery of high quality direct and indirect patient care.
* Provide assistance and support to patients, carers and the multi-disciplinary team.
* Maintain high clinical standards.
* Help maintain a clean and safe theatre environment.
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, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.
Qualifications
* ECDL or equivalent
Experience
* Caring experience
* Underlying knowledge of endoscopy area i.e. preparation, cleaning of scopes
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
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