Nursing Assistant

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Ashington; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in the United Kingdom seeks a Nursing Assistant for Ward 1 at the Wansbeck General Hospital. This role involves assisting registered nurses in delivering high-quality patient care and maintaining ward standards. Candidates should possess a Level 3 qualification in healthcare or equivalent experience. As part of a supportive and dynamic team, you will provide vital assistance to patients while ensuring their safety and well-being. This position is rotational, requiring flexibility for day and night shifts.

Qualifications

• Previous care experience in a health or social care setting is required.
• Completion of a competency-based programme or equivalent relevant experience.
• Evidence of completed competencies aligned to the service area.

Responsibilities

• Assist the registered nurse in the delivery of high quality patient care.
• Maintain a clean and safe ward environment.
• Provide assistance and support to patients and their carers.

Skills

Knowledge of care and related procedures

Clinical observations

Effective communication skills

Customer Care course

Education

Level 3 qualification in healthcare

Job description

Nursing Assistant

The closing date is 29 January 2026

An exciting opportunity has arisen on Ward 1, Wansbeck General Hospital for a nursing assistant to join our team. Ward 1 is a busy 25 bedded cardiology/general medical unit.

We are looking for candidates who are committed to ensuring safe and high quality care is delivered to our patients.

You will be expected to work as part of a dynamic nursing team, delivering all aspects of care to patients and demonstrating effective communication skills.

Previous experience in a similar setting is desirable but not essential. The post will be rotational – day/night shift and cover seven days a week.

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 care duties in hospital, community, and other settings.
• Records patient observations and changes to patient clinical conditions.
• Carries out limited clinical care duties.

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!

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Job responsibilities

• To assist the registered nurse in the delivery of high quality direct and indirect patient care.
• To provide assistance and support to patients, carers and the multidisciplinary team.
• To maintain high clinical standards.
• To maintain a clean and safe ward environment.
• To work under the supervision of a qualified nurse and assist in the implementation of both direct and non-direct patient care.
• To provide and promote high quality care under the guidance of a qualified healthcare professional.

Experience and knowledge

• Knowledge of care and related procedures, clinical observations, relevant legislation.
• 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.
• Evidence of completed competencies aligned to the service area.
• Customer Care course.

Qualifications / Professional Registration

• 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