Nursing Assistant

NHS; Cramlington; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS organization is looking for a nursing assistant for their cardiology unit in Cramlington. The role involves delivering safe and high-quality care to patients as part of a dynamic nursing team. Essential qualifications include a Level 3 qualification in healthcare and previous care experience. This is a full-time contract with a salary range of £24,937 to £26,598 per year.

Qualifications

• Essential: Previous care experience in a health or social care setting.
• Essential: Completion of a competency-based programme or equivalent relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Assist the registered nurse in delivering high quality direct and indirect patient care.
• Provide assistance and support to patients and the multidisciplinary team.
• Maintain high clinical standards and a clean ward environment.

Skills

Previous care experience

Effective communication

Education

Level 3 qualification in healthcare or equivalent

Job description

Overview

Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen on Ward 10 NSECH for a nursing assistant to join our team. Ward 10 is a busy 30 bedded cardiology unit which includes 6 coronary care beds.

We are looking for candidates who have commitment 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 patient and demonstrate effective communication skills. Previous experience in a similar setting is desirable but not essential. The post will be rotational - day/nightshift 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.

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.

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.

Details

• Date posted: 18 September 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: 319-7386206RW
• Job locations: Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, Northumbria Way, Cramlington, NE23 6NZ

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.

Person Specification

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

Qualifications / Professional Registration

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

Disclosure and Sponsorship

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. 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.

Employer details

Employer name: Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address: Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, Northumbria Way, Cramlington, NE23 6NZ

Employer's website: Northumbria NHS