Nursing Assistant

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust; England; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional NHS Foundation Trust in the United Kingdom seeks a motivated Nursing Assistant for their Flexi-pool at Carleton clinic. The role involves supporting inpatient clinical services, implementing care plans, and delivering compassionate care aligned with the Trust's core values. Ideal candidates will have experience working with service users with complex mental health needs and possess relevant skills such as good communication and time management. This position offers opportunities for training and development in a dynamic working environment.

Qualifications

• Experience of working with service users with complex mental health needs.
• Committed to providing person centred care.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the development and implementation of collaborative care plans.
• Provide excellent and effective person centred nursing care.
• Engage in regular family/carer contact to encourage collaborative decision making.

Skills

Good interpersonal and communication

Time Management

English Functional skills

Maths Functional skills

ICT Functional Skills

Education

Senior Healthcare Support Worker or commitment to work towards

Job description

Go back Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust

Nursing Assistant

The closing date is 17 December 2025

We are looking for motivated, hard-working, and enthusiastic individuals with excellent values to take up the role of Nursing Assistant within our Flexi-pool within the Carleton clinic site.

This is a fantastic role with opportunities to support across our range of inpatient clinical services including Acute inpatients, Inpatient Learning Disabilities and Older Peoples Inpatient services.

Main duties of the job

You must have a strong commitment to the delivery of high quality, safe, patient care and be a good role model in reflecting the Trusts core values. You will be provided with training opportunities to develop your knowledge and skills, offered regular supervision and support, and have ongoing well-being conversations.

The Nursing Assistant role will aim:

• To work within a multi-disciplinary team assisting in the development and implementation of collaborative, needs based care plans.
• To support the team in providing excellent and effective person centred, nursing care.
• They are actively involved in the health and wellbeing of staff and service users.
• They are visible and accessible to patients, families and carers working together to ensure efficient, effective and caring service.
• They contribute to achieving all performance indicators, essential standards and quality outcomes.
• Deliver and maintain high standards of clinical care; implementing individual plans of care based on a person centred assessment.
• Provide compassionate care that is based on empathy, kindness, respect and dignity.
• Assist in the delivery of therapeutic clinical based interventions and activities which meet individual needs embracing equality and diversity.
• Engage in regular family/carer contact/support to encourage collaborative decision making.

Have the courage to speak out, challenge and help inform the future of nursing care

About us

We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.

NHS Employees identified as at risk of compulsory redundancy and those eligible for the NENC Re-Deployment careers hub will receive prior consideration.

Job responsibilities

Please find attached job description for full details.

We welcome your application.

****This vacancy may close earlier than the above date, should a suitable number of applications be received.****

Person Specification

Education and Qualification

• Senior Healthcare Support Worker or commitment to work towards

Knowledge and Experience

• Experience of working with service users with complex mental health needs
• Person centred care

Skills and Competencies

• Good interpersonal and communication
• Time Management
• English Functional skills
• Maths Functional skills
• ICT Functional Skills skills

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.

Employer name

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust