Nursing Assistant

NHS; Hexham; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Hexham is looking for a Nursing Assistant to join their Urgent Care Team. The successful candidate will support the delivery of care for patients with minor injuries and illnesses. They offer a comprehensive training package and a supportive environment for personal development. Previous care experience is desired but not essential. The role includes responsibilities like recording observations and maintaining clinical standards.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Assist the team in the delivery of high quality patient care.
• Provide assistance and support to patients, carers and the multi-disciplinary team.
• Maintain high clinical standards.
• Help maintain a clean and safe department environment.
• Undertake delegated clinical care duties to both adults and children.

Skills

Care experience

Observation skills

Patient support

Education

Level 3 qualification in a healthcare related subject

Job description

Overview

The closing date is 23 September 2025

We are looking for an enthusiastic Nursing Assistant to join our Urgent Care Team at Hexham Hospital.

The successful candidate will work as part of the team to deliver care to both adults and children who present with minor injuries and illness.

We are open 7 days per week from 8am until 10pm.

Previous experience is desirable but not essential as we have a comprehensive training package and will provide a supportive learning environment, encouraging you with your own personal development.

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

The successfully appointed applicant will be required to fulfil the following:

• Record observations
• ECG recording
• Wound dressings, splints and back slabs

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.

Job responsibilities

• To assist the team in the delivery of high quality patient care.
• To provide assistance and support to patients, carers and the multi-disciplinary team
• To maintain high clinical standards
• To help maintain a clean and safe department environment.
• Undertake delegated clinical care duties to both adults and children.

Person Specification

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

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