Nursing Assistant

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust; Morpeth; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A health care provider in Morpeth seeks a Nursing Assistant to deliver compassionate, patient-centered care. This role requires working within multidisciplinary teams across various wards, ensuring safety and high-quality standards. Applicants should possess strong interpersonal skills and a commitment to care, with experience in mental health. A Senior Healthcare Support Worker qualification or commitment to achieve it is ideal. The role includes a 24/7 shift pattern, with opportunities for professional development.

Qualifications

• Experience working with service users with complex mental health needs.
• Commitment to delivering person-centered care.

Responsibilities

• Assist in developing and implementing collaborative, needs-based care plans.
• Provide compassionate care and maintain high standards of clinical 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 30 December 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work as a Nursing Assistant within our inpatient wards within Northumberland. This includes across our Adult acute admissions inpatient services. The role would include 24/7 cover with shift working.

Our services include female and male acute admission wards. Our wards support men and women providing assessment and treatment by a multidisciplinary team.

Applications are invited from candidates who possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the enthusiasm and passion to deliver and maintain high standards of clinical care.

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.

Please note - this vacancy may close early once a suitable number of applications are 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