Nursing Assistant

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Newbiggin by the Sea; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK-based healthcare provider is looking for a Nursing Assistant to join the Seaton Park Community Nursing Team. The successful candidate will provide care to patients in various settings including homes and clinics, working unsupervised. This role demands good communication skills and the ability to assist nursing staff in high-quality patient care. A driving licence is essential, and training will be provided for necessary clinical skills. The position offers a chance for personal and professional growth within the healthcare sector.

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic individual committed to delivering high-quality care.
• Valid driving licence and access to a vehicle for community work.
• Completion of the Care Certificate Programme expected if not already obtained.

Responsibilities

• Assist qualified nursing staff in delivering patient care.
• Support patients, carers, and the multi-disciplinary team.
• Maintain a clean and safe environment.

Skills

Good communication skills

IT skills

Ability to work unsupervised

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic individual to join the Seaton Park Community Nursing Team as a Nursing Assistant. The Trust is committed to provide opportunities for development for all staff to help reach their full potential and, if not already obtained, there is an expectation that the Care Certificate Programme will be completed.

We also provide training opportunities to enhance clinical skills required to provide high and safe quality care in line with the Trust’s values. As the post requires the candidate to work in the community, access to a vehicle and holding a valid driving licence is essential for the role.

The Healthcare Assistant works as a member of a wider community nursing team, delivering clinical care to patients, including the performance of diagnostic tests and the delivery of personal and delegated nursing care to individuals with chronic health problems. The post holder is expected to work unsupervised in the patient’s own home, the surgery and in residential home environments.

Delegated responsibilities include ordering and rotating stock and undertaking administrative tasks as allocated by the team lead, for example assembling patient case notes, room bookings and arranging team meetings.

Personal care tasks and clinical interventions delegated by registered nurses include simple dressings, catheter care, eye drops, etc.

Delivery of personal care and support to patients with a terminal illness and their families, including the provision of emotional support.

Collection and safe use and decontamination of equipment between each use.

Good communication skills with patients, relatives and colleagues.

Communication with patients, relatives, colleagues and other agencies to ensure continuity of patient care and onward referral where necessary.

Checking of equipment, stock levels and expiry dates, re-stocking and re-ordering supplies as necessary.

IT skills, especially in relation to the use of General Practice clinical systems.

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, we are opening a state‑of‑the‑art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England.

Responsibilities

• To assist the qualified nursing staff in the delivery of high quality direct and indirect 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 environment.

This advert closes on Tuesday 13 Jan 2026.