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Nursing Assistant

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Ashington, NE63 9JJView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Salary

£25,760 to £27,476

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

25 October 2026

6 days left

Job description

An opportunity has arisen for nursing assistants to join our nursing team working on our Elective Orthopaedic Unit and our specialist Bone and Joint I...

  • 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.

  • Assist with moving and handling
  • Follow guidance and procedures in relation to infection prevention and control
  • Assist with nutrition and hydration needs
  • Support patient personal care needs
  • Carry out observations
  • Care of post-operative patient

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, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.

Qualifications

Essential

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

Experiance

Essential: - Previous care experience in a health or social care setting

Desirable: - Evidence of completed competencies aligned to the service area; - Customer Care course

How to apply

Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.

Provenance

Source

NHS Jobs

First seen

12 October 2026

Last checked

13 October 2026

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About the employer

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Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

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