Job summary
We are looking for a Nursing Assistant to join our Elderly Assessment Units based across Wansbeck General Hospital and North Tyneside General Hospital.The units care for a maximum of 6 patients at any one time who may be acutely unwell.
They will assist the nursing and practitioner/medical workforce to asses and deliver high quality care and services to our frail service users.
Tasks will include:
o Clinical observationso Venepunctureo nursing assessmentso nutritional supporto personal careo transferring patients for investigations and admission.
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
- Assists qualified nurses.
- Makes judgments involving straightforward job-related facts or situations.
- Able to recognise triggers on the NEWS chart and act accordingly, following the appropriate algorithm.
- Able to recognise signs of a deteriorating patient and alert qualified staff accordingly.
- Able to use assistive technology.
- Organises own day-to-day work tasks and activities.
- Provides and receives routine information which may require tact, persuasive skills, or where there are barriers to understanding.
- Provides and receives routine information orally, in writing, or electronically to inform work colleagues, patients, carers, the public, and other external contacts.
- Able to use electronic systems such as PAS and ICE.
- Completes IR1 forms and provides statements as appropriate.
- Able to contribute to ward meetings.
- Alerts qualified staff to changes in a patient's condition.
- Completes relevant nursing documentation specific to the clinical area.
- Must be able to demonstrate the English language proficiency level required for this post.
Details
- Date posted: 12 October 2026
- Closing date: 13 October 2026
- Pay scheme: Agenda for change
- Band: Band 3
- Salary: £25,760 to £27,476 a year Pro rata per annum
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
- Reference number: 319-8147979PM-HAS-A
- Job locations: Wansbeck General Hospital, Woodhorn Ln, Ashington, NE63 9JJ, United Kingdom
Job description
Job 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 provide a range of support for people living in the community.
- To provide personal care where necessary and to follow care/support plans as required.
- To conduct clinical investigations as clinically required.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Knowledge of care and related procedures, clinical observations, relevant legislation
- 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
Essential
- 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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Employer details
- Employer name: Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Address: Wansbeck General Hospital, Woodhorn Ln, Ashington, NE63 9JJ, United Kingdom
- Employer's website: https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/