Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Nursing Assistant

The closing date is 23 September 2025

Job summary

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
Phlebotomy

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.

Date posted

10 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

319-7366024PM

Job locations

Hexham General Hospital

Corbridge road

Hexham

NE46 1QJ

Job description

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.

Job description

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

Essential

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

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

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).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

Employer details

Employer name

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Hexham General Hospital

Corbridge road

Hexham

NE46 1QJ

Employer's website

https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Hexham General Hospital

Corbridge road

Hexham

NE46 1QJ

Employer's website

https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)