Job summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic Nursing Assistant to join Critical Care

The successful candidate will work as part of the team to deliver care to adults who are critically ill.

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

• 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.

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.

Details
Closing date: 01 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 3
Salary: £25,760 to £27,476 a year pro rata per annum
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number: 319-8319278SA
Job locations: The Northumbria Specialist Emergency care, Northumbria Way, Cramlington, NE23 6NZ, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
Undertakes a range of delegated clinical care duties in hospital, community, and other settings. Records patient observations and changes to patient clinical conditions Carries out limited clinical care duties.

Person Specification
Qualifications

• Essential: Completion of a competency-based programme or equivalent relevant experience
• Essential: 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
• Desirable: Evidence of completed competencies aligned to the service area
• Desirable: Customer Care course

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 details
Employer name: Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Employer's website: https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/

For questions about the job, contact:
Critical care matron, Jayne Williamson, elizabeth.williamson@nhct.nhs.uk

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