Nursing Assistant | Northumbria Healthcare - NHCT Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 02 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £24,937 - £26,598 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 01 April 2026 |
| Location: | Cramlington, NE23 6NZ |
| Company: | Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7821449/319-7821449KD |
Summary
We invest heavily in staff to ensure that the best talent is attracted, developed, looked after, and retained in every area of the organisation.
Ambulatory Care is a same day emergency care unit which cares for patients within the Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital from 7:30 till 22:00, seven days per week. Specialities include; surgery, Orthopaedics, medicine, stroke and neurology. Patients attend for planned appointments or are referred to the unit via GP, Emergency Department, Specialist Nurses or NEAS.
We reserve the right to close this advert prior to the closing date once the required number of applications have been received, please submit your application as soon as possible if you wish to apply for this vacancy.
We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic, highly-motivated and caring member of staff to work in this area.
The successful candidate will be expected to work as part of a dynamic nursing team delivering all aspects of care to patients.
Do you want to be part of this exciting development and be at the forefront of same day emergency care?
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.
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 ward environment.
Essential criteria
Qualifications
NVQ Level 3 in Health/Health & Social Care/Direct Care or portfolio of equivalent experience.
Courses and experience that demonstrate transferable skills i.e. respiratory essentials, phlebotomy, obtaining ECGs.
Experience and Knowledge
Previous care experience preferably in a healthcare setting.
This advert closes on Monday 16 Mar 2026