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Job requirements
Essential
8 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills & Abilities
Basic IT skills
- Skills & Abilities
Ability to work effectively under direct supervision, as part of the multi-disciplinary team
- Skills & Abilities
Ability to communicate with members of the public and health care providers
- Skills & Abilities
Ability to meet basic care needs of patients, washing, dressing and assistance with feeding etc
- Knowledge & Experience
Understanding of confidentiality
- Knowledge & Experience
Experience of caring in a health care setting
- Qualifications & Education
Level 3 qualification in Health and Social Care or equivalent level qualification or equivalent relevant experience
- Qualifications & Education
GCSEs in English and Maths at Grades 3-1 (or D-G or Level 1 Functional/Key Skills)
Desirable
4 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Skills & Abilities
Venepuncture skills
- Skills & Abilities
Competent in physical skills e.g. recording ECGs, recording blood glucose etc
- Knowledge & Experience
An understanding of working in the NHS
- Qualifications & Education
GCSEs in English and Maths at Grades 9-4 (or A*-C or Level 2 Functional/Key Skills)
Job overview
The Newcastle Hospitals and Community Services Staff Bank provide temporary staff to various wards and departments across the Trust. We are seeking Healthcare Assistants to join our Staff Bank supporting service delivery within our organisation.
In return we can offer valuable work opportunities/experience, opportunity to apply for NHS substantive employment, comprehensive training programme, NHS Pension contributions and accrued holiday pay.
We are unable to offer sponsorship for this post.
Main duties of the job
Our Staff Bank aims to supply appropriately skilled staff to cover temporary shortages across both Acute and Community settings.
We are looking for dedicated individuals to become part of our team of valued Bank Staff where you will play a crucial role in our ongoing service delivery within our organisation delivering high standards of clinical care.
Joining the Staff Bank provides an excellent opportunity for those who wish to gain insight and experience into diverse areas and specialities while providing you with the flexibility to choose your own working hours.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To abide by Trust policies and procedures
- To assist the registered nurses (or other healthcare practitioners) in providing high quality patient care
- To undertake a range of delegated clinical duties
- Maintain patients’ privacy and dignity at all times and provide care in a compassionate and sensitive manner
- Be an effective part of the multi-disciplinary team contributing to the departmental objectives
- Continue to develop and maintain competencies to maintain high quality safe care
- Post holder will be expected to contribute to housekeeping and other ward / department duties as required, e.g. general tidiness, re-determined stock levels are met and clinical equipment is clean, working and stored correctly
- Assist with admin & clerical duties as required
Whilst Newcastle Hospitals are a forward thinking and highly innovative organisation, the use of Third-Party Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents a risk to the integrity of our Recruitment & Selection processes. If you use AI, and it poses a risk to the integrity of your individual application or to the recruitment process, we may withdraw your application at any stage of the process.
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Healthcare Assistant - Bank with The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It is listed as a Band 3 Healthcare assistant role. The advertised salary is £25,760 - £27,476 pro rata. The contract type is Bank. The application deadline is 04 Oct 2026.
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