# Nursing Assistant (Healthcare Support Worker) - New to Care > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/nursing-assistant-healthcare-support-worker-new-to-care/d041b443-a1cb-42a5-b462-aee5b2b9eb71 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/nursing-assistant-healthcare-support-worker-new-to-care/d041b443-a1cb-42a5-b462-aee5b2b9eb71.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Trustwide - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Nursing assistant - **Grade:** Band 2 - **Salary:** £25,272 - £27,476 pro rata per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-08-21T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-17T11:30:43.013Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Tyne_Wear/North_Tyneside_Northumberland/Northumbria_Healthcare_NHCT_Northumbria_Healthcare_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Nursing_Assistant/Nursing_Assistant-v8195509 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8195509?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview New to care? We have the right role for you! We are recruiting for Nursing Assistants to join our growing team of Healthcare Support Workers right across the Trust. We have a fantastic training package designed to train you in everything you need to know about becoming a Nursing Assistant. Just bring along your caring approach, supportive attitude, great communication skills and empathetic nature and you will really thrive in our hospitals. This role is supported under Agenda for Change Annex 20 provisions. You will start in a Band 2 Nursing Assistant role, and will be supported to undertake a 12 month competency assessment that will facilitate you moving into a Band 3 Nursing Assistant role without the requirement to undertake a further selection process. Its hard to sum up in just a few words how much our Nursing Assistants mean to us, but when we asked our teams, the words they used were: - Passionate - Essential - Inspiring - Dedicated - Needed - Invaluable In return, we offer you such an opportunity to join one of our many friendly and dedicated teams where you will learn, grow and flourish – supported all the way. Please note that we are unable to offer Visa Sponsorship, so can only welcome applications from those with existing Right to Work, and plans for continuing Right to Work. 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 We have a huge geographical area and have a range of hospital settings that you can work in to expand your knowledge of healthcare. We work a 24/7 rota pattern so can offer flexibility to all of our staff. Being a Healthcare Support Worker is a wonderful role – we know this because our teams tell us all the time. You will play a vital role in the care of our patients, helping with the day to day needs of our patients through the provision of help with personal care, bathing/showering, toileting, mealtimes and supporting them with their mobility as necessary. You will also perform observations etc and confidently update our electronic patient records accurately to ensure all the information about our patients is captured for our clinical colleagues to use. Accuracy of information and teamwork are essential parts of the role. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see below, the key qualities you must hold to be eligible to apply: - Understanding of patient’s basic needs Good verbal communication Written communication skills Good customer care skills Must be able to demonstrate the English language proficiency level required Must be flexible to meet the needs of the service and be able to work a full variety of shifts including days and nights - Understanding of patient’s basic needs - Good verbal communication - Written communication skills - Good customer care skills - Must be able to demonstrate the English language proficiency level required - Must be flexible to meet the needs of the service and be able to work a full variety of shifts including days and nights ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Qualifications **Essential** - Understanding of patient's basic needs **Desirable** - NVQ Level 2 in direct care/health/health and social care - Previous care experience preferably in a healthcare setting - Care Certificate ### Experience and knowledge **Essential** - Caring experience - Evidence of experience in a caring role **Desirable** - Experience of providing direct and indirect patient care ## Documents - [trust compact (pdf, 515.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3037) - [guidance for applicants (pdf, 1.4mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2867) - [northumbria privacy policy (pdf, 520.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1899) - [nur1427 jd&ps nursing assistant (pdf, 295.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10500683) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.