Job summary
- Main area
- 317 Trustwide
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent: & Fixed Term
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 317-2025-HCA-NOV
- Employer
- The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Trustwide
- Town
- 317 Trustwide
- Salary
- £24,937 - £26,598 pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 26/10/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 04/11/2025
Employer heading
Healthcare Assistant
Band 3
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 15,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.6 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts each day, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.
Job overview
PLEASE NOTE THIS POST IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR A SKILLED WORKER SPONSORSHIP
Interview Date Tuesday 04 November 2025
Are you a naturally caring person who loves to make a difference to others? Do you like getting things done? Are you known for being hard working and reliable?
Are you the type of person who respects other people, treats them fairly and accepts them for who they are?
We want our patients to receive the best possible care from people for whom nothing is too much trouble. If you recognise yourself in the description above and it excites you to think you could be one of our team caring for our patients on a daily basis, we would love to hear from you. We are looking for the right kind of person who will thrive in this important work.
We are recruiting for a new 15 bedded Intestinal Failure unit which is expected to open in January 2026 at the Freeman Hospital and HCA’s to support our winter plan 2025 in older people’s medicine.
We will also have other vacancies across the Trust which will be confirmed on the day of interview.
For further details about our wards and departments, visit our web page.
- Full & Part Time Hours/Week
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy
NO AGENCIES PLEASE
Main duties of the job
- Contributes to the work of the department by working under direct or indirect supervision of registered practitioners or assistant practitioners.
- Will carry out delegated, repetitive, routine, and familiar tasks.
- Will in time develop an awareness of normal parameters concerning patient / client wellbeing and report that which is out with normal parameters to the registered professional.
- Will plan and prioritise own and delegated work tasks and activities.
- Will carry out routine elements of assessment to enhance the patient / client journey, following an initial assessment by a registered practitioner.
- Meet basic care needs of patients, washing dressing, assistance with feeding etc.
Working for our organisation
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:
- Freeman Hospital
- Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
- Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
- Newcastle Dental Hospital
- Newcastle Fertility Centre
- Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
- Northern Genetics Service
- Cramlington Manor Walks
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We require you to bring your qualification certificates, photographic identification and provide a portfolio of evidence of your skills and experience on the day of your interview. Your portfolio should include, certificates for training carried out in your place of work, documentation of your skills and competencies which have been signed by your manager or supervisor. An overview or reflection of your experience working in a healthcare setting. Please ensure you meet the essential requirements in the job description and ensure you make reference to this in your application.
Essential Requirements
GCSEs in English and Maths at Grades 3-1 (or D-G or Level 1 Functional/Key Skills) please ensure you document this in your application in the qualification section, you will need to bring your certificates on the interview day.
NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent direct care experience in a recognised healthcare environment, please ensure you document your qualifications and your experience in your application.
Please note you will need to provide your qualifications or portfolio of evidence of your skills and experience on the day of your interview.
- Experience of caring in a health care setting
- Ability to meet basic care needs of patients, washing, dressing and assistance with feeding etc.
- Ability to communicate with members of the public and health care providers.
- Ability to work effectively under direct supervision, as part of the multi-disciplinary team.
- Understanding of confidentiality.
- Alignment to trust values and core behaviours.
- Must be flexible to meet the needs of the service and be able to work a full variety of shifts including days and nights.
- Basic IT skills
- 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.
All successful candidates will be given support before working in the clinical area, by taking part in our mandatory Healthcare Academy programme, if you are new to the Trust.
Shortlisted candidates will be required to attend a face to face interview on Tuesday 04 November 2025 at Regent Point, Gosforth.
Person specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential criteria
- Level 3 qualification in Health and Social Care or equivalent level qualification or equivalent relevant experience
- GCSEs in English and Maths at Grades 3-1 (or D-G or Level 1 Functional/Key Skills)
Desirable criteria
- GCSEs in English and Maths at Grades 9-4 (or A*-C or Level 2 Functional/Key Skills)
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- Understanding of confidentiality
- Experience of caring in a health care setting
Desirable criteria
- An understanding of working in the NHS
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Basic IT skills
- Ability to work effectively under direct supervision, as part of the multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to communicate with members of the public and health care providers
- Ability to meet basic care needs of patients, washing, dressing and assistance with feeding etc
Desirable criteria
- Venepuncture skills
- Competent in physical skills e.g. recording ECGs, recording blood glucose etc
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Nursing Recruitment
- Job title
- Nursing Recruitment
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
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