Healthcare Assistant

• 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.

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 refer 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, you will need to bring your certificates on the interview day and evidence your experience through your portfolio.

Please note you will need to provide your qualifications/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

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 13 October 2026 at Regent Point, Gosforth.

You will be required to provide photographic identification on the day of interview.

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.

With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:

• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Freeman Hospital
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Cramlington Manor Walks
• Urgent treatment centres
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service

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

Essential: - 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: - GCSEs in English and Maths at Grades 9-4 (or A*-C or Level 2 Functional/Key Skills)

Essential: - Understanding of confidentiality; - Experience of caring in a health care setting

Desirable: - An understanding of working in the NHS

Essential: - 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: - Venepuncture skills; - Competent in physical skills e.g. recording ECGs, recording blood glucose etc