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Job summary

Main area
General Practice
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Flexible working
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
319-7427395RW
Employer
Northumbria Primary Care
Employer type
Private Sector
Site
NPC Wide - however appointees will have a base site at Northumbria Way
Town
Cramlington
Salary
£24,937 - £26,598 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
14/09/2025 23:59

Employer heading

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Practice Nursing Assistant

NHS AfC: Band 3

Northumbria Primary Care Ltd (NPC) is a pioneering partnership with local GPs and now manages several GP practices with around 50,000 registered patients in Northumberland and North Tyneside.

Please note that NPC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. 

Whilst NPC are a 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 your individual recruitment process, we may withdraw your application at any stage of the process. ________________________________________________________________________________

Job overview

We are looking to recruit two friendly, professional Nursing Assistants to work as part of a Roving Nursing Assistant Team under the supervision of a qualified nurse and assist in the delivery of NHS Health checks for patients registered at Northumbria Primary Care Practices. 

The successful candidates will work organisation wide. Travel will be expected across all NPC sites;

NPC Northumbria Way, NPC Cramlington, NPC Elsdon Avenue, NPC Morpeth, NPC Lynemouth, NPC Lintonville, NPC Ponteland, NPC Haydon Bridge and Allendale, NPC Amble and Broomhill, NPC Widdrington, NPC Rothbury, NPC North Tyneside (Whitley Bay and North Shields practices).

The appointees will have a base site at Northumbria Way in which mileage can be claimed  over and above travel from home to base site. The successful candidate will be providing a high level of patient care to patients of NPC practices.

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

  • To assist the qualified nursing staff in the delivery of high quality direct and indirect patient care
  • To assist in the delivery of NHS Health Checks across the group
  • 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 environment

Working for our organisation

Northumbria Primary Care Ltd (NPC) is a pioneering partnership with local GP's and now manages several GP practices with around 120,000 registered patients in Northumberland and North Tyneside.

Whilst appointees will have a base practice in NPC, a requirement of the role is to work at other practices across our group based on the service need. 

Make sure to read the 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application and make sure you know everything there is to know before applying to join our fantastic organisation.

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  • To assist the practice team in the assessment, plan, implementation and evaluation of care as appropriate.
  • To assist in the delivery of NHS Health Checks across the group
  • To report accurately perceived changes in a patient manner, observations etc
  • To promote health within the practice setting.
  • To prepare clinical areas for procedures.
  • Provide appropriate delegated clinical care appropriate to area of work:
    Conduct ECGS
    Perform Phlebotomy service
    Non complex would dressings
    Conduct some scans/investigations in a protocolised fashion

Person specification

Qualifications / Professional Registration

Essential criteria
  • NVQ Level III in Health/Health & Social Care/Direct Care or a portfolio of equivalent experience.

Experience and knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Caring experience
  • Previous care experience preferably in a healthcare setting
  • Courses and experience that demonstrate transferable skills i.e. respiratory essentials, basic stoma care, palliative care course for HCA’s
  • Experience of providing direct and indirect patient care

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardCare quality commission - OutstandingStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Better Health at Work Award - Maintaining ExcellenceHappy to Talk Flexible WorkingDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - Gold

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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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Hannah Theobald
Job title
Assistant Operational Service Manager
Email address
[email protected]
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