Job summary
- Main area
- General Practice
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 319-7592259RW
- 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 pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/12/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Practice Nursing Assistant
NHS AfC: Band 3
Please note that NPC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. The successful applicant will be an employee of the subsidiary and not Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
Whilst appointees will have a base practice within NPC, they may be asked to work at other practices across our group. We do however limit this as much as possible as we appreciate continuity is vital to effective primary care.
Flexible working offers choice in where, when, and how we work, ensuring patients remain at the heart of all we do. It’s open to everyone, and we aim to find solutions that work for both you and the organisation. All arrangements must be reasonable and balanced to maintain safe and effective patient care.
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 further into our Roving Nursing Assistant Team, to deliver NHS Health Checks under the supervision of a qualified nurse 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
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
- Hannah Theobald
- Job title
- Assistant Operational Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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