Healthcare Assistant

Job summary An exciting opportunity for a career within Nursing has arisen at Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust. We are looking for caring and compassionate individuals, who can prioritise delivering high quality and safe patient care, to join our Organisation as a HealthCare Support worker. We are keen to hear from individuals who are hard working, reliable and passionate in making a difference to our patients. Full time and part time hours will be considered. Main duties of the job People who use our services are from diverse backgrounds with a wide range of needs which may include mental health, learning disabilities or dementia. As a support worker you will be working closely with individuals, providing care to enable them complete activities of daily living in Hospital / Care setting with support from a Multi-Disciplinary team of nurses, occupational therapists, psychologists, social workers and doctors. 1. Undertakes a range of delegated clinical care duties in hospital 2. Records patient observations and changes to patient clinical conditions 3. Carries out limited clinical care duties About us Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead. Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients. We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region. Our values should be the 'golden thread' which runs through everything we do - they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronym ICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement. We have a number of staff networks including the Global Ethnic Majority (GEM) network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women's Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our Armed Forces network is one of our emerging networks. The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our 'Balance' programme balancegateshead.com to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us. Details Date posted 08 September 2026 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 3 Salary £25,760 to £27,476 a year per annum (pro rota) Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time, Part-time Reference number 297-8222891 Job locations Queen Elizabeth Hospital Sheriff Hill Gateshead NE9 6SX United Kingdom Job description Job responsibilities 1. Key responsibilities To abide by trust policies and procedures Build and maintain safe and effective therapeutic relationships Support individuals to contribute to collaborative care/support/recovery plans Support the named nurse to develop collaborative individual, patient centred care plans and implement them creatively using initiative. Communicate effectively with a wide range of people using a range of preferred methods Contribute to monitoring, observing and engaging with individuals, communicating outcomes and conclusions with the rest of the team Gain an understanding of a persons experiences in relation to their mental health, learning disability and/or dementia. Understand a persons coping strategies and strengths and support people to use these at times of distress or difficulty Contribute to reflective practice and encourage compassion and understanding Be able to recognise increasing risk and alert significant others and the team to respond as needed Undertake a range of practical tasks and duties in support of the Team and individual needs. Follow principles of diffusion and de-escalation and where physical interventions or restraint are required, to approach in line with approved techniques co…