Healthcare Assistant (Sponsorship Available) at Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust

Job Summary

To assist the nursing staff in providing nursing support within the operating Theatre environment.

Working as a team member to meet the needs of the patient during their surgery by maintaining the Theatre, sterile environment and equipment to ensure patient safety during their surgery and smooth running of operating lists.

Job Details

• Employer: Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust

• Job Title: Healthcare Assistant

• Location: United Kingdom

• Salary: £25,760 to £27,476 a year

• Job Type: Full-time

• Closing Date: 06 November 2026

Main Duties of the Job

• To undertake personal care duties for patients in hospital.

• To support all members of the MDT to deliver high quality, safe patient care.

• To ensure a safe working environment.

• To assist the registered staff to care for patients.

About Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust

Based in the North East of England, Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of hospital and community health services from its leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.

Established in 2005, Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust was one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then has consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.

Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust now employs around 4,800 staff and currently provides 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.

The Trust’s values are the ‘golden thread’ which runs through everything it does – they are the core of who Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust is.

The five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronym ICORE:

• Innovation

• Care

• Openness

• Respect

• Engagement

Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust has a number of staff networks including the Global Ethnic Majority (GEM) network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women’s Network, to challenge the Trust and help it to constantly improve.

The Armed Forces network is one of the Trust’s emerging networks.

The health and wellbeing of staff is one of Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust’s highest priorities.

The Trust offers a range of support and initiatives as part of its ‘Balance’ programme, balancegateshead.com, to cater for its diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust.

Job Description

Job Responsibilities

• Communicates information to staff, patients, relatives and carers.

• Communicates information in an empathetic and reassuring way where there may be barriers to communication/understanding i.e. speech/language/hearing difficulties.

• Communicates with patients, clients, relatives and staff whose first language may not be English.

• Is able to communicate effectively using written and oral skills.

• Establish and maintain effective relationships with patients, relatives and colleagues.

• Provide and receive routine information requiring tact or persuasive skills; barriers to understanding.

• To assist the nursing staff in providing nursing care to patients whilst undergoing their operations.

• Supporting the Surgical team in maintaining a sterile field, providing equipment to ensure safe patient safety and smooth running of operation lists.

For more information please see the attached Job Description.

Person Specification

Shortlisting

Essential

• GCSE or equivalent in English /Maths or level 1 minimum Literacy and Numeracy qualification.

• Experience in hospital or direct care environment.

Desirable

– NVQ Level 2 in healthcare or expected to work towards NVQ Level 2 in healthcare.

Shortlisting

Essential

– GCSE or equivalent in English /Maths or level 1 minimum Literacy and Numeracy qualification.

Desirable

– Theatre experience and knowledge of Theatre working.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years.

Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.

Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

How to Apply

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