Healthcare Assistant

The Northern Cancer Centre Carlisle specialises in the care of people with oncological and haematological cancers. You will be enthusiastic and have a desire to develop your knowledge and skills, be able to deliver care to the highest standard and have excellent communication skills. You should be competent in coordinating your day to day workload, able to manage your time effectively , work well as a team member and have excellent communication skills. If you believe you have the skills required to fulfil this role we would like to hear from you.

• Interview Date Wednesday 27 May 2026
• 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week
• You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy, Assisting with minor procedures and carrying out venepuncture, chaperoning
• Assisting the qualified nursing team as required
• Patient observation
• Ensuring cleanliness standards are maintained
• Supporting patients
• Team Working and excellent communication Skills
• Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for all essential and desirable criteria required for the role.
  
  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.