Healthcare assistant pay in Newcastle February 2026

How much do healthcare assistants in Newcastle get paid?

healthcare assistants in Newcastle earn

£9.61-12.25 per hour

Based on 14 employee reviews

healthcare assistant salaries can range between £9.61-12.25 per hour in the Newcastle area. This data is based on quiz results from 14 employees who live in and around Newcastle.

What do top employers pay healthcare assistants?

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
£11.48-18.01
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City Health Care Partnership
£11.50-13.60
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Belfast Trust
£11.45-19.83
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Who are the top healthcare assistant employers?

  1. Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
    7.1
  2. City Health Care Partnership
    7.0
  3. Belfast Trust
    6.8

Who are the worst healthcare assistant employers?

  1. Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
    5.2
  2. The Priory Group
    5.2
  3. HC One
    5.4

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How are people paid?

64%
by the hour
36%
an annual salary

Based on 14 employees

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What do healthcare assistants do?

Nursing assistants have the job of helping to look after people who are unwell, are hurt or have disabilities.

A lot of work they do helps support the work that nurses do.

Other names for nursing assistants are:

  • Healthcare assistants
  • Nursing auxiliaries
  • Support workers

You may work in:

  • A doctor’s surgery
  • An NHS hospital
  • A private hospital
  • A care home
  • A hospice

This type of job may involve:

  • Building trust and reassurance with patients
  • Helping patients get more comfortable
  • Taking temperatures and other routine tests
  • Helping patients get washed and dressed
  • Helping patients use the toilet
  • Helping patients eat
  • Helping safely move patients
  • Making hospital beds

You may have to work early mornings, late nights, on weekends and bank holidays.

You’ll also be on your feet a lot.

If you want to apply for a nursing assistant job, you might need the following:

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