MORE than 100 NHS jobs at the new Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital are up for grabs.

The new hospital will open in Cramlington, Northumberland, this summer.

Applications for the jobs for domestic, catering, portering and security staff should be made via the jobs.nhs.uk website.

Newly-appointed staff will help support the running of the purpose-built hospital which will be the first in the country dedicated to providing emergency care, with A&E consultants working 24/7 and consultants in a range of specialities working seven days a week.

Andrea Stoker, general manager at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, said: “We’re looking for enthusiastic people who want to be part of a development which is revolutionising emergency care for patients in Northumberland and North Tyneside.

“This is the first of our recruitment programmes and over the coming months we will be looking for more people to work at our new hospital - keep checking the NHS Jobs website for updates.”

For more information visit northumbria.nhs.uk.

The closing date for the applications is Monday, January 19.