Bank Healthcare Assistant

Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Oswestry; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare facility in England is recruiting Healthcare Assistants for a flexible temporary role. This position is based across orthopaedic surgical, medical, and rehabilitation wards. Responsibilities include assisting patients with daily living activities, supporting their mobility, and providing physical care. The ideal candidates should demonstrate a caring and compassionate approach, with an ability to uphold high standards of care. This role does not offer sponsorship for UK Visas and Immigration.

Qualifications

• Must be able to attend 4 days of induction and 4 paid shadow shifts before booking shifts.
• Demonstrated ability to follow defined protocols.

Responsibilities

• Assist patients with daily living activities.
• Support patient mobility and independence.
• Provide care requiring manual handling.

Skills

Previous experience in a care setting

Caring and compassionate approach

Ability to deliver high standards of care

Job description

Overview

We are recruiting Healthcare Assistants for the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. This temporary bank role offers flexibility with opportunities in orthopaedic surgical, medical and rehabilitation wards. It is not eligible for UK Visas and Immigration sponsorship.

Responsibilities

1. Assist patients with all activities of daily living within your level of competence.
2. Support patients to improve mobility and promote independence.
3. Provide physical care that may require manual handling; annual manual handling training is mandatory.
4. Assist other team members in maintaining skin integrity and use of aids.
5. Maintain a safe and clean environment and demonstrate knowledge of health and safety issues.
6. Help patients select meals, monitor eating and drinking, and promote independence.
7. Safely use wheelchairs, commodes and other equipment.
8. Respect patients’ customs, culture, values and spiritual beliefs; uphold the Trust’s Diversity/Equal Opportunities Policy.
9. Handle waste body fluids correctly and keep specimens as requested.
10. Perform escort duties and chaperone patients during examinations.
11. Maintain basic life support skills, updated at least yearly.
12. Call for help and support staff in emergencies.
13. Take responsibility for your own professional development and maintain training records.
14. Attend yearly statutory training and relevant in‑house sessions.

Qualifications & Experience

• Previous experience in a care setting desirable.
• Demonstrated caring and compassionate approach.
• Ability to deliver high standards of care and follow defined protocols.
• Must be able to attend 4 days of induction and 4 paid shadow shifts before booking shifts.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

The Trust embraces diversity, equality and inclusion and is committed to ensuring disabled workers are not disadvantaged when applying. Reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010 will be considered upon request.

Application Process

Applications will be made via Trac, the MLCSU's preferred recruitment system. All information will be processed in line with NHS data protection policies. Please provide a complete employment history and explain any gaps. The Trust reserves the right to close the advertisement early if sufficient applications are received.