Flexible Healthcare Assistant | Derby Health Staffing

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 24,000; Part time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider is looking for enthusiastic and caring individuals to join their bank as Flexible Healthcare Assistants across five sites in the East Midlands. This role requires supporting nurses in all aspects of Patient Care and entails varied responsibilities in different clinical areas. Candidates must have a recognized care qualification and demonstrate excellent communication skills and reliability.

Benefits

Development opportunities

Employee assistance programs

Discounted gym memberships

Onsite fitness classes

Car schemes

Qualifications

• Must have a qualification in Care.
• Willingness to attend required training days.
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Support nurses in all aspects of Patient Care.
• Work in a variety of clinical areas across the Trust.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Reliability

Motivation

Enthusiasm

Education

Care qualification (NVQ/CQF)

Job description

FLEXIBLE HEALTHCARE ASSISTANT - ALL 5 SITES

Zero hours per week - As and When Required Working Arrangements

Standard Working Arrangements are £23,874.98 Whole Time Equivalent pro-rated.

Derby Health Staffing aims to match suitably skilled workers with the staffing requirements of University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust.

We are looking for enthusiastic, caring individuals to join our bank, supporting our nurses in all aspects of Patient Care. You will have the opportunity of working in a variety of clinical areas across the Trust.

THIS VACANCY COVERS ALL 5 UHDB TRUST SITES:

• Royal Derby Hospital
• Florence Nightingale Community Hospital
• Queens Hospital Burton
• Samuel Johnson Hospital
• Sir Robert Peel Community Hospital

It is essential that you have a qualification in Care.

Shortlisted applicants will undertake a literacy and numeracy assessment on 5th & 6th August 2025. Please ensure you are available to attend, as no alternative dates will be offered. You will need to provide photographic ID, evidence of care qualification (NVQ/CQF), care certificate, and completed work assessment book (original certificates only). If you cannot provide Photographic ID, evidence in the form of Care Qualification Certificate, and completed assessment book, we will have to turn you away on the day of assessment.

If successful, interviews will be held on 5th/6th August 2025.

Previous applications in the last 6 months need not apply.

Successful candidates must be reliable, motivated, enthusiastic, able to demonstrate excellent communication skills, and work within a multidisciplinary team. We are committed to training and development; therefore, attendance at required training days is necessary.

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we support the public, patients, our staff, and partners in achieving the best health outcomes by providing Exceptional Care Together.

Our core values of Compassion, Openness, and Excellence underpin our work, and these behaviors are embedded in all aspects of our service.

In return, we offer:

• Development opportunities, including professional and leadership development
• Ongoing support from recruitment through to joining and beyond
• Staff benefits such as employee assistance programs, discounted gym memberships, onsite fitness classes, and car schemes

Key facts about our Trust:

• Average of 4,810 outpatient appointments daily
• 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatient department in England
• Average of 1,115 patients seen in A&E daily
• Approximately 33,700 planned surgeries annually
• More than 50 operating theatres, one of only 7 Trusts nationally
• Over 140 elective procedures daily

You must provide evidence of your placement during pre-employment checks, including your professional values outcome. Please include all relevant UHDB placement details, study dates, and university site information in your application; incomplete applications may be rejected.

If you are a student nurse interested in this role, see vacancy 320-DHS-STN-0187.

Previous applications in the last 6 months need not apply.

This advert closes on Sunday, 27 July 2025.