Health Care Assistant

Northern Care Alliance Nhs Foundation Trust; Stretford; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave allowance

Flexible working

Protected hours for wellbeing

Job summary

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an enthusiastic HCA to join Ward B8, an 18-bed Neurosurgical unit within Neurosciences and Major Trauma. You will support daily living activities, assist with personal care, and help with investigations, ensuring high standards of patient safety and family support.

The role requires post-registration healthcare experience, strong communication, and teamwork.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 in Healthcare or Level 3 Senior Healthcare Support Worker Apprenticeship.
• Level 1 Literacy and Numeracy (GCSE English and Maths Grade D-G).
• Care Certificate.
• Experience of working as a Care Support Worker or equivalent in a Health or Social care setting.
• Experience of working within a team.
• Good communication (written and verbal skills).
• Basic IT skills
• Good organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Support patients with activities of daily living.
• Assist with personal hygiene while promoting independence.
• Support preparing and escorting patients having investigations.
• Timely clinical interventions: venepuncture, cannulation, ECG, collecting blood products, gathering equipment for nursing interventions.
• Prepare and transfer patients and organise transport out of hours.
• Prepare clinical area for new patients and support admissions.
• Support bed moves within the clinical area.
• Educate new staff on ward processes.
• Actively support mandatory training; undertaking train the trainer.
• Support the ward with maintaining patient safety.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

IT skills

Organisational skills

Care experience

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Healthcare or Level 3 Senior Healthcare Support Worker Apprenticeship

Level 1 Literacy and Numeracy (GCSE English and Maths Grade D-G)

Care Certificate

Job description

Job summary

We are seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated HCA with strong communication skills and relevant experience to join our ward team. Ward B8 is an 18-bedded Neurosurgical unit within Neurosciences and Major Trauma Clinical Service Group. This is a unique and exciting opportunity to join a team with vision, drive, and ambition. We are looking for a highly motivated nurse who shares our values and is committed to delivering high-quality care. You should have extensive post-registration experience, and ideally, previous nursing management experience. Experience in Neurosciences is desirable but not essential. A passion for delivering excellent patient and family care, alongside a commitment to continuous improvement, is essential. Strong interpersonal and communication skills are key, as is the ability to demonstrate effective leadership throughout the recruitment process. You must be able to motivate staff to achieve high standards and work collaboratively to ensure the organisations goals are met.

Main duties of the job

• Supporting patients with their activities of daily living
• Assist and support with personal hygiene needs whilst promoting independence
• Support preparing and escorting patients having investigations done
• Timely clinical interventions: venepuncture, cannulation, ECG, collecting blood products, gathering equipment for nursing interventions, physiological observations
• Prepare and transfer patients and organise transport out of hours
• Prepare clinical area for new patients and support admissions
• Support bed moves within the clinical area.
• Educate new staff on ward processes
• Actively support mandatory training; undertaking train the trainer
• Support the ward with maintaining patient safety.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham, and Salford, to save and improve lives. As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and collaborating closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we are always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team. In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Essential

• NVQ Level 3 in Healthcare or a Level 3 Senior Healthcare Support Worker Apprenticeship - or equivalent experience
• Level 1 Literacy and Numeracy (GCSE English and Maths Grade D-G)
• Care Certificate
• Experience of working as a Care Support Worker or equivalent in a Health or Social care setting
• Experience of working within a team
• Good communication (written and verbal skills)
• Basic IT skills
• Good organisational skills

Desirable

• Demonstrates an interest or previous experience in supporting other health care staff and learners
• Commitment to undertaking continuous professional development (CPD)

Working pattern

Full-time

Contract

Fixed term, 6 months

Band

Band 3 (Agenda for change)

Closing date

09 November 2026

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.