Health Care Assistant | Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust; Bolton; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health service provider in Bolton is seeking a Health Care Assistant to join their experienced team in gynaecology and early pregnancy care. Candidates should have health care experience and a passion for helping women. The role offers progression to a higher band after one year of experience and meeting competences. Flexible working patterns are available to support work-life balance.

Benefits

Flexible working patterns

Qualifications

• One year of experience in the gynaecology and early pregnancy speciality.
• Ability to meet relevant competences for progression to band 3.
• Genuine desire to work within the gynaecology and early pregnancy speciality.

Responsibilities

• Care for a wide range of patients in gynaecology and early pregnancy.
• Support emergency admissions and assessments.
• Work as part of a health care team.

Skills

Experience in health care

Excellent communication skills

Motivation to provide high standards of care

Job description

Overview

We are seeking to recruit a positive, enthusiastic and compassionate Health Care Assistant to join our team of experienced health professionals in gynaecology and early pregnancy. We care for a wide range of patients who present as emergency admissions, through our Gynaecology/Early Pregnancy Assessment unit, accident and emergency, GP services and other health care providers. If you have a passion for gynaecology/early pregnancy and would like to learn new skills in an area focused on helping women, we would like to hear from you.

After one year of experience in the speciality and meeting the relevant competences you will progress to band 3 AFC.

We are looking for someone who has experience in health care and a genuine desire to work within the gynaecology and early pregnancy speciality. You will be highly motivated, have excellent communication skills with a drive to give patients the highest standard of care.

Sponsorship information

As an employer and sponsor licence holder, to provide sponsorship to overseas nationals via the Skilled Worker route we must ensure that we adhere to the sponsorship requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration. After carefully reviewing this role, we do not believe that this position meets the requirements for sponsorship. For details on eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa, please follow the GOV.UK Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK.

About Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust provides services across the north west side of the Greater Manchester area ranging from hospital services in Bolton to community services across Bolton, Salford, Ashton, Leigh and Wigan. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with ambition to improve quality, integrate pathways and deliver high levels of productivity. Over 5,700 people work for the Trust. The Trust offers flexible working patterns to help staff balance work and personal life.

Our Trust is committed to ensuring that all employees have the right values; we test for these values throughout the assessment/recruitment process and will interview and recruit individuals who demonstrate these values through their application and behaviour.

Details of our Values can be found at http://www.boltonft.nhs.uk/about-us/trust-values/

Post requirements

Post requirements of a band 2 health care assistant with progression to a band 3 after one year's experience and meeting competences. Please see the job description and personal specification for further details to ensure you meet minimum criteria for this application.

Closing date

This advert closes on Sunday 12 Oct 2025