Health Care Assistant - Children's Community Nursing | Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust; Salford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS trust based in Salford is seeking an enthusiastic Health Care Assistant to join their Continuing Health Care Team, providing quality care for young people with complex needs. The role involves working various shifts, caring in different settings, and supporting families while following specified care plans. Candidates will receive structured training and have access to a competitive benefits package, including flexible working and generous leave allowances. The position offers a chance to contribute meaningfully to community health care.

Benefits

Competitive annual leave allowance

Flexible working opportunities

Protected hours for health and wellbeing activities

Qualifications

• Experience caring for young people in various settings.
• Effective communication with children and their families.
• Ability to monitor and record vital signs correctly.

Responsibilities

• Provide care during day and night shifts.
• Execute agreed therapeutic programs and interventions.
• Ensure detailed and clear documentation of patient records.

Skills

Caring for young people

Communication skills

Monitoring vital signs

Medication management

Infection control practices

Education

Relevant healthcare certification

Job description

Overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Health Care Assistant to provide quality care within packages of care provided by the Continuing Health Care Team (CCHC). The CCHC is part of the Salford Children’s Community Nursing Service and delivers commissioned packages of care for young people with complex and palliative care needs. Care is provided within a range of settings including the child’s home, education and community settings.

Role Responsibilities

The role includes different shift patterns over a 24‑hour period which is predominantly night cover but will also include day shifts.

• To work unsupervised caring for the young people in a variety of settings (home, school, community, hospital).
• Work on a shift pattern that includes days and nights.
• Carry out all agreed therapeutic programmes and interventions effectively. This includes monitoring and recording the young person’s vital signs, respiratory support including care of a tracheostomy; ventilation and secretion management; nutritional support including enteral feeding and medication management; as well as supporting the family with activities of daily living.
• To communicate with the young people and their families in an appropriate manner.
• To plan and provide play and stimulation when appropriate according to the young person’s needs and abilities and when appropriate following their individual care plans by other therapists and professionals.
• Clear and relevant documentation in patients records both written and electric where appropriate.
• To take an active part in all learning opportunities and maintaining your own personal development.
• To support and assist in the mentoring of new team members during their induction.
• Follow up to date infection control procedures whilst caring for the child in any appropriate setting including the wearing of appropriate PPE for example mask/ visors/gloves and aprons.

Support & Development

A full individualised structured induction programme will be offered and training on a range of clinical skills including monitoring the young person’s vital signs, respiratory support including care of a tracheostomy; ventilation and secretion management; nutritional support and medicine management; as well as supporting the family with day‑to‑day care need. Regular coordinated support will be offered with a range of supervision sessions; this will also offer a chance for the candidate to contribute to our services ethos of placing children, young people, and families first; whilst enhancing the Northern Alliance Care Trust values.

About the Trust

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 working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values – care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

Benefits

We can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. 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.

Important Information

Changes to the UK immigration policy introduced on the 9th April 2025 increased the minimum salary threshold for certificates of sponsorship applications for Health and Care Worker Visa from £23,200 (£11.90 per hour) to £25,000 (£12.82 per hour). For further information on the Health and Care Worker visa, please visit the Home Office website. As per Agenda for Change, if you are new to the NHS your starting salary would be £24,937 (minimum Band 3 salary point from 1st April 2025 in line with National Living Wage requirements). This salary point is below the new minimum threshold, and therefore not eligible for sponsorship. For further information please check the NHS Terms and Conditions of Service Handbook on the NHS Employers website.

This advert closes on Monday 29 Dec 2025.