Health Care Assistant - Critical Care

Northern Care Alliance Nhs Foundation Trust; Stretford; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits package

Annual leave allowance

Flexible working opportunities

Protected hours for wellbeing

Job summary

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust is hiring a Health Care Assistant to support the nursing team in Critical Care and general patient care. The role involves routine health tasks, personal care, recording patient information and providing clinical support to ensure efficient service delivery.

The post is based in a large NHS trust serving Greater Manchester, with permanent contracts and options for full-time, part-time or flexible working patterns.

Qualifications

• Good communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Basic IT literacy and comfortable using standard software.
• Strong organisational abilities and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain communication with patients, relatives and carers and the multidisciplinary team to provide holistic patient care.
• Develop own skills and knowledge and share information to aid others' development.
• Monitor health, safety and security of self and others in the work area.
• Assist in maintaining and developing services.
• Support in planning and evaluating health and wellbeing programmes.
• Assist with use of technology for measurement, monitoring and treatment.

Skills

Good communication

Basic IT skills

Organisational skills

Education

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

Level 1 Literacy and Numeracy (GCSE English and Maths)

Care Certificate

Job description

Job summary

As a Health Care Assistant you will assist the nursing team to carry out routine health related activities and complete personal care and activities of daily living ensuring patient led focused care. You will record patient information and provide clinical support as required to help ensure the efficient and effective running of Critical Care, including delegated tasks such as collecting blood products, stocking essential equipment and providing 1:1 supervision of patients where necessary. You will provide excellent customer service to all internal and external customers.

Main duties of the job

• Establish and maintain communication with patients, relatives and carers and the multidisciplinary team to be able to provide holistic patient care.
• Develop own skills and knowledge and provide information to others to help their development.
• Monitor and maintain health, safety and security of self and others in own work area.
• Assist in maintaining and developing services.
• Ensure own actions help to maintain quality.
• Assist in assessing people's health and wellbeing and related needs.
• Assist in planning, delivering and evaluating programmes to meet people's health and wellbeing needs.
• Assist in the use of technology for measurement, monitoring and treatment.
• Ability to work flexibly and unsociable hours to meet the demands of the service.
• Preparation of specialist equipment including Bronchoscopy.

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 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.

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.

Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 3
Salary: £25,760 to £27,476 a year per annum / pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number: 236-FAC-CS392-26-A

Essential qualifications

• 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

Essential experience

• Experience of working as a Care Support Worker or equivalent in a Health or Social care setting
• Experience of working within a team

Desirable experience

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

Essential skills and abilities

• Good communication (written and verbal skills)
• Basic IT skills
• Good organisational skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

Employer contact details

Unit Manager: Keeley Steele, [e-mail], 01612065487

Closing date: 02 November 2026.