Health Care Assistant & Evening and Overnight District Nursing

NHS; Salford; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A major healthcare provider in Salford seeks a Health Care Assistant to join their Evening and Overnight District Nursing team. The role involves providing compassionate care to vulnerable adults in their own homes, including night sits. The ideal candidate will have relevant healthcare experience, strong communication skills, and the ability to travel across the Trust. A competitive benefits package and opportunities for professional development are offered. This position is vital for those needing care in their final days or with special healthcare needs.

Benefits

Competitive benefits package

Flexible working opportunities

Protected hours for health and wellbeing activities

Qualifications

• Experience of working as a Care Support Worker or equivalent in a Health or Social care setting.
• Experience of working within a team.
• Demonstrates an interest or previous experience in supporting other health care staff and learners.
• Commitment to undertaking continuous professional development (CPD).

Responsibilities

• Provide support and treatment overnight to patients to enable them to remain in their home.
• Complete 4 night sits per week from 22:00 to 07:00.
• Adhere to the District Nursing Team Lone Worker Policy.

Skills

Good communication (written and verbal skills)

Basic IT skills

Good organisational skills

Ability to travel to different locations

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Healthcare

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

Care Certificate

Job description

Health Care Assistant - Evening and Overnight District Nursing

The closing date is 05 February 2026.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work within the Evening and Overnight District Nursing service, providing a high standard of nursing care with an aim to support patients in their own homes across the city of Salford. You will be working as part of a large diverse team and will be supported within your role by highly qualified members of the team.

You will be providing night sits to vulnerable adults who are either ventilated overnight or approaching the end of their life, supporting both the patient and their families/carers.

Main duties of the job

The evening and overnight district nursing service is a diverse and highly skilled team who provide nursing care to all Salford residents. The team has a large caseload and a significant amount of crisis activity each evening, and we aim to prevent hospital admission.

• Provide support and treatment overnight to the patient, enabling them to remain in their own home.
• Complete 4 night sits per week, 22:00‑07:00, on a 36‑hour schedule across a 7‑day service.
• Maintain a full driving licence and use an appropriate vehicle as determined by the Trust.
• Adhere to the District Nursing Team Lone Worker Policy to support safe working.

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, a competitive benefits package, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work‑life balance.

Job responsibilities

Further details are available in the Job Description and Person Specification documents. You can also find information about working at the Northern Care Alliance by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk.

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).

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.

Person Specification

Knowledge, Training & Experience

• Experience of working as a Care Support Worker or equivalent in a Health or Social care setting.
• Experience of working within a team.
• Demonstrates an interest or previous experience in supporting other health care staff and learners.
• Commitment to undertaking continuous professional development (CPD).

Skills & Abilities

• Good communication (written and verbal skills).
• Basic IT skills.
• Good organisational skills.
• Ability to travel to different geographical locations across the Trust footprint in line with service needs.
• Full UK driving licence with willingness to use own car for work purposes.

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.

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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.