Health Care Assistant - Gynaecology | Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

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

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in Salford seeks Health Care Assistants to support registered nurses in Gynaecology services. Responsibilities include assisting with health monitoring, developing communication skills, and engaging in team collaboration. Competitive salary starting at £24,937, with a commitment to employee wellbeing through flexible working opportunities and a comprehensive benefits package. The role offers enormous potential for personal and professional development within a supportive environment.

Benefits

Competitive annual leave allowance

Flexible working opportunities

Health and wellbeing activities

Qualifications

• Willingness to undertake clinical observations after training.
• Ability to assist in planning and delivering health programs.
• Demonstrated skills in maintaining health and safety.

Responsibilities

• Establish communication about routine and daily activities.
• Develop skills and provide information to others.
• Monitor health, safety, and security of self and others.
• Assist in assessing health and wellbeing needs.
• Undertake delegated responsibilities from registered staff.

Skills

Communication skills

Ability to assist with health monitoring

Teamwork

Job description

Overview

Gynaecology within Salford Royal Hospital has dynamic services of an early pregnancy unit along with gynaecology outpatients. We are looking to recruit Health Care Assistants working across all gynaecology services, providing clinical support to assist registered nurses in the assessment, planning and delivery of care to patients. Shift patterns are over 5 days. Gynaecology provide an excellent opportunity to develop the skills and knowledge across a variety of our services as you are expected to work across all areas under direct supervision from registered members of staff.

After appropriate training you will undertake providing a varied specialised care.

Salary and Working Conditions

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.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain communication with people about routine and daily activities overcoming any differences in communication between the people involved.
• 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.
• Ensure own actions support equality, diversity and rights.
• 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 application of technology for measurement, monitoring and treatment.
• Undertake delegated responsibilities from registered staff as appropriate.
• After appropriate training undertake clinical observations of care and accurately record findings and refer information on to the trained nurse.
• After appropriate training undertake venepuncture.

Benefits

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, appreciateandinspire– 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.

Application Information

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/.

This advert closes on Sunday 14 Dec 2025