Health Care Assistant - Inpatient

Leicestershire Partnership Nhs Trust; Peckleton; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust is looking for Healthcare Assistants to join our teams at Melton Mowbray Hospital and Rutland Memorial Hospital. We welcome caring, compassionate and dedicated individuals who want to make a real difference in patients' lives.

In this role you will work alongside registered nurses to provide hands‑on care in sub‑acute, palliative and rehabilitation settings, helping patients maintain independence with dignity and respect.

Qualifications

• Minimum caring experience in health or social care environment.
• Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Commitment to maintaining patient dignity, comfort and wellbeing.

Responsibilities

• Assist multidisciplinary team to deliver high‑quality care per individual care plan.
• Provide personal and clinical care under supervision and monitor patients.
• Record observations and support carers in daily activities.

Skills

Kindness & compassion

Reliability

Team player

Commitment to compassionate care

Experience in health or social care

Flexible shift patterns

Job description

Job summary

Are you a caring, compassionate and dedicated individual who wants to make a real difference to people's lives?

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust is looking for enthusiastic Healthcare Assistants to join our friendly and supportive teams at Melton Mowbray Hospital AND at Rutland Memorial Hospital.

These are exciting opportunities to work within a physical healthcare setting, supporting patients who require sub-acute care, palliative care and complex rehabilitation. Every day brings the chance to help people recover, maintain their independence and receive the highest standard of compassionate care.

What You'll Do

Working alongside experienced registered nurses and multidisciplinary colleagues, you'll provide essential hands-on care and support to our patients, ensuring their dignity, comfort and wellbeing are at the heart of everything you do.

We're looking for people who are:

• Kind, caring and compassionate
• Reliable and committed to delivering excellent care
• Team players who enjoy supporting others
• Passionate about making a positive impact on patients and their families
• Experienced in health and/or social care
• Flexible with Rota Shift patterns

Shift pattern

Please note this is a 24-hour, 7-day service and the role includes a mixture of:

• Long days: 7:00am to 7:30pm
• Nights: 7:00pm to 7:30am
• Weekend and bank holiday working

Contact

For an informal discussion, please contact: Abiola Saka [e-mail]

Main duties of the job

• Healthcare Assistants support registered practitioners to deliver high quality compassionate health care to people.
• The principal role of the Healthcare Assistant is to assist the multidisciplinary team in the provision and delivery of patient care in line with an individuals care plan under close but not direct supervision of registered practitioners.
• The Health Care Assistant is responsible for providing personal and clinical care, undertaking clinical observations and other clinical and therapeutic interventions as delegated by the registered practitioner and in accordance with existing competencies.
• Healthcare Assistants provide care, support and monitor the physical and mental health and well-being of individuals in their care.
• The Health Care Assistant will ensure that their practice is guided by standard operating procedures and established policies and guidelines.
• They will demonstrate self-directed development, recognising own limitations, and work within the scope of their role always.
• The Health Care Assistant will act in a manner that upholds privacy, dignity, respect and confidentiality for patients and colleagues. Healthcare support workers may supervise or guide other staff in their team.

About us

We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details

Closing date: 23 October 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 3

Salary: £25,760 to £27,476 a year

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 007618

Location: Melton Mowbray Hospital, Thorpe Road, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE13 1SJ