Health Care Assistant - Intensive Care Unit

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Greater Manchester is seeking highly motivated Health Care Assistants to support patients in an Intensive Care service. Responsibilities include assisting health practitioners in routine health activities, maintaining communication with patients and the multidisciplinary team, and ensuring excellent patient care. Essential qualifications are NVQ Level 3 in Healthcare and good communication skills. The role offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits, aiming to deliver high standards of patient care while promoting professional development.

Benefits

Competitive benefits package

Annual leave allowance

Flexible working opportunities

Protected hours for health and wellbeing activities

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.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Health Care practitioner with routine health related activities.
• Establish and maintain communication with patients and multidisciplinary team.
• Support nursing staff and provide excellent patient care.
• Monitor and maintain health, safety and security of self and others.

Skills

Good communication (written and verbal skills)

Basic IT skills

Good organisational skills

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Healthcare or equivalent experience

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

Care Certificate

Job description

We are seeking a highly motivatedHealth Care Assistants with enthusiasm to develop knowledge and experience of patients with Intensive Care service to join our team. As a Healthcare Assistant you will assist the Health Care practitioner to carry out routine health related activities and complete personal care and activities of daily living ensuring patient led focused care. As a Healthcare Assistant you will provide clinical support as required to help and ensure the efficient and effective running of the unit. This will include include delegated tasks such as recording physiological observations, recording blood glucose etc. You will support the team in maintaining stock and equipment levels., You will support the nursing staff and provide excellent patient care whilst maintaining the trust values at every opportunity. Some of your duties will include:

• 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.
• To assist the nurse in charge/ward manager to ensure the appropriate and effective delivery of facility services to properly maintain the patient environment.
• Ability to work flexibly and unsociable hours to meet the demands of the service.

Knowledge, Training & Experience Essential

• 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

Desirable

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

Skills & Abilities Essential

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

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 tomake a differenceand 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.

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.