Health Care Assistant | North London NHS Foundation Trust

Camden And Islington NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in North London seeks a Health Care Assistant for its Acute Inpatient Ward. This role involves delivering patient care under supervision, guarding their well-being, and assisting in daily tasks. Successful candidates will work under the guidance of registered practitioners and support service users. The position requires effective communication, adherence to care plans, and respect for patients' individual needs.

Benefits

NHS Discounts

Generous annual leave

NHS pension scheme

Flexible working initiatives

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate effectively with service users.
• Understanding of cultural, social, and religious beliefs of patients.
• Experience in assisting with personal care and nutritional support.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and communicate changes in patients' conditions.
• Escort patients to various locations as required.
• Maintain a safe environment for patients and staff.

Job description

Overview

The HCA role at this level will be allocated and agreed via plans of care, assessed and evaluated by a registered nurse. They will implement and deliver care under the guidance of more experienced registered practitioners, supported by a monitored process of ongoing supervision and support. This role will work with high levels of support and supervision, with adherence to agreed instruction, whilst being guided and supported within Trust procedures and policies. As part of the wider team, the post holder will participate and assist in the delivery of care/services to service users as part of a Mental Health Care Team, under the direct supervision of a registered member of staff. This will involve carrying out practical tasks identified as part of the service user\'s care plan or care pathways.

This vacancy may close early.

Responsibilities

• To work with, talk to and listen to service users and ensure any change in their condition is accurately and promptly communicated to the named nurse.
• Accompany patients, including escorting sectioned patients, to various agencies, centres and other hospitals in the community and outside the Trust as required.
• Take due consideration of the cultural, social and religious beliefs of patients, relatives and visitors and respect patients as individuals whose needs include social, spiritual, emotional and physical care.
• Ensure that patients’ nutritional support and personal care needs are met. This may include helping patients to get comfortable for meals, assisting with feeding where necessary and assisting with serving meals and personal care.
• To assist trained staff to uphold a high standard of nursing care, including close and physical observations on patients, in accordance with practices and procedures.
• Assist in the maintenance of a safe and pleasant physical environment for patients and staff.
• Assist in the confidential safe keeping of patients\' nursing and medical records, including appropriate entries on RiO.
• Ensure the safe keeping of patient’s property and valuables in accordance with policies and procedures.
• To develop and maintain appropriate relationships with patients, relatives and care teams.

About North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT)

NLFT is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.

Five-Year Strategy

1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all.
3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with a supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.

Why NLFT?

• We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and management programmes and many more opportunities.
• We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
• NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme.
• Excellent internal staff network.

Location and requirements

In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean working at any location falling under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.

Opportunity Details

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Enfield Mental Health Inpatient Services, for a Health Care Assistant with a passion for delivering outstanding care to join one of our Acute Inpatient Wards on the Chase Farm Site.

The successful candidate will implement and deliver care under the guidance of more experienced registered practitioners, supported by a monitored process of on-going supervision and support. This role requires high levels of support and supervision with adherence to agreed instruction, while being guided and supported within Trust procedures and policies. As part of the wider team, the post holder will participate and assist in the delivery of care/services to service users as part of a Mental Health Care Team, under the direct supervision of a registered member of staff. This will involve carrying out practical tasks identified as part of the service user\'s care plan or care pathways.

This is not an exhaustive list; please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information on the role requirements and duties.

This advert closes on Thursday 25 Sep 2025.