Health Care Assistant - Planned Orthopaedic Unit

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust; Ashton; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in England is seeking a compassionate Health Care Assistant to join the Elective Services Division. You will assist the healthcare team with personal care and ensure a safe environment for patients. Ideal candidates will have good communication skills and the ability to work under pressure. This role offers training for those without prior hospital experience. Flexible working options are available.

Qualifications

• Previous hospital experience is desirable but not essential.
• Ability to follow training and competence protocols.
• Provide personal care delivery for a defined group of patients.

Responsibilities

• Assist the healthcare team with personal care.
• Ensure a clean and comfortable environment for patients.
• Work under the supervision of registered health care professionals.

Skills

Good communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Ability to work under pressure

Teamwork

Organizational skills

Job description

Health Care Assistant – Band 2

A Vacancy at Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust.

Planned Orthopaedic Unit

A new and exciting opportunity has arisen for individuals to join the team within the Elective Services Division as a Clinical Support Worker.

Under the direction of the Sister/Charge Nurse you will help us to ensure that we provide a clean, safe and comfortable environment for our patients.

You will need to possess good communication and interpersonal skills. A polite and courteous manner towards patients and relatives will be essential for this role, together with your ability to work under pressure, as part of a team as well as organising your own workload.

Previous hospital experience is desirable but not essential as training will be provided to ensure you have the skills required to fulfil the position.

Important Notice on Visa Sponsorship Eligibility

Please note that whilst the trust does offer sponsorship this role is unfortunately not eligible for visa sponsorship under the UK Health and Care Worker visa route. This is due to the position not meeting the minimum salary threshold of £25,000 per annum and/or the required skill level set by UK Visas and Immigration.

We appreciate your interest in this opportunity and encourage applications from candidates who already have the right to work in the UK.

The post holder will work under the direct supervision of registered health care professional and assist the healthcare team with personal care delivery of a defined group of patients and a range of clinical duties/ tasks, always ensuring that actions taken are undertaken by the individual following appropriate training and within their sphere of competence.

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of quality services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.

Values & Behaviours

• Compassion
• Accountability
• Respect
• Excellence

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

Diversity & Inclusion

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ people & Disabled people.

Flexible Working

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specifications focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

This advert closes on Wednesday 26 Nov 2025.