Health Care Assistant - Pre-operative Assessment

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust; Oldham; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Part time

Job summary

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting Health Care Assistants for the Pre-operative Assessment unit at The Royal Oldham hospital. Two part-time roles are available: one for 28 hours per week and one for 15 hours per week.

You will assist the nursing team with routine health tasks, provide personal care, and record patient information to help ensure efficient clinical operations. Flexibility for unsocial hours is required.

Qualifications

• Level 1 Literacy and Numeracy (GCSE English and Maths Grade A-E)
• NVQ Level 3 in Healthcare or a Level 3 Senior Healthcare Support Worker Apprenticeship - or equivalent experience
• Care Certificate

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain communication with patients, relatives and carers and the multidisciplinary team to provide holistic patient care.
• Assist in planning, delivering and evaluating programmes to meet people's health and wellbeing needs.
• Prepare specialist equipment including Bronchoscopy and support the nursing team with routine activities and personal care.

Skills

Good communication

Basic IT skills

Organisational skills

Education

Level 1 Literacy & Numeracy (GCSE English & Maths)

NVQ Level 3 in Healthcare or Level 3 Senior Healthcare Support Worker Apprenticeship

Care Certificate

Job description

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Health Care Assistant - Pre-operative Assessment

The closing date is 01 November 2026

The Pre-operative assessment unit at The Royal Oldham hospital is looking to recruit two part time Health Care Assistants - one for 28 hours per week and the other for 15 hours per week.

As a Health Care Assistant you will assist the nursing team to carry out routine health related activities and complete personal care and activities of daily living ensuring patient led focused care

You will record patient information and provide clinical support as required to help ensure the efficient and effective running of Critical Care, including delegated tasks such as collecting blood products, stocking essential equipment and providing 1:1 supervision of patients where necessary.

You will provide excellent customer service to all internal and external customers

Unfortunately, this role does not meet the criteria required to qualify for sponsorship.

Main duties of the job

• 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.
• Ability to work flexibly and unsociable hours to meet the demands of the service.
• Preparation of specialist equipment including Bronchoscopy.

About us

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, appreciate and inspire - 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.

Learn more about us in our Candidate Information Pack

Job responsibilities

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: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Level 1 Literacy and Numeracy (GCSE English and Maths Grade A-E)
• NVQ Level 3 in Healthcare or a Level 3 Senior Healthcare Support Worker Apprenticeship - or equivalent experience
• Care Certificate

Knowledge

• Experience of working as a Care Support Worker or equivalent in a Health or Social care setting
• Experience of working within a team
• Demonstrates an interest or previous experience in supporting other health care staff and learners
• Commitment to undertaking continuous professional development (CPD)

Skills & Abilities

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

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust