Health Care Assistant - Urgent Response & Hospital and Care at Home

NHS; Salford; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Health Care Assistant in the Urgent Response Team. This role involves supporting patients at home and in care settings, emphasizing patient engagement, communication, and teamwork, as well as contributing to enhanced care experiences for Salford residents.

Benefits

Competitive benefits package

Flexible working opportunities

Health and wellbeing activities

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 in Healthcare or a Senior Healthcare Support Worker Apprenticeship.
• Level 1 Literacy and Numeracy (GCSE English and Maths Grade D-G).
• Care Certificate required.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain communication concerning daily activities.
• Assist patients with personal hygiene, mobility, eating, and using facilities.
• Enable patient independence and identity.

Skills

Good communication

Basic IT skills

Good organisational skills

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Healthcare or equivalent

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

Care Certificate

Job description

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Health Care Assistant - Urgent Response & Hospital and Care at Home

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Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity within our Urgent Response Team. The Urgent Response Team (URT) is a multidisciplinary team of advanced clinical practitioners, nurses, therapists, social workers who deliver urgent response services to Salford residents.

This is expanding to include Hospital and Care at Home (H&C@H) virtual wards model of care working as part of a team utilising technology and new ways of working to provide a safe alternative to hospital admission and support people to be discharged from hospital earlier than may have been possible previously.

This is an exciting opportunity to shape services that will improve the experience of healthcare for the population of Salford and deliver an NHS national priority.

It is essential that the post holder is be able to fulfil the travel requirements of the role and desirable that they hold a full UK driving licence and have access to a vehicle.

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 £24,625 (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.

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

Main duties of the job

You will be required to establish and maintain communication with people about routine and daily activities overcoming any differences in communication between the people involved. Develop your own skills and knowledge and provide information to others to help their development. Assist in assessing people's health and wellbeing and related needs and planning.

Assist and enable patients in achieving the following aspects of care:

• To achieve and maintain personal hygiene and appearance
• To assist / enable patients with mobility
• To assist / enable patients with eating and drinking
• To assist / enable patients access and use toilet facilities
• Maintain patients independence and identity

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.

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

• 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

Knowledge, Training & Experience

• 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
• Must be be able to drive and have access to a car with business insurance

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

£24,625 to £25,674 a yearper annum/pro rata