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Health Care Support Worker - Elderly Care and Frailty

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Oldham

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GBP 25,000

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Job summary

A leading NHS trust seeks a Health Care Support Worker in Elderly Care and Frailty to provide essential support to patients. Responsibilities include communication, ensuring health and safety, and delivering care programs. Join a dedicated team aiming to enhance community health with competitive benefits and a focus on professional development.

Benefits

Competitive benefits package

Flexible working opportunities

Protected hours for health and wellbeing

Qualifications

Care Certificate on appointment or within 12 weeks.
Experience working with members of the public or a desire to work in health services.

Responsibilities

Undertake tasks as delegated accurately.
Record information and report changes affecting patients' conditions.
Prepare and support patients during activities.

Skills

Good communication skills

Basic IT skills

Education

Care Certificate

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

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Establish and maintain communication with people on routine and operational matters
Contribute to own personal development
Assist in maintaining own and others' health, safety and security
Assist in maintaining and developing services
Ensure own actions help to maintain quality
Ensure own actions support equality, diversity and rights
Undertake routine assessment tasks related to individuals' health and well-being
Assist in delivering programmes of care to meet individuals' health and well-being

Job Summary

Establish and maintain communication with people on routine and operational matters
Contribute to own personal development
Assist in maintaining own and others' health, safety and security
Assist in maintaining and developing services
Ensure own actions help to maintain quality
Ensure own actions support equality, diversity and rights
Undertake routine assessment tasks related to individuals' health and well-being
Assist in delivering programmes of care to meet individuals' health and well-being

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

Main duties of the job

To correctly undertake tasks that have been delegated
To record information accurately and pass it to the relevant people in the team in a timely manner
To identify and report any changes that might affect the patients condition
To obtain agreement from patient/carers before commencing any care related tasks
To respect the individual's privacy, dignity and beliefs
To prepare and support the patient appropriately during any activity that is to be undertaken
To promptly alert the team where there are any changes in the patient's health and well-being or any possible risks

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.

Details

Date posted

11 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,169 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

236-OCO-CS188-25

Job locations

Ward G1 The Royal Oldham Hospital

Rochdale Road

Oldham

OL1 2JH

Job Description

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

Job Description

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

Essential

Care Certificate either upon appointment or within 12 weeks of commencement
Level 1 Literacy and Numeracy (GCSE English and Maths Grade D-G)

Desirable

NVQ Level 2 in Healthcare or a Level 2 Healthcare Support Worker Apprenticeship

Knowledge, Training & Experience

Essential

Experience of working with members of the public or a desire to work in the Health Service
Understanding of routine work procedures gained through a short induction period and on the job training

Desirable

Experience of working within a health or social care environment
Experience of working within a team

Essential

Skills & Abilities

Good communication skills
Basic IT skills

Desirable

Good organisational skills
Commitment to undertaking continuous professional development (CPD)

Person Specification

Essential

Good communication skills
Basic IT skills

Desirable

Good organisational skills
Commitment to undertaking continuous professional development (CPD)

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ward G1 The Royal Oldham Hospital

Rochdale Road

Oldham

OL1 2JH

Employer's website

https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ward G1 The Royal Oldham Hospital

Rochdale Road

Oldham

OL1 2JH

Employer's website

https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Seniority level

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Employment type

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