Healthcare Assistant

NHS; Bromsgrove; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health service provider in Herefordshire and Worcestershire seeks dedicated Healthcare Assistants to join their team. The role involves providing compassionate care for patients and includes opportunities for professional development. Join a supportive team to make a positive impact on patient care while working flexible hours in a fulfilling environment.

Benefits

27 days leave plus bank holidays

Generous NHS pension

Flexible working opportunities

Health and wellbeing opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in a care environment.
• Care Certificate must be obtained within 12 weeks.
• Willing to undertake Safety Intervention training.

Responsibilities

• Support nurses in running the ward and provide care.
• Enable patients to live independently and promote their well-being.
• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

Skills

Patient Observations

Minimal Supervision

Challenge Poor Behaviour

Positive Attitude

Education

Vocational qualification level 3

Level 2 qualification in care

Job description

Go back Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Healthcare Assistant

The closing date is 03 July 2025

How would you like to work for atrust where you are supported by your team and senior managers? Would you liketo have time to deliver the care you feel your patients deserve? Would you liketo be given the opportunity to develop the skills required to care for theincreasing demands of patients who are cared for in the modern NHS.

Come and work for us. We carefor patients with a multitude of conditions from wound care, neurologicalproblems to end of life care. We work closely with GP and Social care partnersto enable us to make shared decisions and plans about how we best use ourcollective skills and resources.

We are recruiting HCAs to workat Cottage Ward

We will offer you a fullinduction and training support package tailored to the needs of the rightcandidates.

There are full and part time posts available.

This post requires working rotationalshifts.

Please note the Trust will not providesponsorship to work for this role, to apply you must have current right to workin the UK status.

Main duties of the job

Join our team, we pride ourselves in providingoutstanding care to patients across Herefordshire and Worcestershire. We willprovide you with resources to develop and progress a long-term career as wellas flexibility, continual professional development as well as a wide range ofwellbeing and support.

As a Healthcare Support Worker you will beresponsible for providing care to people admitted to our ward forrehabilitation. We work closely as a multi-disciplinary team. Our focus ispromoting the comfort and wellbeing of patients, enabling them to live asindependently as possible. Pershore is a small but friendly team to work with.As a team we encourage ongoing learning and development through reflection andclinical supervision which we try and embed in our daily practice.

Our support workers are required to supportthe nurses in the running of the ward, working alongside all members of the MDTas well as patients, their families and carers to provided 24/7 rehabilitationto enable the highest level of independence and quality of life.

Successfulapplicants will be expected to work a variety of shifts over a 7-day periodincluding days and nights and weekends.

About us

At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust,we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitalsand community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental healthand learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people ofall ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over100 sites.

We will support you to thrive; offer flexibleworking options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions,and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We valuediversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures,and ethnicities.

What we offer;

• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to33 days with long service
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you workunsocial hours
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
• Wide range of supportive staff networks
• Health and wellbeing opportunities

If you would like to know more, please visit ourwebsite.

We encourage you to read the attached applicant guidance notes.

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Job responsibilities

For full detail of the duties and criteria for the role, please refer to the job description and person specification attached.

Person Specification

Experience

• Experience of working in a care environment

Skills & Abilities

• Ability to provide limited delegated clinical duties to patients e.g. patient observations.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision
• Ability to challenge poor behaviour
• A positive attitude and able to act on feedback

Qualifications

• Vocational qualification level 3 or equivalent / level 2 qualification in care and willing to undertake relevant level 3 qualification upon appointment.
• Care Certificate or expected to gain within 12 weeks of commencing in Trust.
• Willing and able to undertake Safety Intervention training
• I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.

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.

Employer name

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Address

Cottage Ward, Princess of Wales Community Hospital

£24,937 to £26,598 a yearpro rata for part time

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Reference number

C9798-1490

Job locations

Cottage Ward, Princess of Wales Community Hospital