Healthcare Assistant

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust; Cirencester; Presencial; GBP 25 000 - 27 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust in Cirencester invites applications for a Healthcare Assistant. The role supports a multidisciplinary team, delivering care to inpatients in Cirencester Hospital, with opportunities to learn about rehabilitation, sub-acute care and palliative care.

A development path is provided, including Care Certificate and potential progression from pay band 2 to 3. We welcome both entrants to care and experienced carers.

Qualificações

• GCSE English and Maths at C grade or higher (or equivalent).
• NVQ Level 3 in a health or social care or related area is desirable.
• Care Certificate is preferred or required where applicable.

Responsabilidades

• Participate and assist in the delivery of care and services to patients and service users.
• Provide safe and compassionate care of a high standard under supervision of registered nurses.
• Assist patients with activities of daily living including personal care and nutritional support.
• Take and record observations and undertake additional supportive tasks as directed by registered nurses (e.g., venepuncture, catheter care, ECG recording).

Conhecimentos

Professional approach

Formação académica

GCSE English & Maths min C

NVQ Level 3 in health or social care

Care Certificate

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Healthcare Assistant

The closing date is 20 October 2026

Here at Cirencester Hospital we deliver the highest standards of care to our patients.

Are you ready to join the Award Winning Teams and start your career in the healthcare sector with us? We offer a good supportive team for you to find your future career in the NHS

We pride ourselves on being a dynamic close knit team that delivers rehabilitation and subacute care within a Community Hospital Setting. You will be an integral part of an experienced multidisciplinary team, supporting and facilitating the care needs for the inpatients in a purpose built hospital in the picturesque town of Cirencester

Join us in developing your skills in sub-acute medicine, rehabilitation and palliative care.

This post is open to candidates who are looking to start their career in a nursing environment with no previous experience or alternatively the more experienced carer looking for a change to further their clinical knowledge and skills.

This role is an ideal opportunity to develop a career within a multidisciplinary team in a hospital environment and can be used as a stepping stone to gain experience prior to commencing or alongside training in Nursing, Midwifery or Paramedic Science.

Hours per week - Variety of hours available. The role will require shift work and below are examples of the shift patterns that will be required for the role:

Early Shift: 07:15 - 15:15

Late Shift: 13:15 - 21:15

Night Shift: 20:45 - 07:45

Interview Location : Cirencester Hospital

Main duties of the job

We welcome potential candidates to come for a look around and get a feel for what we do by prior arrangement.

As a Health Care Assistant/ Support Worker you will be responsible for participating and assisting in the delivery of care / services to patients.

You will be expected to provide safe and compassionate care of a high standard under supervision of registered nurses.

You will be expected to assist patients with activities of daily living including personal care and nutritional and dietary support.

You will be expected to take and record observations and undertake additional supportive tasks as directed by registered nurse eg venepuncture , catheter care , ECG recording etc.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

About us

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.

76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.

81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

Job responsibilities

As a Health Care Assistant you will be responsible for participating and assisting in the delivery of care and services to patients and service users as part of a Mental Health and Social Care Health Service. Health Care Assistant, employed by the Trust are required to follow the guidance set out in Code of Conduct for Health Care Assistants/ Health Care Support Workers to provide safe and compassionate care of a high standard, and to challenge others who are not.

Previous experience is desirable but not essential. If you are new to care and hold no experience in healthcare, then we offer a fantastic development opportunity with a structured development plan (including achieving the Care Certificate).

You will progress from a pay band 2 to pay band 3 on achievement of the Care Certification.

You will receive direct supervision and partake in reflective practice and training on a regular basis and to support you meeting the Care Certificate standards. All successful applicants will also have the opportunity to discuss the prospect of undertaking a Level 3 Healthcare Support Worker Apprenticeship alongside their substantive post. This apprenticeship would include the Level 3 Diploma in Clinical Healthcare.

To support compliance with UK immigration requirements, all applicants who require a visa to work in the UK must disclose their sponsorship history in full. This includes current and previous sponsors, dates of sponsorship, visa category, and any changes of employment. If you are on a Graduate Visa, please disclose the expiry date on your application. Incomplete information may result in an application may mean we are unable to consider your application.

For more information about sponsorship for certain roles, please visit -https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas

Person Specification

QUALIFICATIONS

• C and above in GCSE English and Maths or level 4 and above (or equivalent Adult Literacy and Numeracy).
• NVQ Level 3 in a health or social care or related area
• Care Certificate

Experience

• Experience of working in a physical health or social care setting

Skills

• Professional approach

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.

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

£25,272 to £27,476 a yearper annum (pro rata)