Healthcare Assistant

NHS; Corby; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider is seeking a Healthcare Assistant to join their integrated multi-professional inpatient team. The successful candidate will provide quality care, assist in rehabilitation, and support patients during their stay. Responsibilities include undertaking assessments, personal care, and documentation of patient interactions. The ideal candidate should have relevant qualifications and the ability to work flexibly across all shifts. This is a vital role in delivering high-quality healthcare services to the community.

Qualifications

• Educated to GCSE/O level standard.
• Holder of an NVQ or Care certificate.
• Experience in care settings preferred.

Responsibilities

• Deliver quality care under supervision of a Registered Nurse.
• Provide rehabilitation and personal care to patients.
• Conduct assessments and document care provided.

Skills

Ability to understand and carry out instruction given by qualified staff

Good communication skills both written and verbal

Basic IT skills

Ability to record and report patients observations, BM, ECG etc

Demonstrates an understanding of Rehabilitation

Ability to use Systm One

Education

Educated to GCSE/O level standard

NVQ /Care certificate

Care experience

Job description

Go back Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Healthcare Assistant

The closing date is 24 December 2025

The post holder will be working in an integrated multi professional inpatient team and provide care under the supervision of a Registered Nurse undertaking rehabilitation interactions. The post holder will provide quality care for a group of patients, specialising in rehabilitation and sub-acute care from patients stepping down from acute hospitals and step up patients for acute hospital admission avoidance in a physical health inpatient unit (Palliative care - Danetre only).

Reporting to the Senior nurse on shift or the Ward Sister and ultimately to the Ward Matron for the ward enabling them to deliver services effectively and efficiently to patients and service users.

The post holder will assist in the care delivery of high quality care over the 24/7 period that meets the needs of the patients

The post holder will be involved in the induction of junior colleagues and provide support and guidance as necessary.

Main duties of the job

Examples of specific care that the post holder includes providing undertaking assessments such as initial nursing assessments, Waterlow pressure risk assessments and malnutrition screening assessments (MUST). Alongside providing rehabilitation whilst undertaking personal care, dressing, moving and handling and providing nutritional support to patients. You be expected to communicate with patients who may have communication difficulties, families and other colleagues and documenting care provided on a computerised system. Clinical skills include recording patient's physical observations, bladder scanning, continence assessments, simple wound care, venepuncture and ECG recordings.

About us

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Person Specification

Qualifications Experience

• Educated to GCSE/O level standard
• NVQ /Care certificate
• Care experience

Skills/Knowledge

• Ability to understand and carry out instruction given by qualified staff
• Good communication skills both written and verbal
• Basic IT skills
• Ability to record and report patients observations, BM, ECG etc
• Demonstrates an understanding of Rehabilitation
• Ability to use Systm One

Personal

• Ability to deliver nursing care that includes moving and handling
• Friendly attitude and able to work as a flexible member of the team
• Acts in a professional manner.
• Able to work days, nights, weekends, Bank Holiday shifts according to service demand.

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

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust