Healthcare Assistant

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust; Halifax; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Healthcare Support Worker for ward 5A (General Medicine) at Calderdale Royal Hospital. The post involves assisting qualified nursing staff with direct and indirect patient care, working with initiative within competency boundaries.

Key duties include hygiene assistance, observation taking, documentation, and contributing to a patient-centred care environment.

Qualifications

• GCSE English and Maths or equivalent demonstrated literacy/numeracy
• Competence-based Level 2 Care qualification (NVQ/ Diploma) or Care Certificate
• Willingness to undertake relevant training
• Moving and Handling competence
• Infection Control knowledge
• Health Care Assistant core competencies evidence
• Level 3 Healthcare Support qualification

Responsibilities

• Carry out main duties with dignity and respect for patients, visitors and colleagues
• Maintain patient confidentiality at all times
• Work collaboratively with the care team to ensure patient safety
• Follow Trust infection control and health and safety policies
• Attend mandatory training and updates as required
• Provide care within defined competence and supervision levels
• Maintain effective communication with the multidisciplinary team
• Contribute ideas to improve patient care and experience
• Record keeping and documentation as required
• Demonstrate professional, compassionate and courteous conduct

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Initiative

Confidentiality

Education

English & Maths GCSE (9-2) or equivalent

Level 2 Qualification in Care (NVQ/ Diploma)

Level 3 Qualification in Healthcare Support

Infection Control training

Job description

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust

Healthcare Assistant

The closing date is 04 November 2026

We are looking to recruit Healthcare Support Workers for ward 5A a General Medicine ward at Calderdale Royal Hospital.

This is a vital role to assist qualified nursing staff with direct and indirect patient care within clearly defined limits and attainment of defined competence. Successful candidate will work without constant direct supervision using initiative within the level of competence for the post.

Main duties of the job

Main Tasks

• At all times treat patients, visitors and colleagues with dignity and respect, exercising discretion and behaving in a manner consistent with the CHFT standards of behaviour.
• To maintain confidentiality in all aspects of work
• Work in a collaborative and co-operative manner with other members of the care team.
• To maintain Trust policy regarding Control of Infections
• To undertake training re Manual Handling and adhere to principals taught
• To follow Health and Safety policies relevant to working environment and attend mandatory updates in accordance with Trust policy
• Undertake duties that you have received appropriate training for and have been deemed competent
• To adhere to Trust policies and procedures
• To establish and maintain effective communication and relationships with multi-disciplinary team
• Contribute to the development of clinical area, through contribution of new ideas to improve patient care/experience

Clinical Duties

• Carry out all duties in a professional, compassionate and courteous manner. To ensure that no action or omission on your part is detrimental to the condition, safety, wellbeing and interest of the patients.
• To attend to the hygiene needs of patients by assisting with:
• Bathing in bathroom
• Washing at bedside
• Bed bathing
• Oral hygiene
• Hair care
• Dressing of patients
• Bedmaking, e.g. routine, theatre beds, discharge beds
• meeting nutritional needs
• Taking observations
• Documentation

About us

We employ more than 6,500 staffwho deliver compassionate care from our two main hospitals,Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary as well as in community sites, healthcentres and in patients' homes. We also are incredibly proud to have almost 150 volunteers here at CHFT.

We provide a range of services including urgent and emergency care; medical; surgical; maternity; gynaecology; critical care; children's and young people's services; end of life care and outpatient and diagnostic imaging services.

We provide community health services, including sexual health services in Calderdale from Calderdale Royal and local health centres. These include Todmorden Health Centre and Broad Street Plaza.

We continue to modernise and invest in our health services to build on our strong reputation.Foundation trusts are public leaders in improving quality in health services. They are part of the NHS- yet decisions about what they do and how they do it are driven by independent boards. Boardslisten to their Council of Governors and respond to the needs of their members - patients, staff andthe local community.

Foundation trusts provide what the health service wants, yet are also free to invest quickly in thechanges to the local community needs, in striving to be the best, and in putting their patients first.

Job responsibilities

Please see the job description and person specification below for full details about the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications/Training

• English and Math GCSE grade 9-2 (A*-E) or equivalent or high level of literacy and numeracy skills demonstrated within application
• Competence based level 2 Qualification e.g. NVQ or Diploma in Care or The Care Certificate issued by an employer
• Willingness to undertake any training or development relevant to the role
• Moving and Handling
• Infection Control
• Customer Care
• Competent / able to evidence the completion of Health Care Assistant core competencies
• Competence based level 3 Qualification e.g. NVQ or Diploma in Healthcare Support

Knowledge, experience & expertise

• Previous employment with a healthcare setting (18 months)
• Insight into the roles and responsibilities of the post
• Demonstrate a commitment to a caring profession
• Understand the importance of record keeping
• Literacy Skills
• Experience of record keeping

Communication and relationships (Including management responsibilities)

• Ability to work as a team member
• Ability to work in a busy environment
• Able to use own initiative
• Aware of own limitations/ level of competence
• Good communication Skills

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.

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust