Healthcare Assistant - Frailty SDEC | The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust

Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn; King's Lynn and West Norfolk; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare facility in England is seeking a Senior Healthcare Assistant to join the Frailty Same Day Emergency Care Department. The successful candidate will provide high-quality care to patients and work under the supervision of registered nurses. Candidates should demonstrate strong communication skills, flexibility, and a commitment to ongoing training. Prior experience in a care setting is desirable but not required. The role includes participation in a comprehensive induction and training program.

Qualifications

• Strong communication skills to interact effectively with patients and team.
• Ability to adapt to changing needs in a healthcare environment.
• Experience in a care setting or knowledge of NHS is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality care to patients as part of the healthcare team.
• Work under the guidance of registered nursing staff.
• Participate in training programs to enhance skills for patient care.

Skills

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Flexibility

Teamwork and autonomy in decision making

Willingness to undertake further training

Job description

Responsibilities

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Senior Healthcare Assistant to join Frailty Same Day Emergency Care Department, Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn.

As a Senior Healthcare Assistant, you will be a valued member of our team. Your focus will be on keeping patients at the centre of all we do, providing high quality care.

We are looking for individuals who uphold our trust values to contribute to making our patients feel comfortable and well cared for during their stay.

You are required to be flexible and adaptable to meet the ever changing needs of the unit environment.

Our aim is to provide our patients with the highest quality of personal care and support while they are in hospital.

As a Senior Healthcare Assistant, you will be responsible for working under delegation and supervision of a Registered Nurse.

Successful candidates will attend the GROW Programme – the QEHKL enhanced induction programme. This includes mandatory training (the training that all clinical staff at the hospital complete), you will be taught the fundamental skills you need to perform your role and attend the Caring with Kindness programme (essential learning from patient experience). The course is very practical – you will have plenty of time to practice new skills before you start your new role.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrate flexibility
• Be able to work as part of a team as well as make decisions autonomously
• Be willing to undertake further training and mandatory updates as deemed necessary

Previous experience of working within a care environment or the NHS is desirable but not essential as you will be supported whilst learning the role.

You will attend a comprehensive induction programme and will be supported to complete the care certificate.

Please note due to high volume of applications for some posts, this post may close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.

This advert closes on Wednesday 31 Dec 2025.