Healthcare Assistant / Trainee

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

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Tees Valley is seeking a Healthcare Assistant / Trainee to support adult mental health services. The role involves assisting nursing staff in delivering high levels of patient care and engaging with service users compassionately. Candidates must have an NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care and previous HCA experience. Benefits include pension schemes and access to onsite gym facilities.

Benefits

Free Car Parking

Pension Scheme

Access to trust and onsite Gym

Access to Health discounts

Cycle to work Scheme

Qualifications

• You must hold a NVQ / Diploma Level 2 in Health and Social Care.
• Previous experience as a Band 2/3 HCA or equivalent in a care environment is required.
• Key skills in Literacy and Numeracy level 2 are essential.

Responsibilities

• Support the wards in delivering excellent patient care.
• Assist the Nurse in Charge in completing nursing tasks and observations.
• Engage with service users and their carers in a compassionate manner.

Skills

Effective verbal and written communication

Competency in venipuncture and ECG

Education

NVQ / Diploma Level 2 in Health and Social Care

Care Certificate

Job description

Healthcare Assistant / Trainee

The closing date is 07 December 2025

Roseberry Park Hospital has an exciting opportunity within Adult Mental Health and PICU for Trainee Healthcare Assistants.

Within this role you will be working within Roseberry Park Adult inpatient Services. A facility which has been carefully designed and constructed to meet the very specific needs of the Adults with mental health difficuties. We have 4 Acute wards and 1 PICU covering assessment and treatment in mental health. There are opportunities to work across the different male and female groups (no guarantee of a specific ward if successful).

You will be required to be innovative, flexible and able to engage service users and their carers. Strong team working principles are essential; you will work with a variety of people as well as work in partnership with a range of disciplines and providers both internal and external to the service.

We pride ourselves in providing a high standard of care within a multi-disciplinary approach and feel we are progressive and forward thinking, seeking to improve our services.

You must have the Right to Work in the UK in order to be successfully appointed to this role. Please note, this role does not meet the required eligibility criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa and therefore the Trust is unable to offer sponsorship for this particular role.

Main duties of the job

This is an exciting and challenging role and will afford the opportunity to work as part of a supportive team that is focused on delivering high standards of care through evidenced based practice.

We will support you by offering regular supervision, training opportunities and encourage your development and role within this team on the delivery of Patient Centred Care, support for carers and evidence based practice, working in a whole systems approach with our partner agencies.

Main Duties of the role is supporting the wards in delivering excellent patient care and assisting the Nurse in Charge in completing nursing tasks / jobs and care rounds / observations.

We are looking for motivated, experienced and flexible working colleagues to support our inpatient service

• Able to work in accordance with the Staff Compact and Trust Values and Behaviours.
• Compassionate in meeting the needs of vulnerable people and their families and carers.
• Able to work flexibly and co-operatively as part of a team.
• Committed to continual quality and service improvement.
• Self awareness and committed to continual personal development.

About us

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.

From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care --our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.

We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.

committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.

We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.

Some of our staff benefits are:

• Free Car Parking
• Pension Scheme
• Access to trust and onsite Gym
• Access to Health discounts
• Cycle to work Scheme

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.

*To apply as a qualified HCA you must hold:

• NVQ / Diploma Level 2 in Health and Social Care,
• Key skills in Literacy and Numeracy level 2
• Have previous experience as a Band 2/3 HCA or equivalent in a care environment

Your qualification must be accredited (officially recognised). This gives assurance that your qualification has met standards set by external regulators. The awarding body (examinations board) must be recognised by either Ofqual (for England); CCEA (for Northern Ireland); Welsh Government (for Wales) or SQA (for Scotland). Some examples of the awarding bodies we use/accept for Health and Social Care are: City and Guilds; NCFE; Cache; NOCN; Pearson;

Person Specification

Knowledge

• Patient centred care

Experience

• Previous experience as a Band 2/3 HCA or equivalent in a care environment.
• Previous experience of working with people with mental/social health needs or learning disabilities.

Qualifications

• Diploma in Health and Social Care level 2 or equivalent
• Care Certificate
• Key skills in Literacy and Numeracy level 2
• Successful completion of Trust's full HCA Framework within 6-month probationary period
• Trainee Post: - Diploma in Health and Social Care level 2 must be achieved within 2 years of commencement in post
• Care Certificate must be achieved within 12 weeks of commencement in post
• Successful completion of the Trust's full HCA Framework, including key skills in Literacy and Numeracy level 2, within 2 years of commencement in post

Skills

• Effective verbal and written communication
• Competency in venipuncture and ECG

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.

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

£24,937 to £26,598 a year (pro rata) per annum