Now Hiring: Health Care Assistant in Salford (Visa Sponsorship Offered)

Digitaltidewave; Rochdale; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the NHS is hiring Health Care Assistants for the Urgent Response Team in Rochdale. The role involves assisting patients with daily activities while supporting their health and wellbeing. Candidates should possess excellent communication skills and a commitment to enhancing patient care. A competitive salary, flexible working, and a supportive environment are offered, along with opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Annual leave allowance

Protected hours for health and wellbeing activities

Qualifications

• Essential to meet travel requirements and desirable to hold a UK driving licence.
• Ability to communicate effectively with individuals about daily activities.
• Assist in assessing health and wellbeing needs.

Responsibilities

• Assist patients with personal hygiene and mobility.
• Enable patients to eat, drink, and use toilet facilities.
• Maintain patient independence and identity.

Skills

Communication

Empathy

Health and Wellbeing Assessment

Job description

Job role:Health Care Assistant

Company name:NHS Jobs

Salary: £24,625.00 to £25,674.00 per year

Job Reference: C9236-25-1144

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About the Job:

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity within our Urgent Response Team. The Urgent Response Team (URT) is a multidisciplinary team of advanced clinical practitioners, nurses, therapists, social workers who deliver urgent response services to Salford residents.

This is expanding to include Hospital and Care at Home (H&C@H) virtual wards model of care working as part of a team utilising technology and new ways of working to provide a safe alternative to hospital admission and support people to be discharged from hospital earlier than may have been possible previously.

This is an exciting opportunity to shape services that will improve the experience of healthcare for the population of Salford and deliver an NHS national priority.

It is essential that the post holder is be able to fulfil the travel requirements of the role and desirable that they hold a full UK driving licence and have access to a vehicle.

Changes to the UK immigration policy introduced on the 9th April 2025, increased the minimum salary threshold for certificates of sponsorship applications for Health and Care Worker Visa from £23,200 (£11.90 per hour) to £25,000 (£12.82 per hour). For further information on the Health and Care Worker visa, please visit the Home Office website.

As per Agenda for Change, if you are new to the NHS your starting salary would be £24,625 (minimum Band 3 salary point from 1st April 2025 in line with National Living Wage requirements). This salary point is below the new minimum threshold, and therefore not eligible for sponsorship. For further information please check the NHS Terms and Conditions of Service Handbook on the NHS Employers website.

Main duties of the job

You will be required to establish and maintain communication with people about routine and daily activities overcoming any differences in communication between the people involved. Develop your own skills and knowledge and provide information to others to help their development. Assist in assessing people’s health and wellbeing and related needs and planning.

Assist and enable patients in achieving the following aspects of care:

• To achieve and maintain personal hygiene and appearance
• To assist / enable patients with mobility
• To assist / enable patients with eating and drinking
• To assist / enable patients access and use toilet facilities
• Maintain patients independence and identity

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values – care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

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