Overview
Job summary
An exciting opportunity to work as a Health Care Assistant in our evolving Medical Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) area has become available. Chesterfield's Medical SDEC has recently relocated within the Trust to a new and renovated area. You will be working with a great team who are dedicated to the patients who attend the unit.
Please see the attached job description & person specification for a more detailed overview of this position.
Details
Date posted: 10 September 2025
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 3
Salary: £24,937 to £26,598 a year pa
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 166-MEC-7401318
Job locations: Chesterfield Royal Hospital, Calow, Chesterfield, S44 5BL
Job description and responsibilities
The post holder will assist qualified nursing staff with the provision of individualised nursing care. You will support the nursing team in the achievement of ward objectives and provide support to relatives/carers.
Please see the attached job description and personal specification for further details about this exciting job.
About us
The Health Care Assistant in SDEC is a vital role within our organisation. Leading the Chesterfield Way supports the Trust's priorities and ambitions and sets out the behaviours and characteristics that leaders are expected to adopt and that all staff can role model to make the Trust an even better place to work, supporting the delivery of exceptional patient care. It provides a framework for leadership and supports individual progression through appraisal, career progression and personal development.
Person Specification
Qualifications & training
* Grade 4/GCSE D or above (or equivalent) in Maths & English
* QCF level 2 Clinical Healthcare Support or willing to work towards and complete within 12 months or relevant experience
* Care Certificate (or willing to work towards)
Desirable
* Health Related Training, First Aid, Moving & Handling, Food Handling
* NVQ care qualification
Experience
* Understands the need for confidentiality
* Understands & committed to a caring approach to patients, relatives/carers
* Experience or working in an acute medical setting for above 1 year
Desirable
* Experience working in a surgical/Medicine/emergency care setting
* Experience in a NHS/health care setting
Skills & knowledge
* Able to demonstrate a caring approach to patients & relatives and to maintain patients’ dignity & respect at all times
* Able to communicate routine information including observations effectively verbally & in writing to staff, patients/relatives
* Able to prioritise own workload
* Able to work under own initiative within boundaries of role
* Demonstrates awareness of importance of working as part of a team
* Competent in venepuncture and cannulation
Desirable
* Basic nursing skills
* Basic understanding of nursing practice & code of conduct
* The 6C\'s
* NHS Constitution
Personal attributes
* Able to work & cope with rotating shift patterns (early, late, over 7 days of the week)
* Able to move (manual handling) patients & equipment e.g., commodes, wheelchairs
* Able to deal with exposure to bereavement & challenging patients & relatives
* Professional appearance/approach to work
* Good team member
* Caring manner
* Adaptable to meet service needs
Demonstrates trust values
* Compassion, Achievement, Relationships, Environment - Proud to CARE
Compliance & Recruitment
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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship: Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.
Guidance can be found here: Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.
Employer details
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Chesterfield Royal Hospital, Calow, Chesterfield, S44 5BL
Employer's website: https://www.chesterfieldroyal.nhs.uk/
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