Overview
Health Care Assistants looking for an exciting challenge and a wealth of opportunities are encouraged to join our current team on Ward H7. We are a 22 bedded neurosurgical ward. We have patients from up and down the country, including elective surgery patients with 8 beds on H7 as part of an Enhanced Care Beds for patients post operative. Alongside the ward senior nursing team, the ward is supported by specialist nurse teams and medical team.
As a Health Care Assistant you will be responsible for supporting our Team to ensure that our service users’ needs are met through the delivery of high-quality care. You will embrace the challenge of working in a highly diverse environment, committed to becoming the safest organisation in the NHS. As a centre of excellence, you will offer a person-centred approach to their independence and wellbeing and go the extra mile to ensure compassionate and personalised patient care.
As per Agenda for Change, if you are new to the NHS your starting salary would be £24,937 (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.
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
Responsibilities
* You will assist the health care practitioner to carry out routine health-related activities and complete personal care and activities of daily living ensuring patient-led focused care.
* You will record patient information and provide clinical support as required to help ensure the efficient and effective running of the work area, including delegated tasks such as recording physiological observations, recording blood glucose, undertaking ECG, bladder scanning and venepuncture and cannulation.
* You will provide excellent customer service to all internal and external customers.
Benefits and Development
* Be developed by our dedicated training professionals, including our specialist spinal nurses. Access to a wide range of learning opportunities and state of the art facilities, including seminar rooms, an IT suite, a library, skills labs and an on-site simulation suite. Access to CPD to help take your career in the right direction.
* 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 value care, appreciation and inspiration and welcome new colleagues who share these core values.
* In return, we offer a role with purpose and flexibility, with opportunities for challenge and career progression. Benefits include a competitive annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities to support work-life balance.
Advert closes on Wednesday 10 Sep 2025.
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