# Band 3 Special Needs Health Care Assistant (Traded Services) > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-3-special-needs-health-care-assistant-traded-services/1aa91359-e334-4a28-88f7-17fdcba3db05 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-3-special-needs-health-care-assistant-traded-services/1aa91359-e334-4a28-88f7-17fdcba3db05.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Moseley Hall Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Healthcare assistant - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 per annum - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (Term Time Only) - **Employment type:** Term time hours - 25 hours per week (Term Time Only) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-22T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-08T15:52:33.482Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Birmingham_Black_Country/Birmingham/Birmingham_Community_Healthcare_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Special_Needs_Healthcare_Assistant/Special_Needs_Healthcare_Assistant-v8010001 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8010001?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.bhamcommunity.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 3 Special Needs Health Care Assistant based at Victoria College to support the needs of students aged 19-25 with complex health and learning needs. The working hours are 25.0 hours/week over 5 days (Monday-Friday), 5.0 hours per day 10;00 – 15:00 Term-Time only. No weekend work is required for this role. If you have an NVQ level 3 in Care/Social Care and experience of working with adults, especially young adults with complex additional health needs, we would like to hear from you! ### Main duties of the job - To assist with nursing care including delegated clinical procedures as set out in the Care Plan and following appropriate competency assessed training. - To assist students, where appropriate, encouraging self-care and achievement of independence. - To ensure accurate, timely and effective communication to the college nurse when receiving workload instructions and when reporting back information about students. - Liaise with parents/carers, on behalf of the college nurse or other professionals, over the telephone, giving support in relation to health issues. - Undertake home visits with members of the multi-professional team. - To maintain strict confidentiality in relation to all information and records. - Undertake appropriate action when concerns, e.g. adult protection issues, are identified, reporting to the college nurse and other relevant professionals and accurately recording issues/actions. - To work within Trust Policies and Procedures and within agreed clinical standards for the Service. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - To report any changes in the condition and/or circumstances of students to the college nurse. - To assist the college nurse to undertake health promotion activities with individuals or Groups including parent’s/carers. - Participate in audits as required. - Observes own personal duty of care to equipment and resources. - To take reasonable care for health and safety of yourself and other persons who may be affected by your acts or omissions at work and to co-operate with Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in adhering to the Statutory and Unit Safety Regulations. - To comply with the following: a) Trust Policies and Procedures b) Health and Safety Regulations and Fire Regulations - Undertake other duties commensurate with this grade of post in agreement with the relevant line manager. - To minimize the Trust’s environmental impact wherever possible, including recycling, switching off lights, computers, monitors and equipment when not in use. Helping to reduce paper waste by minimizing printing/copying and reducing water usage, reporting faults and heating/cooling concerns promptly and minimizing travel. Where the role includes the ordering and use of supplies or equipment the post holder will consider the environmental impact of purchases. ### Applicant requirements This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - - Previous Experience of working with young people with complex health and learning disability. **Desirable** - - Previous Experience of dealing with members of the public. - - Previous experience of using computers. - - Previous clerical experience. ### Qualifications **Essential** - - Good standard of GCSE passes including English at C or above - - NVQ in Care /social care Level 3 or equivalent. - Evidence of continued learning and development. ### Personal Qualities **Essential** - - Excellent verbal and written communication skills. - - Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team - - Ability to demonstrate a commitment to team working and interagency working. - - Good interpersonal skills. - - Able to relate to disabled young people. **Desirable** - - Flexible approach to working. ### Skills & Knowledge **Essential** - - Demonstrate willingness to undertake a range of duties and to learn new tasks including clinical procedures where relevant. - - Demonstrate an understanding of the implications of carrying out work within another agency’s environment. - - Demonstrate an understanding of Disability. - - Ability to recognise the importance of feedback to qualified nurses. - - Demonstrate understanding of confidentiality and consequences of breaking confidentiality - - Awareness of Adult Safeguarding issues. **Desirable** - - Demonstrate understanding of the scope of the role. - - Able to generate written communication. ### Other Job Requirements **Essential** - - Able to organise own work. - - Willing and able to undertake training appropriate to the role. - - Ability to travel to work and other locations as required. **Desirable** - - Awareness of Health and Safety issues in the workplace. - - Able to use a computer. ## Documents - [bchc local benefits (pdf, 99.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2722) - [victoria college hca jd (pdf, 208.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10596452) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.