Job requirements
Essential
9 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Other
Be able to meet the travel requirements of the post
- Experience
Evidence of previous HCA / Care work
- Experience
Evidence of work with a background relating to out-patients
- Knowledge and Skills
Awareness of accountability issues e.g. confidentiality
- Knowledge and Skills
Awareness of the role of the Health Care Assistant
- Knowledge and Skills
Ability to demonstrate knowledge of safety procedures
- Knowledge and Skills
Knowledge and skills in care related procedures, for example ➢ First aid ➢ Application of Plaster of Paris, slings and splints ➢ Simple closure of minor wounds ➢ Dressing Minor wounds ➢ Basic patient observations e.g. Blood Pressure, ECG etc
- Training and Qualifications
NVQ level 3 in care or equivalent demonstrable experience.
- Training and Qualifications
Good standard of English (GCSE Grade A-C or equivalent)
Desirable
Not listed in the available specification.
Job overview
This vacancy is open to all. You do not need to work for the Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust to apply.
Please note that this job does not meet the requirements for work visa sponsorship and as such we will be unable to progress your application if you do not have the right to work in the UK.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust has an exciting opportunity for Bank Band 3 Healthcare Assistant’s (HCA) to support our Outpatient Department (OPD) and Minor Injury Unit (MIU) at Whitchurch Hospital. However, as a bank HCA, you will also have the opportunity to pick up shifts at the following sites as they become available, supporting the inpatient wards:
- Ludlow Community Hospital
- Bishops Castle Community Hospital
- Bridgnorth Community Hospital
- Whitchurch Community Hospital
Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications are received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.
Main duties of the job
We are proactive forward thinking teams, who constantly strive for the delivery of excellent patient care and modern ways of working. The team's work closely with Therapies, Virtual Ward and Rapid Response, supporting multi-professional working.
The services operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, with Early, Late (or Long day) and Nights shifts available.
The teams provide nursing care to patients while on the wards with a rehab focus and promotion of patient independence.
We are committed to clinical support, CPD & training.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on the role, please see the attached document entitled 'Job Description and Person Specification'.
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.
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This advert is for Bank Healthcare Assistant - Whitchurch MIU / OPD with Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust in Oswestry, England. It is listed as a Healthcare support worker role. The advertised salary is £25760.00 to £27476.00. The contract type is Bank. The application deadline is 22 Oct 2026.
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