# Continence Healthcare Assistant > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/continence-healthcare-assistant/c52ecc8a-125a-44df-bdef-dbeaaa878a49 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/continence-healthcare-assistant/c52ecc8a-125a-44df-bdef-dbeaaa878a49.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust - **Town:** Shrewsbury - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Healthcare support worker - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 pro rata / per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week (Worked over 7.5 hour working days) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-19T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-05T12:52:08.998Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Shropshire/Shrewsbury/Shropshire_Community_Health_NHS_Trust/Health_Care_Assistant/Health_Care_Assistant-v7996597 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7996597?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.shropscommunityhealth.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic individual to join the Continence Service as a Health Care Assistant (HCA). The HCA post is based at Lancaster Road Shrewsbury, but you will be expected to support a specialist nurse in clinics across the county in a variety of settings to include community hospitals and GP surgeries. Therefore, it is essential that you can meet the travel requirements of the job. At Shropshire Community Health Trust, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role, after you have reviewed the job description, but you don’t have the specific Continence experience, then we will provide training, so we would encourage you to apply. Please contact the team to arrange an informal visit, here the team can show you the clinical and office environment. Please contact Jemma Brown Team Leader on 01743444062 to arrange this. You are required to write in you own words (100 words maximum) your understanding of the continence service. Please write this along with your supporting evidence within your application form, if you do not write this, your application form may not be considered. ### Main duties of the job You will need to be confident in promoting health and wellbeing as the post requires the HCA to deliver targeted training in a classroom setting to the wider community utilising power point presentations and displaying visual aids. - To be able to use the flowmeter and undertake urinalysis. - To use electronic patient records accurately and inline with the trusts IG Policy. - To undertake and manage routine clerical tasks in support of the Continence Service, including organising patient documentation for clinics and overseeing the filing of patient documentation. Archiving notes emailing patient letters to the appropriate health care professional. - To work flexibly across the department as required / directed. - Respect patient’s individuality and maintain their privacy and dignity. - Support patients and exercise positive relationships within professional boundaries as part of a purposeful caring regime. - To Conduct continence reassessments as delegated by the Continence Advisor/ Team Leader. - To deliver training sessions to the independent care sector, this means teaching up to 20 delegates about catheter care, Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) prevention and different types of continence aids. This would all be demonstrated to the successful candidate before they are required to teach independently. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role. Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you to submit your applications early to avoid disappointment. ## Job Details A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic individual to join the Continence Service as a Health Care Assistant (HCA). The HCA post is based at Lancaster Road Shrewsbury, but you will be expected to support a specialist nurse in clinics across the county in a variety of settings to include community hospitals and GP surgeries. Therefore, it is essential that you can meet the travel requirements of the job. At Shropshire Community Health Trust, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role, after you have reviewed the job description, but you don’t have the specific Continence experience, then we will provide training, so we would encourage you to apply. Please contact the team to arrange an informal visit, here the team can show you the clinical and office environment. Please contact Jemma Brown Team Leader on 01743444062 to arrange this. You are required to write in you own words (100 words maximum) your understanding of the continence service. Please write this along with your supporting evidence within your application form, if you do not write this, your application form may not be considered. ## Job Description You will need to be confident in promoting health and wellbeing as the post requires the HCA to deliver targeted training in a classroom setting to the wider community utilising power point presentations and displaying visual aids. To be able to use the flowmeter and undertake urinalysis. To use electronic patient records accurately and inline with the trusts IG Policy. To undertake and manage routine clerical tasks in support of the Continence Service, including organising patient documentation for clinics and overseeing the filing of patient documentation. Archiving notes emailing patient letters to the appropriate health care professional. To work flexibly across the department as required / directed. Respect patient’s individuality and maintain their privacy and dignity. Support patients and exercise positive relationships within professional boundaries as part of a purposeful caring regime. To Conduct continence reassessments as delegated by the Continence Advisor/ Team Leader. To deliver training sessions to the independent care sector, this means teaching up to 20 delegates about catheter care, Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) prevention and different types of continence aids. This would all be demonstrated to the successful candidate before they are required to teach independently. ## Responsibilities Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role. Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you to submit your applications early to avoid disappointment. ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - Must be able to meet travel requirements of post. ### Experience **Essential** - Recent demonstrable experience of working in a care role. ### Qualifications **Essential** - NVQ level 3 in care. - GCSE Grade A-C in English or equivalent. ### Knowledge and skills **Essential** - Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team. - Ability to use a computer to send emails and acquire the skills to use the continence databases and reporting systems. - Knowledge and experience of caring for people within a variety of settings such as community or hospital. - Effective interpersonal skills. ## Documents - [privacy notice (pdf, 326.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2731) - [jd continence hca (pdf, 408.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10281071) - [policy statement on the recruitment of ex-offenders (pdf, 75.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2730) ## 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.