Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity to join our Acute Medical Unit (Ward 7) as a Health Care Assistant.
As a Health Care Assistant 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, and venepuncture.
You will provide a positive enthusiastic attitude, delivering high quality care with excellent interpersonal skills.
Unfortunately, this role does not meet the criteria required to qualify for sponsorship.
Main duties of the job
- To assist the team in preparing the Unit environment for patient care delivery.
- To complete delegated tasks such as undertaking and recording vital signs, ECG, venepuncture, Blood glucose levels, swabs etc.
- To ensure own actions help to maintain quality and infection control standards.
- Establish and maintain communication with patients, relatives and cares and the multidisciplinary team to be able to provide information to others to help their development.
- Develop own skills and knowledge and provide information to others to help their development.
- Monitor and maintain health, safety and security of self and others in own work area.
- Assist in maintaining and developing services.
- Assist in planning, delivering and evaluating programmes to meet people's health and wellbeing needs.
- Assist in the use of technology for measurement, monitoring and treatment.
- Ability to work flexibly and unsociable hours to meet the demands of the service.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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
Person specification
Skills
Essential
- Good communication (written and verbal skills)
- Basic IT skills
- Good organisational skills
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ Level 3 in Healthcare or a Level 3 Senior Healthcare Support Worker Apprenticeship - or equivalent experience
- Level 1 literacy and Numeracy (GCSE English and Maths Grade D-G)
- Care Certificate
Desirable
- Experience working in the NHS
- Understanding of clinical skills (e.g vital signs, ECG, venepuncture)
Knowledge, Training and Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as a care support worker or equivalent in a Health or Social Care setting
- Experience of working within a team
Desirable
- Demonstrates an interest or previous experience in supporting other health care staff and learners
- Commitment to undertaking continuous professional development (CPD)
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This advert is for Health Care Assistant - Acute Medical Unit with Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust in Salford, North West, England. It is listed as a Band 3 Healthcare support worker role. The advertised salary is £25,760 - £27,476 pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 06 Aug 2026.
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