# Health Care Assistant - Oak ward

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Kingsley Green
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Healthcare assistant
- **Grade:** Band 3
- **Salary:** £27,106 - £28,850 per annum, pro rata (5% HCAS Included)
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Shifts - nights and days)
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-13T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-04T08:02:17.241Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Hertfordshire/Radlett/Hertfordshire_Partnership_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Health_Care_Assistant/Health_Care_Assistant-v8245985
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8245985?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.hpft.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Whilst we welcome all applications from all suitable candidates, unfortunately, we will not be offering sponsorship for this role.

This is the perfect opportunity for individuals who want to make a difference to our service users as a healthcare assistant.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. As part of the selection process you will be required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring check (DBS).

Out staff treat everyone with dignity and respect and encourages applications from all sectors of the community.

### Main duties of the job

- display a considerable degree of initiative and possess mature judgment
- maintain a calm, friendly and efficient manner when dealing with service users, their relatives, the police, colleagues and visitors
- have experience in mental health
- have experience of caring for vulnerable adults

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Oak Ward is a 12 bed Male Intensive inpatient psychiatric unit

The Health Care Assistant will have an appreciation and knowledge of unit procedures, competency based clinical observations, and will be able to organise day to day tasks and activities based on an agreed work plan.

This role will work with more experienced Registered and Unregistered practitioners providing support to both health and social care professionals. The aim is to assess the service users within a short period of time and identify the most appropriate treatment pathway.

The successful candidates will:

### 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**

- Some experience as a Band 2 HCA

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- NVQ 3

### Analytical Skills

**Essential**

- Demonstrate good decision making skills
- Flexible and responsive approach to care
- Knowledge and ability to positively manage change
- Ability to identify and manage changes to clinical risks

### Communication Skills

**Essential**

- Recognises and reflects on barriers to effective communication, modifying communication in response
- Keeps accurate and complete records and communication consistent with legislation, policies and procedures
- Demonstrate good verbal presentation skills

**Desirable**

- De-escalation in managing verbal aggression of disturbed service users

## Documents

- [refer a friend (pdf, 160.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2083)
- [staff benefits (pdf, 888.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2165)
- [health care assistant (pdf, 576.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10563359)
- [guidance on ai usage in job applications (pdf, 55.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2305)

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