# Health Care Assistant > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/health-care-assistant/4bf98d77-cea1-4962-b96e-9fe44c1d68ec - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/health-care-assistant/4bf98d77-cea1-4962-b96e-9fe44c1d68ec.md ## Summary - **Status:** Archived / closed - **Employer:** Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Trust Headquarters, St Mary's Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Healthcare support worker - **Salary:** £25760.00 to £27476.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 22.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-19T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-09T12:28:40.632Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8322709 - **Employer website:** https://www.nhft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen at Cynthia Spencer Hospice for a Band 3 Health Care Assistant who has an understanding and interest in specialist palliative care. Working as an effective member of the team, providing care for patients under the supervision of a qualified nurse, promoting good communication that supports the rights of the patients. You will be expected to take on a link role within the service; this will be agreed with the SPC Ward Manager and the senior nursing team. You will be expected to supervise and mentor ward volunteers. There will be occasions when HCA's are required to assist Sisters/Charge Nurses or the Ward Manager with ordering of clinical supplies usually in the absence of the Matron's Assistant. The post holder will be a senior HCA within the service, therefore it is essential they act as a role model within the ward environment and supervise and guide junior HCA's and volunteers. Please note that sponsorship is not available for any part-time position as it does not meet the UKVI eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa. ### Main duties of the job Experience of working in palliative care whilst an advantage is not essential, as support & training will be provided as part of local induction. Good communication and interpersonal skills are essential for these posts as you will be required to communicate sensitively and compassionately with patients and family. The hospice provides 24/7 delivery of specialist palliative care to patients of any age over 18 years, with life limiting disease providing care over a 24 hour period. Varying shift patterns includes late and/or early shifts, nights, weekends and bank holiday working. The post you are applying for is based at Cynthia Spencer Hospice, Northampton. The post holder may occasionally be required to work at Cransley Hospice, Kettering, to meet staffing needs. At NHFT we are proud to offer you a Prepare to Care programme to help you transition into this new role. This includes generic skills and service specific skills to ensure a solid foundation on which to build your career. The Care Certificate will run in conjunction with the Prepare to Care Programme for those who have not already previously attained this qualification. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the ‘About You’ Section of the document. ### 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 ### Skills **Essential** - Ability to supervise, support and role model junior members of the team - Excellent organisational skills - Ability to take, record and report accurate clinical observations **Desirable** - Excellent time management - Experience in keeping accurate and up-to-date records i.e. food/fluid and repositioning charts ### Experience **Essential** - Recent healthcare experience - Palliative Care experience **Desirable** - Experience and knowledge of IT systems - Recent NHS experience - Experience with supporting patients and families when they are distressed and escalate to nursing staff appropriately ### Qualifications **Essential** - Educated to GCSE/O Level standard - NVQ Level 2 or 3 in a Health Related subject **Desirable** - NHS Care Certificate ## Documents - [your guide to nhft (pdf, 1.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3047) - [band 3 hca job description 09/2026 (pdf, 288.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10646364) ## 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.