# Health Care Assistant

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust.

## Canonical URLs

- **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/health-care-assistant/747bccf8-46d1-4218-9c9f-d7e57889447f
- **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/health-care-assistant/747bccf8-46d1-4218-9c9f-d7e57889447f.md

## Summary

- **Status:** Archived / closed
- **Employer:** Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust
- **Town:** West Bromwich
- **Region:** Midlands
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Healthcare support worker
- **Grade:** Band 2
- **Salary:** £25,272 pro rata / per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week (including weekends)
- **Closing date:** 2026-07-06T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-06-22T14:30:54.752Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Birmingham_Black_Country/Birmingham/Sandwell_West_Birmingham_NHS_Trust/Medicine_Emergency_Care/Medicine_Emergency_Care-v7917873
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7917873?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.swbh.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

If you are looking to join our older adults and frailty ward as a Health Care Assistant we are looking for caring compassionate individuals to join our experienced team.

You will be offered many opportunities to progress your career gaining knowledge and experience as part of our team.

### Main duties of the job

We provide individualised patient care for older adults and frailty.

You will be working alongside qualified nurses carrying out personalised patient care.

Promoting independence, supporting with mobility, nutrition and hydration.

You will be working as part of the multidisciplinary team.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see detailed Band 2 Health Care Assistant job description for details main duties and responsibilities.

We would welcome applications from candidates who do not hold Level 2 Healthcare Support Worker, but please note that if you do not hold Level 2 you will be expected to join the apprenticeship programme on commencement of employment, to ensure you complete this.

## Job Details

If you are looking to join our older adults and frailty ward as a Health Care Assistant we are looking for caring compassionate individuals to join our experienced team.

You will be offered many opportunities to progress your career gaining knowledge and experience as part of our team.

## Job Description

We provide individualised patient care for older adults and frailty.

You will be working alongside qualified nurses carrying out personalised patient care.

Promoting independence, supporting with mobility, nutrition and hydration.

You will be working as part of the multidisciplinary team.

## Responsibilities

Please see detailed Band 2 Health Care Assistant job description for details main duties and responsibilities.

We would welcome applications from candidates who do not hold Level 2 Healthcare Support Worker, but please note that if you do not hold Level 2 you will be expected to join the apprenticeship programme on commencement of employment, to ensure you complete this.

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Desirable**

- Previous experience in a hospital health care environment.

### Communication

**Essential**

- good communication skills

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Key skills – literacy and numeric (or equivalent)
- Care Certificate or willing to work towards achieving qualification

**Desirable**

- NVQ Level II In Direct Care/Post Natal Care/Diagnostics and Therapeutics.

## Documents

- [hca jd (pdf, 175.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10195239)
- [swb- sustainability (pdf, 49.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2657)
- [person specification (pdf, 204.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10195240)
- [candidate briefing pack (pdf, 1.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2982)
- [swb reward & recognition guide (pdf, 704.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2604)
- [flexible working document – healthier futures (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2437)

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