Job requirements
Essential
3 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- EXPERIENCE
Experience of working with people, ideally in a front-line customer service role
- EXPERIENCE
Experience of providing person centred care
- BEHAVIOURS & VALUES
Flexibility in shift/working patterns to meet the needs of the service.
Desirable
3 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Level 2 or Level 3 (NVQ) in health and Social Care or equivalent relevant experience
- EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Willing to work towards Level 2 functional skills (Math & English)
- EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Care Certificate/working towards
Job overview
Do you want to be a Healthcare Assistant and join one of the best Stroke Units in the UK?
Our stroke service is the designated 24 hour thrombolysis centre for Buckinghamshire and East Berkshire with 15 hyper- acute beds and 27 acute rehabilitation beds.
Main duties of the job
Working as a Healthcare Assistant, you will be part of a busy multi-disciplinary team who are dedicated in providing individualised, evidence based stroke care management.
With the support of a stroke practice development sister, stroke specialist nurses and the Trust’s education department, we are able to offer a range of education and development opportunities, including in-house training and external courses.
Working across hyper-acute, acute and step down areas, you will have the opportunity to continue to progress your professional development, gain specialist knowledge in the care of acute stroke and skills in caring for rehabilitation patients.
Please note you if you are shortlisted for interview, you will be required to sit a competency based assessment
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.
If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on bht.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number.
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.
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This advert is for Health Care Support Worker - Stroke Unit with Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust in High Wycombe, England. It is listed as a Band 3 Healthcare support worker role. The advertised salary is £25,760 - £27,476 per annum (pro rata for part time). The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 23 Sep 2026.
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