Healthcare Assistant - A5

Job overview

If you are an overseas national who would require a Certificate of Sponsorship from the Trust to ensure your Right to Work in the UK, the Band 3 Healthcare worker role is unable to offer this if you are new to the NHS (or have less than 2 years’ service as  Band 3 in the NHS) and therefore your starting salary would be £24,169.

This is due to a change in the increased salary threshold advised by the UK Home Office on 12th March 2025, stating that Employer sponsorship will only be available for starting salaries above £25,000.  If you apply for the role and this restriction applies to you, your application would be automatically rejected prior to shortlisting stage.

We are seeking a HCA who has a passion for caring and excellent communication skills to join our well established team.

The HCA will assist and support nursing, medical and other professional staff in the delivery of high standards of holistic centred care.

Clinical tasks undertaken by the post holder will be specific to the speciality and clinical area.

The Day-Case Unit is a unit which specialises in elective surgery, which consists of Breast Surgery, Ear, Nose & Throat Surgery, Vascular Surgery, General Surgery, Dental Surgery and Minor Max Fax Operations and Gynaecology Surgery.

We also cover the Clinical Treatment Suite where Pain Management is specialised.

Main duties of the job

• The post holder will provide the highest standards of nursing care. The post holder will be an effective communicator in all aspects of their duties both direct and indirect patient care. The post holder will work in collaboration with the healthcare teams. The post holder will undertake delegated nursing tasks as deemed necessary to enhance the care of the patient, some of which may be competency based e.g. Bladder Scanning, Pregnancy Testing, ECG recording, Measurement of TED stockings, Venepuncture, Blood Glucose Testing, Aseptic technique (ANTT) & Application of simple wound dressings, Physiological Observations and NEWS2 Promote and maintain a safe comfortable therapeutic environment for patients and families. Work without direct supervision once deemed competent, using experience and knowledge to ensure the highest quality care is delivered.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Provide the highest standard of care and be an effective communicator. Work in collaboration with the healthcare teams. Undertake delegated nursing tasks as deemed necessary to enhance patient care, some of which will be  competency based. Promote and maintain a safe comfortable therapeutic environment for patients and families. Work without direct supervision once deemed competent.

For a full list of duties and responsibilities please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.