# Healthcare Assistant Recruitment Event - Oct > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/healthcare-assistant-recruitment-event-oct/3857f180-47eb-4c62-89c6-1c6ccd528cbe - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/healthcare-assistant-recruitment-event-oct/3857f180-47eb-4c62-89c6-1c6ccd528cbe.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust - **Location:** Royal Cornwall Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Healthcare assistant - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 pa pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week (Ward staff work 11.5-hour shifts and the following contract options are available: Full-time: 37.5 hours per week. Part-time: 34.5 hours, 28.75 hours, or 23 hours per week. The minimum contract for ward-based roles is 23 hours per week.) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-16T08:00:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-29T23:04:38.252Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cornwall/Truro/Royal_Cornwall_Hospitals_NHS_Trust/Various_Specialities/Various_Specialities-v8314493 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8314493?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.royalcornwall.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Healthcare Assistant Please indicate your ward / area / speciality preference at the top of your supporting statement. Please see the attached the 'HCA wards and specialities information sheet' about our divisions and the vacancies we have available. Provisional face-to-face interview date (by invitation only) in Oct 2026 - date to be confirmed. We reserve the right to close this advert early. The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is holding a recruitment event near you! If you are interested in working for RCHT, where respect, compassion, honesty, and teamwork are our core values then apply for the role below and start your journey with us today. At RCHT, we are never standing still. We pride ourselves on being innovative and exciting. As an ambitious organisation, we are continuously looking for ways to enhance and improve the services we offer to our patients and staff alike. We are highly focussed on research and training and we will equip you with the skills and confidence you need to make positive change on your journey with us. As an employee at RCHT, there are many diverse areas that you could work in your career. We will help you develop your skills, knowledge and professional confidence. We look forward to receiving your application! ### Main duties of the job To assist in the delivery of clinical care, planned and assessed by the Registered Nurses. To carry out care / other duties under indirect supervision of a Registered Nurse and/or Senior Health Care Assistant. Support care on a day-to-day basis for all patients in the clinical area in a manner sensitive to the individual patient needs and wishes, acknowledging their rights and beliefs at all times. Contribute to resource management within the clinical area. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side. To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following: - Identity Checks - Professional registration and qualification checks - Employment history and reference checks - Occupational Health clearance - Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check - Right to work in the UK For further information please visit: https://www.nhsemployers.org/topics-networks/employment-standards-and-regulation We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss at interview. We may be able to offer sponsorship but this is not guaranteed. We reserve the right to close this advert early, or when the allocated number of applications has been reached. Please submit your application at the earliest opportunity. ### 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** - Computer literate - Competent in English Language – written and verbal - Able to work in a team environment ### Experience **Essential** - Previous experience in a care setting - Previous hospital experience **Desirable** - Experience in the speciality ### Qualifications **Essential** - GCSE Maths & English, or Equivalent - NVQ 2 in Health Care, or Equivalent - Clinical skills e.g. venepuncture, blood transfusion, aseptic non touch technique **Desirable** - NVQ 3 in Direct Care ## Documents - [hca wards and specialities info sheet (pdf, 43.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10635363) - [job description & person specification (pdf, 318.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10635362) ## 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. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.