# Healthcare Assistant - Stratton Community Hospital

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Bodmin
- **Region:** South West
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Healthcare support worker
- **Grade:** Band 3
- **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 Per Annum / Pro Rata
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-06T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-23T12:31:02.500Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cornwall/Stratton/Cornwall_Partnership_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Healthcare_Assistant/Healthcare_Assistant-v8178191
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8178191?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.cornwallft.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Join our nursing team for our 17 bedded ward at Stratton Community Hospital. This role will require the post holder to be committed to the on-going development of the ward and multi disciplinary team working, aiming to deliver the highest standards of patient care to our predominantly elderly patients.

Posts available undertaking  a range of Long days and Night duties on a rotational basis in order to support 24 hour nursing care, 7 days per week. Although based at Stratton Community Hospital, a flexible working approach is required to support Launceston Community Hospital as service needs require.

### Main duties of the job

The purpose of the post is:

- 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 clients needs and wishes, acknowledging their rights and beliefs at all times
- Contribute to resource management within the clinical area

Key Dimensions of the post are:

- 17 bedded Community Hospital
- Outpatients Department
- Minor Injuries Department
- X-ray Department
- Physiotherapy Department

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’.

Successful applicants will be invited to attend a Selection Day at Carew House, Bodmin.  This will be a morning or afternoon to be confirmed.

## Person Specification

### Skills and Aptitude

**Essential**

- Adaptability to cope with changing workload

### Education, Qualifications and experience

**Essential**

- NVQ 2 in Health Care, or Equivalent
- Clinical skills eg venepuncture, blood transfusion, aseptic non touch technique
- Previous experience in a care setting
- Previous hospital experience

## Documents

- [autism support (pdf, 38.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=977)
- [dyslexia support (pdf, 76.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1833)
- [job description (pdf, 289.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10481158)
- [parental entitlement (pdf, 300.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1834)
- [functional requirements (pdf, 432.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10481159)
- [recruitment complaints policy (pdf, 113.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=976)

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