# Healthcare Assistant - Westlands > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/healthcare-assistant-westlands/c1469846-e572-4067-8d6c-d22810c25422 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/healthcare-assistant-westlands/c1469846-e572-4067-8d6c-d22810c25422.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Miranda House - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Healthcare assistant - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 Pro rota - **Contract type:** Permanent: 6 month probationary period - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Expected to work 24 hour service - long days, twilights, nights, weekends and bank holidays.) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-20T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-06T14:27:13.122Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/East_Yorkshire/Hull/Humber_Teaching_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Band_HCA/Band_HCA-v8347026 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8347026?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.humber.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview To comply with safeguarding regulations we are only able to accept applicants from candidates who are over 18. Do you enjoy a challenge? Westlands are looking to recruit two enthusiastic band 3 healthcare assistants to join our established multi-disciplinary team (one full time, and one 24 hour part time) Westlands is a 18 bedded female inpatient mental health unit, which offers service users intensive, high quality, personal centred interventions/treatment and assessment utilising a trauma informed model/approach. This aids decisions to provide further support in the community or signpost to treatment units for further intervention. The successful candidate must be committed, motivated and have an empathetic and understanding approach to the people who access our service. They need to have an appropriate level of self-awareness and the ability to utilise their initiative when working with often complex and challenging situations. The successful candidate will be given regular supervision, guidance and support. There will be opportunities for further development and training. ### Main duties of the job Westlands is an 18 bedded female mental health inpatient unit, which provides assessment and intervention for people experiencing increased mental health difficulties. As part of the forever adapting role the successful candidate will be required to: Provide and receive routine information requiring reassurance, empathy and de-escalation skills. Demonstrate good interpersonal skills when managing individuals with complex needs. To support patients throughout their admission including supporting individuals during their crisis period. Support individuals in completing relevant assessment paperwork such as Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Tool, Recovering and Quality of Life alongside physical health assessments such as the Health Improvement Profile. To help facilitate therapeutic intervention and distraction techniques for our service users. To undertake basic physical testing using the National Early Warning Score tool and report any significant findings to the nurse in charge. To maintain up to date knowledge and skills relevant to the field of practice. Work effectively as part of the multi-disciplinary team and report any concerns to the nurse in charge – including a change in a patient’s presentation which may be observed through observation or supportive engagements. To recognise and respond to emergency situations accordingly. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For further information with regard to this vacancy, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification ### 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 ### Experience **Essential** - Demonstrable experience of working within mental health/learning disabilities services ### Skills and Competencies **Essential** - Excellent verbal communication and listening skills with patients/colleagues/carers - Able to work alone and as part of a team - Good organisational skills ### Qualifications and Knowledge **Essential** - NVQ III in health or social care or equivalent knowledge and experience - Working knowledge of mental health or learning disability issues including: mental health legislation, medication management, user involvement - Standard IT skills - Be willing to undertake further training and development - Care certificate/ willing to work towards ## Documents - [being humber (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2687) - [staff benefits (pdf, 1.4mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2760) - [recruitment of ex-offenders (pdf, 336.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2269) - [job description and personal spec (pdf, 320.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10671978) - [application guide & interview tips (pdf, 600.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3021) ## 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.