# Healthcare Assistant

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Archived / closed
- **Employer:** Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust
- **Location:** Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust - Oswestry Health Centre
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Healthcare assistant
- **Grade:** Band 3
- **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 per annum/pro rata (NHS 25/26 Pay Award as of August 2025)
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Part time, Flexible working, 31.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-25T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-11T08:50:45.496Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Shropshire/Oswestry/Shropshire_Community_Health_NHS_Trust/Healthcare_Assistant/Healthcare_Assistant-v8289243
- **Employer website:** https://www.shropscommunityhealth.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Please note that this job does not meet the salary requirements for work visa sponsorship due to being part-time and as such we will be unable to progress your application if you do not have the right to work in the UK.

North West Community Nursing team are recruiting to the role of an Community Healthcare Assistant.

We are seeking a highly motivated, enthusiastic individual with good communication skills and a passion for caring for patients in their own homes.

We are a busy team working across 7 days to provide excellent care to our patients.

### Main duties of the job

Experience working as a Healthcare Assistant and a qualification in Healthcare would be essential for this post. Experience of clinical work in the community is desirable, but training will be offered to the successful applicant.

There is an expectation that the successful candidate will undertake our in-house development program for extended skills. This will involve insulin administration, injections and wound care.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.

Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.

### 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

### Other

**Essential**

- - Ability to meet the travel needs of the post. (The post holder will be required to travel to any location as required by the organisation). Within community nursing teams, the post holder will be required to travel to patients homes

### Experience

**Essential**

- - Awareness of the role of the Healthcare Support Worker

### Knowledge and Skills

**Essential**

- Knowledge of the role of the health care assistant role in context, including phlebotomy and wound care, and other clinical skills relevant to role
- Awareness of accountability issues e.g. confidentiality
- Knowledge of situations and circumstances that can impact on patient safety and demonstrate understanding of how the healthcare support worker contributes to maintaining patient safety
- Good interpersonal skills (written and oral)
- The ability to communicate effectively with patients and staff both written and orally and demonstrate a level of English language and grammar commensurate with writing in service user case notes
- Ability to remain calm when faced with a potentially difficult situation

### Qualifications and Training

**Essential**

- Good general level of education (to include Maths and English)
- Equivalent relevant experience to vocational qualification level 3
- - Completion of the Care Certificate

## Documents

- [privacy notice (pdf, 326.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2731)
- [healthcare support worker (pdf, 229.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10606913)
- [policy statement on the recruitment of ex-offenders (pdf, 75.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2730)

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