# Healthcare Assistant > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/healthcare-assistant/5b27c85b-5065-403e-960f-04c17ca17034 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/healthcare-assistant/5b27c85b-5065-403e-960f-04c17ca17034.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Queen Elizabeth Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Healthcare assistant - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent: Fixed Term until August 2027 - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Shift work over 7 days and will include night duty) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-13T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-29T08:40:59.430Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Tyne_Wear/Gateshead/Gateshead_Health_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Healthcare_assistant/Healthcare_assistant-v8281274 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8281274?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.qegateshead.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview As a support worker you will be working closely with individuals, providing care to enable them complete activities of daily living in Hospital / Home / Care setting with support from a Multi-Disciplinary team of nurses, occupational therapists, psychologists, social workers and doctors. - Undertakes a range of delegated clinical care duties in hospital, community, or other settings - Records patient observations and changes to patient clinical conditions - Carries out limited clinical care duties ### Main duties of the job Each individual has different needs however the list below outlines just some of the practical duties that the post holder will undertake, support and enable people to/with: - Using appropriate assessment tools under supervision to assist the registered practitioner in assessment of the patients’ health and wellbeing needs. - Initiate emergency action when required e.g cardiac arrest, fire - Identify/contribute to their own goals to improve their quality of life - Participate in clinical skills as trained in line with role e.g recording ECG’s - Contribute to their own care/support/recovery plans - Support individuals to express their needs and wishes - Promote their personal hygiene and physical health. - Actively engage in health promotion - Engage in meaningful and enjoyable activity - To support individuals with external activities/appointments under indirect supervision - May have responsibility for patient monies/valuables which need to be handled within GHFT guidelines - Assist individuals with activities of daily living encouraging active participation and independence ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - To abide by trust policies and procedures - Build and maintain safe and effective therapeutic relationships - Support individuals to contribute to collaborative care/support/recovery plans - Support the named nurse to develop collaborative individual, patient centred care plans and implement them creatively using initiative. - Communicate effectively with a wide range of people using a range of preferred methods - Contribute to monitoring, observing and engaging with individuals, communicating outcomes and conclusions with the rest of the team - Gain an understanding of a person’s experiences in relation to their mental health, learning disability and/or dementia. - Understand a person’s coping strategies and strengths and support people to use these at times of distress or difficulty - Contribute to reflective practice and encourage compassion and understanding - Be able to recognise increasing risk and alert significant others and the team to respond as needed - Undertake a range of practical tasks and duties in support of the Team and individual needs. - Follow principles of diffusion and de-escalation and where physical interventions or restraint are required, to approach in line with approved techniques considering the safety and dignity of the individual throughout. - To feel confident to be able to report untoward incidents and areas of concern as soon as they arise - To document any relevant information in an electronic record following relevant policy and legislation - Contribute to individual reviews and team meetings ### 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** - NHS experience relevant for the role - Experience of working with people in a healthcare setting with mental illness, learning disability and/or dementia - Effective communication and listening skills **Desirable** - Venepuncture skills ### Qualifications **Essential** - English qualification GCSE or equivalent - Maths qualification GCSE or equivalent - Vocational qualification in health and social care (e.g. care certificate; level 2/3 diploma) ## Documents - 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