Healthcare Assistant

Job overview

The Northern Cancer Centre Carlisle  specialises in the care of people with oncological and haematological cancers.

You will be enthusiastic and have a desire to develop your knowledge and skills,  be able to deliver care to the highest standard and have excellent communication skills. You should be competent in coordinating your day to day workload, able to manage your time effectively , work well as a team member and have excellent communication skills.

If you believe you have the skills required to fulfil this role we would like to hear from you.

• Interview Date Wednesday 27 May 2026
• 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week
• You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy.  Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

Main duties of the job

• Assisting with minor procedures and carrying out venepuncture, chaperoning
• Assisting the qualified nursing team as required
• Patient observation
• Ensuring cleanliness standards are maintained
• Supporting patients
• Team Working and excellent communication Skills
• Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for all essential and desirable criteria required for the role.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To abide by Trust policies and procedures
• To assist the Registered Nurses or other registered health care practitioners in providing high quality patient care
• Maintain patients privacy and dignity at all times
• Be an effective part of the multi-disciplinary team contributing to the departmental objectives.
• Continue to develop and maintain competencies in nursing tasks to maintain high quality safe care