# Healthcare Assistant

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

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust
- **Location:** Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust - Oswestry Health Centre
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Healthcare assistant
- **Salary:** £25760.00 to £27476.00
- **Contract type:** perm
- **Employment type:** Part time, Flexible working, 31.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-29T07:00:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-15T14:57:03.335Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8261228
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8261228?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.shropscommunityhealth.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Please note as this position is for part time hours it does not meet the salary requirements for work visa sponsorship and as such we will be unable to progress your application if you do not have the right to work in the UK.

The South Telford District Nursing Team have a vacancy for a Community Healthcare Assistant (HCA).

Under the supervision and support from the team you will be required to visit patients in their own homes providing clinical care.

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

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

### Main duties of the job

- Promotes a ‘can do’ attitude and determination to develop and sustain a dynamic and responsive administrative and operational service within a community setting which delivers best practice.
- Able to implement interventions, liaising with colleagues and partners to ensure an integrated approach to the needs of the service user.
- To organise and deliver skilled clinical support work without direct supervision.
- To manage clinical risk within delegated patient caseload, referring to the supervising clinician for support and supervision.

### 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 apply 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

### Transport

**Essential**

- Must be able to meet the transport requirements of the post.

### 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 assistant (pdf, 229.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10617000)
- [policy statement on the recruitment of ex-offenders (pdf, 75.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2730)

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