# Healthcare Assistant > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/healthcare-assistant/f823c1ea-4a72-40dd-87f5-5289532e8f48 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/healthcare-assistant/f823c1ea-4a72-40dd-87f5-5289532e8f48.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Royal Berkshire Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Healthcare assistant - **Salary:** £25760.00 to £27476.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (7 day a week shifts, days and nights, weekdays and weekends) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-11T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-02T13:03:04.308Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8339963 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8339963?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.royalberkshire.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Start Your NHS Career With Us — Your Future Begins at Royal Berkshire Hospital If you’re passionate about helping others and ready to take your first step into a meaningful, long‑term career, Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust wants to hear from you. We’re looking for enthusiastic, caring and motivated individuals to join us as Healthcare Assistants — and to grow with us through our exceptional apprenticeship pathways. This is more than a job. It’s your opportunity to gain highly valued NHS experience, develop clinical skills, and build a career you can be proud of. Our Healthcare Assistants can go on to become Nursing Associates and Registered Nurses through our apprenticeship programmes -your journey could start right here. ### You must have the legal right to work in the UK at the time of application. We are not able to offer sponsorship for this role. ### Main duties of the job Why begin your career with us - A supportive environment where your learning and development truly matter - Opportunities to apply for apprenticeship routes after probation, including: - Structured progression for those who want to build a long‑term future in healthcare - Hands‑on experience in a busy acute hospital — the perfect foundation for a clinical career - A team that values compassion, communication and a willingness to learn - **The Nursing Associate Apprenticeship and the Registered Nurse Degree Apprenticeship What we’re looking for You don’t need previous healthcare experience — just the right values. If you’re caring, reliable, eager to learn and committed to making a difference, you’ll fit right in. Good communication skills and a compassionate approach are essential. Please note: this role requires full‑time working (37.5 hours per week) on a rota covering days, nights, weekends and bank holidays. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities What you’ll be doing As a Healthcare Assistant, you’ll play a vital role in delivering high‑quality care under the supervision of Registered Practitioners. Your responsibilities will include: - Always acting in the patients best interests - Supporting patients with dignity, compassion and respect - Providing personalised care to people from all backgrounds - Noticing and reporting any changes in a patient’s condition - Learning and performing clinical skills once trained, such as venepuncture and cannulation - Offering enhanced support to patients who need closer supervision - Guiding and supporting junior or less experienced colleagues If you’re ready to start a career with purpose — one that offers real progression, nationally recognised qualifications and the chance to make a difference every day — we’d love you to join our team. **To be eligible to apply for Nursing apprenticeships, you must meet the university’s academic entry requirements, and the relevant apprenticeship rules.** ### Please note we are currently recruiting candidates who are able to work full time (37.5 hours per week) on a rota basis, 7 days a week (including bank holidays) on day and night shifts. ### 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 ### Skills **Essential** - Demonstrates the ability to communicate clearly and effectively - Demonstrates the ability to place the patient at the centre of care - Information technology literate ### Education **Essential** - Able to evidence a general level of education **Desirable** - Care Certificate - QCF level 3 in Health or Health and Social Care - TLevel in Health ### Experience **Desirable** - Previous care experience ## Documents - [staff benefits (pdf, 139.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=603) - [care certificate (pdf, 209.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10663984) - [behaviours framework 2022 (pdf, 2.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2970) - [probation policy & procedure (pdf, 559.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1640) - [job description and person spec (pdf, 158.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10663983) ## 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.