# MIU/OPD Healthcare Assistant - Newquay MIU

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Newquay MIU/OPD
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Healthcare support worker
- **Grade:** Band 3
- **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 Pro rata
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Part time - 34.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-13T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-14T11:51:03.106Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cornwall/Newquay/Cornwall_Partnership_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Healthcare_Minor_Injury_Unit/Healthcare_Minor_Injury_Unit-v8231064
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8231064?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.cornwallft.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Successful applicants will be invited to attend a Selection Day at Carew House, Bodmin on 25 September 2026. This will be a morning or afternoon to be confirmed.

An opportunity has arisen for a 34.5 hour post working within a busy Minor Injury Unit/Outpatient Department/Wards at Newquay Community Hospital.

This post requires the successful candidate to carry out minor injury treatments such as dressings, plastering, general observations and triage.

### Main duties of the job

The ideal candidate will have experience working in an Urgent care/MIU/OPD and will have completed MIU skills/triage workbooks.

Work will include:

The provision of assistance to the MIU/OPD trained staff within the minor injury unit/outpatient department in planning, delivering, and evaluating care.

Providing the booking in of patients and attending to patient’s general needs in the OPD. All interventions will be carried out to a high standard under the supervision of the trained MIU/OPD practitioners

To provide A&C support as needed to members of the team.

An ability to work under pressure in an emergency setting and a willingness to undertake further skills training is essential.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’.

### 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

### Education

**Essential**

- GCSE Maths and English
- NVQ 3 in Direct Care or equivalent qualification / experience

### Experience

**Essential**

- Previous experience as a HCA within a hospital setting
- Experience of working in an urgent care environment / outpatient department / ward environment

### Knowledge and Abilities

**Essential**

- Computer literate and ability to use web-based IT programmes
- Willingness and ability to undertake further skills training, for example, wound management and plaster cast application.

## Documents

- [autism support (pdf, 38.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=977)
- [dyslexia support (pdf, 76.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1833)
- [job description (pdf, 536.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10540922)
- [parental entitlement (pdf, 300.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1834)
- [functional requirements (pdf, 46.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10540923)
- [recruitment complaints policy (pdf, 113.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=976)

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