Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Health Care Assistant- Plastic Surgery OPD

The closing date is 01 December 2025

Job summary

Salisbury NHS Foundation Plastic Surgery have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Health Care Assistant to join our outpatients team. This is a great opportunity for taking a step into the world of skin conditions and treatments.

There will be opportunity to utilise skills in minor ops, skin cancer clinics, Breast clinics and hand trauma.

The department is open Mon-Fri 8-5 and we see adults and children.

The ideal candidate will have previous experience working with patients in a secondary care setting and is keen to learn new skills or build on current ones. An interest in plastic surgery is preferable.

Main duties of the job

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

About us

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk

Details

Date posted

17 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum pro rata if part time

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

269-SFT9343

Job locations

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust

Odstock Road

Salisbury

SP2 8BJ


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Care Certificate
  • Educated to GCSE grade c or equivalent in key skills level 2 or functional skills numeracy / literacy

Desirable

  • NVQ in Health or Health & Social care level 2 or equivalent
  • Paediatric basic life support

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in secondary care

Desirable

  • 1 Year working within a health care setting
  • Experience of working as a HCA

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Good communication skills
  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • Ability to follow instruction and organise work load
  • Caring and compassionate nature
  • Awareness of the importance of safeguarding

Desirable

  • Interest in Dermatology and Laser
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Care Certificate
  • Educated to GCSE grade c or equivalent in key skills level 2 or functional skills numeracy / literacy

Desirable

  • NVQ in Health or Health & Social care level 2 or equivalent
  • Paediatric basic life support

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in secondary care

Desirable

  • 1 Year working within a health care setting
  • Experience of working as a HCA

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Good communication skills
  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • Ability to follow instruction and organise work load
  • Caring and compassionate nature
  • Awareness of the importance of safeguarding

Desirable

  • Interest in Dermatology and Laser

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust

Odstock Road

Salisbury

SP2 8BJ


Employer's website

https://www.salisbury.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust

Odstock Road

Salisbury

SP2 8BJ


Employer's website

https://www.salisbury.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Senior Sister

Suzy Rainbow

s.rainbow@nhs.net

01722336262

Details

Date posted

17 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum pro rata if part time

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

269-SFT9343

Job locations

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust

Odstock Road

Salisbury

SP2 8BJ


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