Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Healthcare Assistant

The closing date is 24 June 2025

Job summary

The post holder will be working in an integrated multi professional inpatient team and provide care under the supervision of a Registered Nurse undertaking rehabilitation interactions. The post holder will provide quality care for a group of patients, specialising in rehabilitation and sub-acute care from patients stepping down from acute hospitals and step up patients for acute hospital admission avoidance in a physical health inpatient unit.

Reporting to the Senior nurse on shift or the Ward Sister and ultimately to the Ward Matron for the ward enabling them to deliver services effectively and efficiently to patients and service users.

The post holder will assist in the care delivery of high quality care over the 24/7 period that meets the needs of the patients

All staff in a non-registered staff role will undertake NHFT's Prepare to Care programme as part of their induction. Using a blended learning approach, you will attain key skills and competencies enabling you to provide safe and compassionate care from the very start. Alongside this, you will also complete the Care Certificate within your first 12 weeks of employment, this may act as stepping stone should you wish to further your career later on. You will be supported through your induction by a dedicated team, who's primary focus is to ensure you have the right skills to do your job effectively.

Main duties of the job

Examples of specific care that the post holder includes providing undertaking assessments such as initial nursing assessments, Waterlow pressure risk assessments and malnutrition screening assessments (MUST). Alongside providing rehabilitation whilst undertaking personal care, dressing, moving and handling and providing nutritional support to patients. You will be expected to communicate with patients who may have communication difficulties, families and other colleagues and documenting care provided on a computerised system. Clinical skills include recording patient's physical observations, bladder scanning, continence assessments, simple wound care, venepuncture, ECG recordings etc..

About us

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be 'outstanding' by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.

Date posted

18 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,625 to £25,674 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

270-TG117-ACS

Job locations

Spinneyfields

H.E. Bates Way

Rushden

NN10 9YP

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to GCSE/O level standard
Recent care experience

Desirable

NHS care certificate/NVQ
Care experience

Skills/Knowledge

Essential

Ability to understand and carry out instruction given by qualified staff
Good communication skills both written and verbal
Basic IT skills

Desirable

Ability to record and report patients observations, BM, ECG etc.
Demonstrates an understanding of Rehabilitation
Ability to use SystmOne

Personal

Essential

Ability to deliver nursing care that includes moving and handling
Friendly attitude and able to work as a flexible member of the team
Acts in a professional manner
Able to work days, nights, weekends, Bank Holiday shifts according to service demand

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to GCSE/O level standard
Recent care experience

Desirable

NHS care certificate/NVQ
Care experience

Skills/Knowledge

Essential

Ability to understand and carry out instruction given by qualified staff
Good communication skills both written and verbal
Basic IT skills

Desirable

Ability to record and report patients observations, BM, ECG etc.
Demonstrates an understanding of Rehabilitation
Ability to use SystmOne

Personal

Essential

Ability to deliver nursing care that includes moving and handling
Friendly attitude and able to work as a flexible member of the team
Acts in a professional manner
Able to work days, nights, weekends, Bank Holiday shifts according to service demand

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.