Health Care Assistant - Mental Health Older People
The closing date is 16 October 2025
Job summary
Come and join Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, where we offer a wide variety of challenging and rewarding roles within a supportive, innovative and dynamic work environment!
We have an excellent opportunity for experienced Health Care Assistants to join our team within the Mental Health Service for Older people (MHSOP) on Gwendolen Ward.
The role of the Health Care Assistant will be to work as part of the nursing team and support people through their recovery with both their physical health and their mental health needs.
Based on the Leicester General Hospital site, the Evington Centre has 2 mental health wards: Gwendolen Ward (Male Patients) and Coleman Ward (Female Patients).
Gwendolen Ward is a 19-bedded organic acute ward for males aged 65 and above, also catering to younger patients who may have cognitive impairment. On the ward, we work to support gentleman presenting with complex mental health conditions and physical co-morbidities, offering opportunity for our nurses to provide invaluable care to vulnerable people; in turn offering a sense of real fulfilment.
This role provides an excellent opportunity to develop new skills under a nurturing team where you will be able to make a real difference to people's lives. The ideal candidate will have experience of working within a healthcare setting, excellent communication skills and passionate about providing great care to patients.
Main duties of the job
*Important information about these roles*
Please note that the Healthcare Assistants work a rota system of Long Days (12 hr shifts) Day and Night covering a 7-day working week. We can offer Part time and Full time posts, however the minimum you will be required to work is 23 hours per week. These are also permanent roles not bank roles and candidates will require their own right to work in the UK as we are unable to offer sponsorship.
About the role:
We ask that you demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills along with the ability to problem solve and negotiate. We believe all our staff can develop leadership qualities and if you can demonstrate yours, there will be opportunities to nurture and develop them. The role offers variety, creativity and a collaborative way of delivering the highest standards of care. To do this we are looking for individuals who, like us, believe our values of Trust, Respect, Integrity and Compassion are at the heart of patient care.
About us
We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.
About Us
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy. For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy). All jobs will require permission to work in the UK. For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started. Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.
Details
Date posted
08 October 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£24,937 to £26,598 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
004907
Job locations
Evington Centre, Leicester General Hospital
Gwendolen Road
Leicester
Leicester
LE5 4QG
Employer details
Employer name
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
Address
Evington Centre, Leicester General Hospital
Gwendolen Road
Leicester
Leicester
LE5 4QG
Employer's website
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