Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Senior Healthcare Assistant (Learning Disability Replacement Care)

The closing date is 13 November 2025

Job summary

Osborne Court is a unique specialist service that provides a Replacement Care to support young adults (over 18 years old) and adults with learning disabilities in Worcestershire. The service supports individuals who require nursing care, are assessed as having complex health needs and supports individuals presenting with behaviours that may challenge.

We are looking for dynamic and motivated Senior Care Assistant to join the team. The post-holder will support other team members in delivering a clinically effective service. The aim is for service users to feel welcome, safe, confident, and keen to stay, thus providing a positive experience for all concerned.

This post is for 37.5 hours per week and include flexible day and night shifts to meet the needs of the service. The shifts patterns are 7-14.00, 14-21.00 or 21.00-07.30 and include bank holidays.

Please note the Trust will not routinely provide sponsorship to work for this role. In addition to meet Home Office salary threshold you must have the significant experience to be offered top of the pay band AND work a minimum of 35.5 hours per week.

Main duties of the job

This role will include admitting and discharging service users and their belongings. Regular communications with families and other professionals involved in their care such as day centre staff, college staff, GP, and Community Learning Disability Nurses. In the absence of the qualified nurse in the bungalow, you will be responsible for leading the shift, although a qualified nurse will be on site, in another bungalow. You will be required to make beds, do daily tasks such as wash bedding, clothes, shop for food, prepare meals and support service users with meals. You will be required to deliver the highest standards and quality outcomes possible, ensuring that the service user is at the heart of your care and decisions.

This is a hands-on role, and you will be required to support service users with personal care tasks and moving and handling aspects of care alongside medicines management. You will be required to administer medication and carry out specific clinical interventions. We are a supportive, passionate, and motivated team and reflect on the care we provide regularly to improve the care we provide to service users. You will be supported to deliver person centred care which involves regular reviews with families, ensuring the needs of the induvial are at the heart of the care provided. You will be required to complete Medicines Management training and dispense/administer medications to service users under the direction of the Qualified Nurse on shift.

About us

At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.

We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

What we offer;

27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
Flexible and agile working opportunities
Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
Wide range of supportive staff networks
Health and wellbeing opportunities

If you would like to know more, please visit our website.

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Date posted

29 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

C9798-1785

Job locations

Osborne Court

Osborne Road

Malvern

Worcestershire

WR14 1JE

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Experience of working in a Mental Health or Learning Disabilities environment

Desirable

Working with people whose behaviours challenge.
Working with people with profound and multiple disabilities

Skills & Abilities

Essential

Basic IT skills.
Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English in both verbal and written formats.
Able to work flexible shifts and be an adaptable team member

Qualifications

Essential

Level 3 qualification (e.g., A-level, NVQ3) in Care or equivalent qualification or experience or Level 2 qualification (e.g., GCSE, NVQ2) in care and will be expected to undertake the relevant level 3 qualification on appointment to post equivalent qualification or experience
Will be expected to meet the Care Certificate standards within 12 weeks of commencing employment with the Trust
MAPA training
I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.

Desirable

Other recognised care qualifications
Safety Intervention
First Aid Training

Knowledge

Essential

Understanding of learning disability, physical disability, and associated complex healthcare needs.

Additional Criteria

Essential

You understand that we will not routinely provide sponsorship to work for this role.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Experience of working in a Mental Health or Learning Disabilities environment

Desirable

Working with people whose behaviours challenge.
Working with people with profound and multiple disabilities

Skills & Abilities

Essential

Basic IT skills.
Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English in both verbal and written formats.
Able to work flexible shifts and be an adaptable team member

Qualifications

Essential

Level 3 qualification (e.g., A-level, NVQ3) in Care or equivalent qualification or experience or Level 2 qualification (e.g., GCSE, NVQ2) in care and will be expected to undertake the relevant level 3 qualification on appointment to post equivalent qualification or experience
Will be expected to meet the Care Certificate standards within 12 weeks of commencing employment with the Trust
MAPA training
I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.

Desirable

Other recognised care qualifications
Safety Intervention
First Aid Training

Knowledge

Essential

Understanding of learning disability, physical disability, and associated complex healthcare needs.

Additional Criteria

Essential

You understand that we will not routinely provide sponsorship to work for this role.

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

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Address

Osborne Court

Osborne Road

Malvern

Worcestershire

WR14 1JE

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Address

Osborne Court

Osborne Road

Malvern

Worcestershire

WR14 1JE

Employer's website

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