Job overview

We are looking to recruit Health Care Assistants working on Ward F5 and GAU, providing clinical support to assist registered nurses in the assessment, planning and delivery of care to patients.  Shifts patterns are over 7 days covering days and nights. 

After appropriate training you will undertake physiological observations, venepunture and cannulation, 12 lead ECGs, triaging, and accurately record findings and refer information to a trained nurse.  Also opportunities to assist in Outpatients with hysteroscopy and colposcopy procedures providing a varied specialised care. 

Changes to the UK immigration policy introduced on the 9th April 2025, increased the minimum salary threshold for certificates of sponsorship applications for Health and Care Worker Visa from £23,200 (£11.90 per hour) to £25,000 (£12.82 per hour). For further information on the Health and Care Worker visa, please visit the Home Office website.

As per Agenda for Change, if you are new to the NHS your starting salary would be £24,937 (minimum Band 3 salary point from 1st April 2025 in line with National Living Wage requirements). This salary point is below the new minimum threshold, and therefore not eligible for sponsorship. For further information please check the NHS Terms and Conditions of Service Handbook on the NHS Employers website.

Main duties of the job

• Establish and maintain communication with people about routine and daily activities overcoming any differences in communication between the people involved.
• Develop own skills and knowledge and provide information to others to help their development.
• Monitor and maintain health, safety and security of self and others in own work area.
• Assist in maintaining and developing services.
• Ensure own actions help to maintain quality.
• Ensure own actions support equality, diversity and rights.
• Assist in assessing people’s health and wellbeing and related needs.
• Assist in planning, delivering and evaluating programmes to meet people’s health and wellbeing needs.
• Assist in the application of technology for measurement, monitoring and treatment.
• Undertake delegated responsibilities from registered staff as appropriate.
• After appropriate training undertake clinical observations of care and accurately record findings and refer information on to the trained nurse.
• After appropriate training undertake 12 lead ECG recording.
• After appropriate training undertake venepuncture.

Working for our organisation

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Learn more about us in our Candidate Information Pack (opens in existing window)