Job summary
- Main area
- Nursing
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Weekends, night shifts, day shifts, Bank Holidays.)
- Job ref
- 236-OCO-CS163-25
- Employer
- Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Royal Oldham Hospital
- Town
- Oldham
- Salary
- £24,169 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Health Care Support Worker - Gynaecology
Band 2
Job overview
We require enthusiastic and highly motivated individuals to play an important role dedicated to ensuring excellent standards of care to our patients on our Gynaecology Ward. Working within a team of highly skilled and motivated staff where patient focus is our priority. We strive to make patient, family and carer experience as good as possible.
Health Care Support Workers play a vital role in line with nurses to deliver excellent care to our patients with broad and varied health conditions the job is both exciting and challenging where team working is essential, and initiative is paramount. Excellent communication, confidence and compassion are essential.
Join us in this exciting role to be part of a team that is dedicated to making a difference!
Unfortunately, this role does not meet the criteria required to qualify for sponsorship.
Main duties of the job
Your main role as Health Care Support Worker is to support other staff and the patient's in your care. You must uphold dignity, care and compassion with every patient you meet and look after.
Your duties will include assisting patients' with all hygiene needs, assisting with mobility and ensuring all patients nutritional needs are met.
You will work within the team on Gynaecology to deliver high quality patient care following NCA policies and core values.
Excellent communication skills are essential to ensure our patients needs are met and to maintain safety for patients at all times.
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
Person specification
Knowledge, Training & Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working with members of the public or a desire to work in the Health Service
- Understanding of routine work procedures gained through a short induction period and on the job training
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working within a health or social care environment
- Experience of working within a team
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Good communication skills
- Basic IT skills
Desirable criteria
- Good organisational skills
- Commitment to undertaking continuous professional development (CPD)
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Care Certificate either upon appointment or within 12 weeks of commencement
- Level 1 Literacy and Numeracy (GCSE English and Maths Grade D-G)
Desirable criteria
- NVQ Level 2 in Healthcare or a Level 2 Healthcare Support Worker Apprenticeship
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Nicola Costello
- Job title
- Ward Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 656 1293
- Additional information
Please contact F5 Gynaecology for any further information and speak to one of our friendly Ward Sisters.
Sister Molly Green
Sister Rejina Begum
Sister Leanne Kilbourne
Sister Jaqueline Lloyd
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