Health Care Assistant - Emergency Assessment Unit
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Manchester, M6 8HDView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£25,760 to £27,476
Contract
Fixed-Term
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
20 October 2026
1 day leftJob description
As a Health Care Assistant you will assist the nursing team along with our multi disciplinary team to carry out routine health related activities and ...
- Establish and maintain communication with patients, demonstrate care and compassion to patients, carers and relatives to help ensure high quality person centred patient care is delivered at all times
- 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.
- 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.
- Ability to work flexibly and unsociable hours to meet the demands of the service.
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
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.
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ Level 3 in Healthcare or a Level 3 Senior Healthcare Support Worker Apprenticeship - or equivalent experience
- Level 1 Literacy and Numeracy (GCSE English and Maths Grade D-G)
- Care Certificate
Knowledge, Training & Experience
Essential: - Experience of working as a Care Support Worker or equivalent in a Health or Social care setting; - Experience of working as part of a team
Desirable
- Demonstrates an interest or previous experience in supporting other Health care staff and learners
- Commitment to undertaking continuous personal development
Skills & Abilities
Essential: - Good communication (written and verbal skills); - Basic IT skills; - Good organisational skills
How to apply
Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.
Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
13 October 2026
Last checked
14 October 2026
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