Healthcare Assistant
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust
Oswestry, SY11 1GA
Salary
£25,760 to £27,476
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
11 September 2026
11 days left
Job description
Please note that this job does not meet the salary requirements for work visa sponsorship due to being part-time and as such we will be unable to prog...
Experience working as a Healthcare Assistant and a qualification in Healthcare would be essential for this post. Experience of clinical work in the community is desirable, but training will be offered to the successful applicant.
There is an expectation that the successful candidate will undertake our in-house development program for extended skills. This will involve insulin administration, injections and wound care.
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.
Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.
Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. A full clean driving licence is required for this post and use of your own vehicle.
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Good general level of education (to include Maths and English)
- Equivalent relevant experience to vocational qualification level 3
- Completion of the Care Certificate
Experience
Essential
- Awareness of the role of the Healthcare Support Worker
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of the role of the health care assistant role in context, including phlebotomy and wound care, and other clinical skills relevant to role
- Awareness of accountability issues e.g. confidentiality
- Knowledge of situations and circumstances that can impact on patient safety and demonstrate understanding of how the healthcare support worker contributes to maintaining patient safety
- Good interpersonal skills (written and oral)
- The ability to communicate effectively with patients and staff both written and orally and demonstrate a level of English language and grammar commensurate with writing in service user case notes
- Ability to remain calm when faced with a potentially difficult situation
Other
Essential
- Ability to meet the travel needs of the post. (The post holder will be required to travel to any location as required by the organisation). Within community nursing teams, the post holder will be required to travel to patients homes
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
28 August 2026
Last checked
31 August 2026
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