Healthcare Assistant

Transformationunitgm; Pembroke; On-site; GBP 24,000 - GBP 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Pembroke is seeking enthusiastic individuals for the Healthcare Assistant role on Pembroke Ward. The position demands experience in a hospital setting, alongside strong communication skills and a focus on patient care. Successful candidates will assist with personal hygiene, provide emotional support, and collaborate with the nursing team. Full-time and part-time positions are available, offering generous benefits, including 27 days holiday and access to NHS discounts.

Benefits

NHS discounts

27 days paid holiday

Generous pension scheme

On-site health and fitness club

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in a hospital setting as a Healthcare Support Worker.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Basic clinical skills such as recording observations and performing phlebotomy.

Responsibilities

• Assist with patient care, including feeding and personal hygiene.
• Provide emotional support and companionship to patients.
• Collaborate with the nursing team to ensure optimal patient care.

Skills

Patient care

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Adaptability

Education

The Care Certificate

NVQ in Health or Health and Social Care Level 2

Job description

Main area Nursing & Midwifery Grade Band 3 Contract Permanent: Full time and Part time Hours will be considered Hours

• Full time
• Part time

37.5 hours per week (37.5 hours per week) Job ref 269-SFT9595

Employer Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust Town Salisbury Salary £24,937 - £26,598 per annum pro rata if part time Salary period Yearly Closing 23/02/2026 23:59

Healthcare Assistant - Pembroke Ward

Band 3

Job overview

We are looking for 2 enthusiastic people to come and join our amazing team on Pembroke ward, a 10 bedded oncology and haematology ward.

The applicant needs to have experience in working in a hospital setting, have good organisational skills, be adaptable and enjoy working in a busy environment.

The post holder must be patient focused with good communication skills and have an interest in working with multi speciality adult patients, experience in communicating with patients who may be under duress due to their health and condition and be able to provide emotional support when needed. A good foundation of clinical skills is required, recording observations, performing phlebotomy, cannulation and simple dressings with a willingness to learn new skills as well as supporting patients with their mobility, hygiene and care needs as required. They must be an excellent team player, working alongside the medical, nursing, therapy and administrative staff but be able to use their initiative and know the limitations of their role and when to elevate to the nurse in charge.

Their role will involve them supporting these clinicians as a chaperone, assisting in procedures, dressings and accompanying patients to investigations. Please see attached job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

Please note we are unable to provide sponsorship for this position.

Main duties of the job

Your responsibilities will include:

• Assisting with patient care, including feeding, dressing, and personal hygiene
• Providing emotional support and companionship to patients
• Collaborating with the nursing team to ensure optimal patient care

We're seeking compassionate individuals who possess:

• A genuine passion for helping others
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• A compassionate and empathetic nature
• A strong work ethic and reliability

Please see attached job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities

Working for our organisation

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we’re driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated “Good” by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don’t just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities

Person specification

Qualifications

• The Care Certificate. If you do not have this, you will be supported to achieve it within the for 12 weeks of employment.
• Educated to C Grade or Equivalent (Numeracy or Literacy)
• NVQ in Health or Health and Social Care Level 2 or equivalent.

Communication Skills

• Being able to communicate both verbally and in writing.

Experience

• 1 Year in a Health Care setting as a Health Care Support Worker.

We offer excellent benefits that help make SDH a great place to work. Take a look at our Employee Value Proposition (EVP) for more detailed information https://www.salisbury.nhs.uk/media/2lfatov2/employee-value-proposition-document-v12-final.pdf

These include but aren't limited to:-

• Holiday starting at 27 days plus Bank Holidays rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years for Agenda for Change staff
• Holiday entitlement for Medical and Dental staff starts at 27 days for Junior/Senior Clinical Fellows, Specialty Doctors and rises to 32 days after 5 years. Consultant entitlement starts at 32 days and rises to 34 days after 7 year.
• Access to a career average revalued earnings pension scheme
• Life assurance if a member of the pension scheme
• An extensive Health and Wellbeing offer to help you deal with life's challenges
• Exclusive deals and discounts websites saving you money on everyday purchases, treats for the family, eating out and utility bills for home
• Cycle to work scheme
• Uniform provided (where required)
• 40% bus discount exclusive to SFT employees (period tickets only)
• On site Day Nursery and Holiday Play scheme
• On site health and fitness club
• On site car parking (fees and restrictions apply)
• Opportunities to get on - take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and training, to help you achieve the job and career you want.

Please note - Due to recent changes in UK immigration and visa rules applicants who do not currently have the right to work in the UK may not be considered. Candidates requiring sponsorship (or will need sponsorship at the end of a current visa eg those with graduate visa's) should review the eligibility criteria on the gov.uk website before applying

Please be advised that this vacancy may close earlier than stated if we receive a large number of applications. We will not accept any applications or queries via agencies, under any circumstances.

We continue to encourage and support our staff to participate in the seasonal respiratory vaccination programme in order to protect themselves, colleagues and their patients.

GETTING TO WORK

We offer parking on site at Salisbury District Hospital, a daily charge applies. We encourage our staff to utilise other green methods of getting to work such as cycling or walking where possible, and our Trust is well connected through the bus services to the city centre and other areas.

OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUALITY

We are committed to making Salisbury an inclusive and welcoming place for every single staff member, regardless of who they are and where they come from. Equality sits at the heart of everything we do, and we ensure that all employees have equal opportunity to develop, to apply for promotions and to work flexibly.

The Trust actively promotes a work environment free from harassment and discrimination and provides training for staff to ensure this happens. We also closely monitor recruitment activity, training, development and employment practices to ensure equality of practice with regard to race, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, disability, martial status and age.

OTHER INFORMATION

If this job requires you to have DBS check to enable you to properly fulfil the requirements of the job, on appointment, you will be required to replay the cost of obtaining a DBS check and this amount will be reclaimed in instalments from your salary. Many staff use the DBS update service at a cost of £16 per annum but you need to sign up for this via their website.

Please read the job description and person specification carefully and ensure that your application reflects the knowledge, skills and experience required.

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