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Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
About
Contact
- Address
- Blackpool Victoria Hospital
- Whinney Heys Road
- Blackpool
- Lancashire
- FY3 8NR
Healthcare Assistant
Accepting applications until: 09-Sep-2026 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 09-Sep-2026 23:59
Key details
Location
- Gwefan
- Lytham Primary Care Centre
- Cyfeiriad
- Victoria Street
- Tref
- Lytham
- Cod post
- FY8 5EE
- Major / Minor Region
- Lancashire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent: 37.5 hours over 5 days.
- Oriau
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (37.5 hours over 5 days. To include weekends and Bank Holidays)
Salary
- Cyflog
- £25,760 - £27,476 Per annum
- Cyfnod cyflog
- Yearly
- Gradd
- (NHS AfC: Band 3)
Specialty
- Prif leoliad
- Community Nursing
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, with services covering the local authority areas of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. The Trust is part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) supporting a population of around 1.6 million people.
We have three main hospitals providing acute services to around 330,000 local residents. The organisation also provides specialist tertiary care for cardiac and haematology services, delivers community health services to over 445,000 residents including those in North Lancashire and hosts the National Artificial Eye Service across England. Plus, we provide urgent and emergency care services to an estimated 18 million people who visit the seaside resort each year. We employ over 7000 people from 68 different countries.
We welcome and encourage application from anyone with protected characteristics, as well as supporting reservists and Veterans who are looking for a rewarding and challenging career within the NHS.
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals encourages flexible working in all our roles to support staff in maintaining healthy home-life balance. Working patterns such as: part time working, self-rostering, compressed hours, annualised hours, term time, reverse term time and flexitime working can be explored.
Trosolwg o'r swydd
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an inspirational and motivated Health Care Assistant to join the Lytham District Nursing Team.
The successful candidate will be supported by our nursing team and essential training for the role will be provided.
You must be able to communicate effectively with a wide range of healthcare professionals and be enthusiastic and passionate about the delivery of high-quality care. As a Health Care Assistant, your role will be to assist our patients within their own homes to provide clinical interventions such as taking observations, venepuncture, wound care, pressure area care and health promotion. All necessary training for acquiring these skills will be provided by the Trust.
Working alongside skilled health professionals who work within this multidisciplinary team, the department provides a fantastic place to learn and for you to develop your skills.
Advert
We are looking to recruit a caring and proactive healthcare assistant to join our team.
You need to have excellent communication skill as you will be required to liaise with the multi-disciplinary team to ensure patient needs are identified and communicated effectively so that safe decisions are made around patient care.
You will be expected to maintain high standards of nursing care be personally responsible and accountable for your actions following the Trust’s Policies and Procedures.
You will be expected to maintain accurate written and/or electronic records ensuring all legal requirements are met.
You will need to be prepared to work flexibly to the needs of the service.
Please note, you must hold a valid UK driving licence and have full access to an insured vehicle that you are able to use for work purposes.
Please note this role will not be eligible for sponsorship as it doesn't meet the minimum salary requirements for a skilled worker visa, therefore you must have appropriate right to work in the UK or your application will not be progressed to the next stage of Recruitment.
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
Working for Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust will provide you with lots of opportunity to develop your skills and further your career. The Trust provides services to the 440,000 residents of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre and North Lancashire.
We are proud of the care we strive to provide, and we want to continue to build on this by the addition of passionate, kind and caring people to our teams. Using the latest pathways, evidence-based care and, using all the community therapy support networks available to us to give every patient the best opportunity to remain independent, safe and supported. We are looking for people who strongly align with our Trust values and share common goals.
As a Trust we are committed to:
- Developing new roles and ways of working to ensure a flexible and innovative approach to staff.
- Real equality of opportunity.
- Continuous learning and development for staff.
- Achieving a work life balance
We are committed to the effective recruitment, retention and development for our employees, which is why we offer a great working environment, an attractive range of benefits and excellent opportunities for training and development.
The Trust is accredited as a Disability Confident employer. That means we recognise our obligations to ensure people with disabilities are afforded equal opportunity to enter employment and progress if and where possible.
Swydd-ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl
For further information about the main responsibilities of the role, please see the attached Job Description.
Please also read the attached Person Specification to ensure you have the relevant criteria for the post.
Please click here to view our Care and Compassion Day video
Any invitation to interview will be sent to the email account stated on your application form.
If the role you have applied for requires a Disclosure and Barring Services (DBS) check we will administer this as part of your pre-employment checks. Please note, you will be required to repay the cost on appointment. This will be collected via a salary deduction. You can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months from your salary or as a one-off payment on commencement in post. The level of check required depends on the role that you have been offered. Currently the charges are - Basic DBS check £25.50, Standard DBS check £25.50 and Enhanced DBS check £53.50.
You are encouraged where possible, to register for the DBS update service. This is an annual registration fee of £16. By registering for the update service you will not have the additional cost of repeated disclosures.
Should you withdraw your application, you may be required to reimburse the cost of the DBS check.
DBS checks remain free of charge for volunteer positions.
By submitting an application for this vacancy you are confirming your agreement to the above in the event you are successfully appointed.
The DBS Code of Practice can be accessed here.
Please ensure that you read the Person Specification attached below as your application will be judged against this.
Please note that every effort will be made to keep the vacancy live until published closing date, though there may be instances where such interest is generated, that for administrative reasons the post may close earlier.
Please note that in line with national NHS guidelines this Trust operates a strict non-smoking policy. Members of staff are not permitted to smoke on Trust premises or grounds at any time nor take breaks during working hours for the purposes of smoking.
The Trust does not offer interview expenses to shortlisted candidates unless indicated in the advert.
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Organisation’s Care Certificate or willing to work towards
- Good general education – grade C in English and maths or equivalent experience.
Meini prawf dymunol
- NVQ level II in care or equivalent
- NVQ level III in care or equivalent
Experience and Knowledge
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Clerical experience
Meini prawf dymunol
- 2 years’ experience of working in hospital environment or community setting
Skills & Abilty
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Experience of record keeping
- Approachable
- Flexible
- Able to work as part of a team
- Able to work under own initiative
- Time management skills
- Car owner/driver or suitable alternative transport arrangements to enable you to undertake the job.
Meini prawf dymunol
- Patient care skills
- Basic dressing skills
- Phlebotomy
Further details / informal visits contact
- Enw
- Rachel Jump
- Teitl y swydd
- Team Leader
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
- Rhif ffôn
- 01253 956133
- Gwybodaeth i gefnogi eich cais
If you have any questions please contact Rachel Jump - Team Leader [email protected].
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