• Job Description

  Req#: C9798-1511?language=en&page=51&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  We are currently recruiting an experienced Band 3 Healthcare Assistant various hours per week to be part of our team at Tenbury Community Hospital, which has an inpatient ward with 19 beds. The candidate will work closely with the multidisciplinary team (MDT) to achieve specific rehabilitation goals. This will be a challenging and exciting opportunity and will enable the individual to develop new and existing skills.

  Tenbury Community Hospital plays a critical role in the delivery of local NHS services, providing more care and treatment closer to peoples homes. Emphasis is to reduce length of stay whilst ensuring excellent care which is safe, effective, personalised and compassionate and to the standards you would expect for your family and friends.

  Join our team, we pride ourselves in providing outstanding care to patients across Herefordshire and Worcestershire. We will provide you with resources to develop and progress a long-term career as well as flexibility, continual professional development as well as a wide range of wellbeing and support.

  Please note the Trust will not provide sponsorship to work for this role, to apply you must have current right to work in the UK status.

  This post requires working rotational shifts.

  Main duties of the job

  The main duties of a healthcare Assistant are: -

  Competently perform the necessary aspects of care for patients

  Follow all policies and provide a safe and person-centred environment for patients.

  Participate in personal and practice development activities to maintain standards of care.

  Provide clerical support to the ward including filing of notes and ward documentation, arranging transport, preparing requisitions for ordering stationery and supplies.

  To carry out assigned patient care duties as directed by registered health professional without direct supervision. Examples of these (but not conclusive list) may be measuring height, weight, taking temperature, pulse, respirations, sa02, manual and electronic BP, Urinalysis, assisting with feeding.

  Recognise urgent or emergency situations within the environment and summon appropriate help along with an ability to support the multi-disciplinary team understanding their role at these times.

  Use IT systems for data input and collection, patient health records, treatment requests and results.

  Ensure that all clinical documentation is accurately collected, updated, stored and filed in accordance with local information governance and record keeping policy and guidance.

  About us

  At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

  Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.

  We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

  What we offer;

  • 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
  • Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
  • Flexible and agile working opportunities
  • Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
  • Wide range of supportive staff networks
  • Health and wellbeing opportunities

  If you would like to know more, please visit our website.

  We encourage you to read the attached applicant guidance notes.

  Sharing your data - As a data controller we may sometimes need to process your data to pursue our legitimate business interests, for example to request a survey from you (optional), to support the Trusts understanding of where you gained interest in working for the Trust.

  Details

  Date posted

  01 July 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 3

  Salary

  £24,937 to £26,598 a year pro rata for part time

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

  Reference number

  C9798-1511

  Job locations

  Tenbury Community Hospital

  Worcester Road

  Burford

  Tenbury Wells

  Worcestershire

  WR15 8AP

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  The post holder is part of a multidisciplinary team delivering care to patients. Support and supervision is provided by a Registered Nurse. This role will be expected to carry out a range of patient care tasks and duties to enable the team to provide an effective and efficient service.

  Behave consistently with the values and beliefs of the organisation and promote these on day to day basis.

  Act as a role model to colleagues, always seeking to maintain the highest standards of professionalism.

  Use their initiative and take responsibility for themselves and the quality of their work and the service they provide to patients.

  Provide safe and effective practice to patients within the Community Hospital.

  Practice as a member of the Community Hospital Nursing Team to support and work in partnership with the larger multi-disciplinary team to provide patient care within a defined ward/department.

  All work will be undertaken under the direction of a qualified nurse.

  1. Maintain confidentiality at all times.

  2. Maintain accountability at all times.

  3. Support all members of the team.

  For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  The post holder is part of a multidisciplinary team delivering care to patients. Support and supervision is provided by a Registered Nurse. This role will be expected to carry out a range of patient care tasks and duties to enable the team to provide an effective and efficient service.

  Behave consistently with the values and beliefs of the organisation and promote these on day to day basis.

  Act as a role model to colleagues, always seeking to maintain the highest standards of professionalism.

  Use their initiative and take responsibility for themselves and the quality of their work and the service they provide to patients.

  Provide safe and effective practice to patients within the Community Hospital.

  Practice as a member of the Community Hospital Nursing Team to support and work in partnership with the larger multi-disciplinary team to provide patient care within a defined ward/department.

  All work will be undertaken under the direction of a qualified nurse.

  1. Maintain confidentiality at all times.

  2. Maintain accountability at all times.

  3. Support all members of the team.

  For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Vocational qualification level 3 or equivalent / level 2 qualification in care and willing to undertake relevant level 3 qualification upon appointment.
  • Care Certificate or expected to gain within 12 weeks of commencing in Trust.
  • Willing and able to undertake Safety Intervention training
  • I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.

  Experience

  Essential

  • Experience of working in a care environment

  Desirable

  • Nursing experience within the NHS / Hospital Setting
  • Manual handling of patients, using lifting aids

  Skills & Abilities

  Essential

  • Ability to provide limited delegated clinical duties to patients e.g. patient observations.
  • Ability to communicate clearly in English in both verbal and written forms
  • Be able to take an active role to be a link person for specific tasks i.e. IPC and to carry out audits, meetings, feedback to the team as required.
  • Ability to follow instructions and feedback to senior staff.
  • Ability to work with minimal supervision
  • Able to provide supervision i.e. for HCA or T level students.
  • Maintain confidentiality at all times.

  Additional Criteria

  Essential

  • You understand that we will not provide sponsorship to work for this role.

  Desirable

  • Willingness to undertake further training

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • Knowledge of care related procedures, clinical observations and relevant legislation
  • Basic IT skills
  • Can demonstrate an understanding of how to promote independence and facilitate learning in others

  Desirable

  • Ability to demonstrate knowledge of MHA and MCA issues

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Vocational qualification level 3 or equivalent / level 2 qualification in care and willing to undertake relevant level 3 qualification upon appointment.
  • Care Certificate or expected to gain within 12 weeks of commencing in Trust.
  • Willing and able to undertake Safety Intervention training
  • I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.

  Experience

  Essential

  • Experience of working in a care environment

  Desirable

  • Nursing experience within the NHS / Hospital Setting
  • Manual handling of patients, using lifting aids

  Skills & Abilities

  Essential

  • Ability to provide limited delegated clinical duties to patients e.g. patient observations.
  • Ability to communicate clearly in English in both verbal and written forms
  • Be able to take an active role to be a link person for specific tasks i.e. IPC and to carry out audits, meetings, feedback to the team as required.
  • Ability to follow instructions and feedback to senior staff.
  • Ability to work with minimal supervision
  • Able to provide supervision i.e. for HCA or T level students.
  • Maintain confidentiality at all times.

  Additional Criteria

  Essential

  • You understand that we will not provide sponsorship to work for this role.

  Desirable

  • Willingness to undertake further training

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • Knowledge of care related procedures, clinical observations and relevant legislation
  • Basic IT skills
  • Can demonstrate an understanding of how to promote independence and facilitate learning in others

  Desirable

  • Ability to demonstrate knowledge of MHA and MCA issues

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

  Address

  Tenbury Community Hospital

  Worcester Road

  Burford

  Tenbury Wells

  Worcestershire

  WR15 8AP

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

  Address

  Tenbury Community Hospital

  Worcester Road

  Burford

  Tenbury Wells

  Worcestershire

  WR15 8AP

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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