Healthcare Assistant - IMEC in Blackpool inBlackpool PUBLISHED WED 29 OCT 2025 Jump to job information section
Band 3: £24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum (pro rata for part time)
PERMANENT
BLOOD GLUCOSE EMPATHY MENTAL HEALTH MULTI-DISCIPLINARY NHS VENEPUNCTURE VISA
Job description
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for inspirational and motivated Health Care Assistants to join our Trust within our Integrated Medicine and Emergency Care division at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals.The successful candidates will be supported by both our nursing and medical 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 within the team, your role will be assisting our patients with everyday tasks which involve maintaining a good oral intake, assisting with personal hygiene, and escorting patients to various procedures whilst also assisting both our medical and nursing teams to deliver treatment. In addition to providing essential nursing care, there will be a range of clinical skills you are expected to acquire to fulfil the role requirements, such as undertaking clinical observations and venepuncture (taking blood samples). 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.
Main duties of the job
We are looking to recruit a number of caring and enthusiastic healthcare assistants to join various wards across Blackpool Teaching Hospitals.You need to have excellent communication skills, as our patients are often complex and require you to be patient and understanding.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 under the supervision of a Registered Nurse and be personally responsible for your actions following the Trust's Policies and Procedures. You will be required to support the safe admission, transfer and discharges of patients and be pro-active in the timely support provided to patients at all times.You will be expected to maintain accurate written and/or electronic records ensuring all legal requirements are met.You will be encouraged and supported to gain new skills and to be actively involved in change improvement and being a champion for an area of care that you feel interested in. You should also be committed to and have evidence of continuing professional development.You will need to be prepared to work flexibly to the needs of the service.Please note this vacancy may close early if a high number of applicants apply.
About us
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 balanceWe 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.
Details
Date posted
29 October 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for changeBandBand 3
Salary
£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum (pro rata for part time)
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
382-IMEC100-25
Job location
sBlackpool Teaching HospitalsWhinney Heys RoadBlackpoolFY3 8NR
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on the
Job description
and main responsibilities, please see the attached
Job description
.Please also read the attached
Person Specification
to ensure you have the relevant criteria for the post.Interviews for the position will be scheduled to take place at the beginning of December. These interviews will be face-to-face.
Job description
Person Specification
Education and
Qualifications
EssentialCare certificate is essential or be willing to work towards completing on successful appointment to the post.DesirableIT qualificationExpierenceEssentialKnowledge and/or
Experience
of care and related procedures.
Experience
with manual handling of patients, using moving aids
Experience
of completing patient care recordsDesirable
Experience
and involvement of an improvement project/s
Experience
of holding an area of responsibility relating to training/auditSkills, ability and knowledgeEssentialKnowledge and/or
Experience
of personal care and related proceduresAble to accurately update patient records for care delivered including changes to patient condition.Ability to communicate factual information clearly and effectively with tact and empathy overcoming barriers to communication such as physical impairments or mental health/learning disabilitiesAbility to carry out routine duties acting on own initiative with limited supervision.Ability to work as part of a team, as well as on own initiative with access to supervision.Understands confidentialityAbility to follow Trust policy's relevant to the role.Be able to participate in audits that are relevant to the role.Ability to use IT skills proficiently on using relevant IT systems.Ability to deliver (with appropriate training and competency assessment) a range of clinical/technical skills and care duties such as (but not limited to): clinical observations, blood glucose monitoring, ECG's, simple wound dressings.Able to supervise others e.g. T- level students, new B3 HCA's, Band 2 HCA'sPersonal QualitiesEssentialCaringAdaptable to the changing needs of the serviceSelf-motivatedEnthusiasticApproachableDiplomaticFlexible
Person Specification
Education and
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.Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit theUK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).From 6 April 2, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).Additional information
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.Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit theUK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).From 6 April 2, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).Employer
Details
An exciting opportunity has arisen for inspirational and motivated Health Care Assistants to join our Trust within our Integrated Medicine and Emergency Care division at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals.The successful candidates will be supported by both our nursing and medical 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 within the team, your role will be assisting our patients with everyday tasks which involve maintaining a good oral intake, assisting with personal hygiene, and escorting patients to various procedures whilst also assisting both our medical and nursing teams to deliver treatment. In addition to providing essential nursing care, there will be a range of clinical skills you are expected to acquire to fulfil the role requirements, such as undertaking clinical observations and venepuncture (taking blood samples). 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.
Main duties of the job
We are looking to recruit a number of caring and enthusiastic healthcare assistants to join various wards across Blackpool Teaching Hospitals.You need to have excellent communication skills, as our patients are often complex and require you to be patient and understanding.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 under the supervision of a Registered Nurse and be personally responsible for your actions following the Trust's Policies and Procedures. You will be required to support the safe admission, transfer and discharges of patients and be pro-active in the timely support provided to patients at all times.You will be expected to maintain accurate written and/or electronic records ensuring all legal requirements are met.You will be encouraged and supported to gain new skills and to be actively involved in change improvement and being a champion for an area of care that you feel interested in. You should also be committed to and have evidence of continuing professional development.You will need to be prepared to work flexibly to the needs of the service.Please note this vacancy may close early if a high number of applicants apply.
About us
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 balanceWe 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.
Details
Date posted
29 October 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for changeBandBand 3
Salary
£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum (pro rata for part time)
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
382-IMEC100-25
Job location
sBlackpool Teaching HospitalsWhinney Heys RoadBlackpoolFY3 8NR
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on the
Job description
and main responsibilities, please see the attached
Job description
.Please also read the attached
Person Specification
to ensure you have the relevant criteria for the post.Interviews for the position will be scheduled to take place at the beginning of December. These interviews will be face-to-face.
Job description
Person Specification
Education and
Qualifications
EssentialCare certificate is essential or be willing to work towards completing on successful appointment to the post.DesirableIT qualificationExpierenceEssentialKnowledge and/or
Experience
of care and related procedures.
Experience
with manual handling of patients, using moving aids
Experience
of completing patient care recordsDesirable
Experience
and involvement of an improvement project/s
Experience
of holding an area of responsibility relating to training/auditSkills, ability and knowledgeEssentialKnowledge and/or
Experience
of personal care and related proceduresAble to accurately update patient records for care delivered including changes to patient condition.Ability to communicate factual information clearly and effectively with tact and empathy overcoming barriers to communication such as physical impairments or mental health/learning disabilitiesAbility to carry out routine duties acting on own initiative with limited supervision.Ability to work as part of a team, as well as on own initiative with access to supervision.Understands confidentialityAbility to follow Trust policy's relevant to the role.Be able to participate in audits that are relevant to the role.Ability to use IT skills proficiently on using relevant IT systems.Ability to deliver (with appropriate training and competency assessment) a range of clinical/technical skills and care duties such as (but not limited to): clinical observations, blood glucose monitoring, ECG's, simple wound dressings.Able to supervise others e.g. T- level students, new B3 HCA's, Band 2 HCA'sPersonal QualitiesEssentialCaringAdaptable to the changing needs of the serviceSelf-motivatedEnthusiasticApproachableDiplomaticFlexible
Person Specification
Education and
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.Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit theUK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).From 6 April 2, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).Additional information
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.Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit theUK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).From 6 April 2, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).Employer
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Essential Skills:
1. Communication Skills:
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients, families, and healthcare professionals.
- Good listening skills to understand patients' needs and concerns.
2. Empathy and Compassion:
- Understanding and sensitivity to the feelings of patients.
- Ability to provide emotional support and reassurance.
3. Basic Clinical Skills:
- Understanding of basic health and hygiene standards.
- Ability to assist with daily living activities (bathing, dressing, feeding, etc.).
- Monitoring vital signs (blood pressure, temperature, pulse) can also be necessary.
4. Teamwork:
- Ability to work collaboratively with other healthcare professionals.
- Being a supportive team player.
5. Time Management:
- Ability to prioritize tasks efficiently in a fast-paced environment.
- Managing time effectively to ensure all patients receive appropriate care.
6. Attention to Detail:
- Being meticulous in following care plans and documenting changes in patients’ conditions.
- Paying close attention to patient safety.
7. Problem Solving Skills:
- Ability to respond to a variety of situations and challenges quickly and effectively.
- Competence in recognizing changes in a patient's condition and taking appropriate action.
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- Capability to perform physically demanding tasks, such as lifting and moving patients.
- Maintaining energy and stamina for long shifts.
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- Respectfulness: Maintaining dignity for patients and treating them respectfully.
Training and Qualifications:
While formal qualifications may not always be required, having a relevant qualification, such as a Level 2 or Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care, can be beneficial. Some employers provide on-the-job training, and courses in first aid, safeguarding, or infection control may also be useful.
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