Health Care support workerinManchesterinManchesterPUBLISHED WED 26 MAR 2025
Meaningful Work, As a healthcare support worker, you have the opportunity to make a significant difference in the lives of patients, contributing to their care and rehabilitation.
Career Advancement, The Northern Care Alliance offers a range of challenges and opportunities, allowing for ongoing career development and progression within the NHS.
Comprehensive Benefits Package, Employees can enjoy competitive benefits, including a generous annual leave allowance and flexible working arrangements.
Supportive Environment, Working alongside a multidisciplinary team with experienced senior staff ensures that you receive the guidance and support needed for your professional growth.
Work-Life Balance, The organization emphasizes the importance of personal downtime, offering protected hours for health and wellbeing activities to help maintain a healthy balance.
Inclusivity, The Northern Care Alliance promotes diversity and inclusion, creating a workplace that respects and values differences, making it welcoming for all individuals.
Flexibility in Scheduling, The role includes flexible working hours, accommodating various schedules including weekend and night shifts, which can suit different lifestyle preferences.
Join our team at the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) in Manchester and make a real difference in people's lives as a Health Care Support Worker. In this fulfilling role, you’ll provide compassionate care to patients within our Neuro Rehabilitation service at Birch Hill Hospital. We’re looking for motivated individuals like you who are passionate about helping others and ready to embrace a career that offers both purpose and flexibility. You'll have the chance to work closely alongside a dedicated multidisciplinary team, forming meaningful connections with patients and their families as you help them on their recovery journey.
At the NCA, we value our staff and provide a supportive environment where you can thrive. With competitive salaries starting at £23,615 a year for full-time positions (36 hours per week with shifts covering days and nights), you’ll enjoy generous annual leave and flexible working opportunities designed to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance. We welcome women, carers, and anyone from diverse backgrounds to apply and join our friendly team where your ideas for improvement will be welcomed and celebrated. Take the next step in your career and help us continue to enhance the health of our local community!
At the NCA, we value our staff and provide a supportive environment where you can thrive. With competitive salaries starting at £23,615 a year for full-time positions (36 hours per week with shifts covering days and nights), you’ll enjoy generous annual leave and flexible working opportunities designed to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance. We welcome women, carers, and anyone from diverse backgrounds to apply and join our friendly team where your ideas for improvement will be welcomed and celebrated. Take the next step in your career and help us continue to enhance the health of our local community!
Meaningful Work, As a healthcare support worker, you have the opportunity to make a significant difference in the lives of patients, contributing to their care and rehabilitation.
Career Advancement, The Northern Care Alliance offers a range of challenges and opportunities, allowing for ongoing career development and progression within the NHS.
Comprehensive Benefits Package, Employees can enjoy competitive benefits, including a generous annual leave allowance and flexible working arrangements.
Supportive Environment, Working alongside a multidisciplinary team with experienced senior staff ensures that you receive the guidance and support needed for your professional growth.
Work-Life Balance, The organization emphasizes the importance of personal downtime, offering protected hours for health and wellbeing activities to help maintain a healthy balance.
Inclusivity, The Northern Care Alliance promotes diversity and inclusion, creating a workplace that respects and values differences, making it welcoming for all individuals.
Flexibility in Scheduling, The role includes flexible working hours, accommodating various schedules including weekend and night shifts, which can suit different lifestyle preferences.
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
About
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and were always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - careappreciate, an inspired to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
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Location
SiteBirch Hill Hospital, Floyd UnitAddressBirch RoadTownRochdalePostcodeOL12 9EGMajor / Minor RegionManchester
Contract type & working pattern
ContractPermanentHoursFull time - 36 hours per week (internal rotation days/nights)
Salary
Salary£23,615 per anumSalary periodYearlyGrade(Band 2)
Specialty
Main areaNeuro Rehabilitation
Job Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated Health care assistant to work within the Neuro Rehabilitation service at Floyd Unit Birch Hill Hospital. You will assist and support professional and service development within the unit and be pro- active in the setting of standards and monitoring outcomes for best service delivery. This service covers 7 days per week, and therefore the successful candidate will be expected to work weekends, covering days and nights.
You will need to be flexible, have relevant experience, process excellent communication skills and actively contribute to team working, a genuine interest in this speciality must be demonstrated. You will be supported by the senior staff.
Unfortunately, this role does not meet the criteria required to qualify for sponsorship
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Working for our organisation
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and were always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care , an appreciate d to join ou inspire r team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
We recognise that many people find interviews daunting and the conventional interview approach, of unseen questions, often impacts performance on the day. We are therefore piloting sending interview questions, to candidates, in advance. This vacancy is within one of our pilot areas therefore if you are invited for interview you will receive your interview questions in advance of your interview date. Feedback on this process will also be requested to help our teams understand and evaluate your recruitment experience.
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust does not accept unsolicited CVs from recruitment agencies and will not be liable for fees for candidates submitted speculatively. Click here for further information.
We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to supporting flexible working for our people wherever possible and all our colleagues are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangem
About
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and were always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - careappreciate, an inspired to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
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Key details
Location
SiteBirch Hill Hospital, Floyd UnitAddressBirch RoadTownRochdalePostcodeOL12 9EGMajor / Minor RegionManchester
Contract type & working pattern
ContractPermanentHoursFull time - 36 hours per week (internal rotation days/nights)
Salary
Salary£23,615 per anumSalary periodYearlyGrade(Band 2)
Specialty
Main areaNeuro Rehabilitation
Job Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated Health care assistant to work within the Neuro Rehabilitation service at Floyd Unit Birch Hill Hospital. You will assist and support professional and service development within the unit and be pro- active in the setting of standards and monitoring outcomes for best service delivery. This service covers 7 days per week, and therefore the successful candidate will be expected to work weekends, covering days and nights.
You will need to be flexible, have relevant experience, process excellent communication skills and actively contribute to team working, a genuine interest in this speciality must be demonstrated. You will be supported by the senior staff.
Unfortunately, this role does not meet the criteria required to qualify for sponsorship
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- Establish and maintain communication with patients, relatives and carers, working in partnership with the multidisciplinary team to provide holistic patient care
- Contribute to own personal development
- Assist in maintaining own and others health, safety and security
- Contribute ideas for service improvement
- Ensure own actions help to maintain quality and patient safety
- Undertake routine assessment tasks related to individuals health and well-being, making modifications within prescribed parameters and reporting back to Senior Staff on patients progress
- Assist in delivering programmes of care to meet individuals health and well-being, in partnership with the multidisciplinary team
- Ability to work flexibly and unsociable hours to meet the demands of the service
Working for our organisation
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and were always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care , an appreciate d to join ou inspire r team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
- We respect the value of difference. So, our aim is to employ people representative of the communities we serve. Regardless of age, disability, gender, marital status, trans status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, religion or belief, all are welcome.
We recognise that many people find interviews daunting and the conventional interview approach, of unseen questions, often impacts performance on the day. We are therefore piloting sending interview questions, to candidates, in advance. This vacancy is within one of our pilot areas therefore if you are invited for interview you will receive your interview questions in advance of your interview date. Feedback on this process will also be requested to help our teams understand and evaluate your recruitment experience.
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust does not accept unsolicited CVs from recruitment agencies and will not be liable for fees for candidates submitted speculatively. Click here for further information.
We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to supporting flexible working for our people wherever possible and all our colleagues are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangem
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To work as a Health Care Support Worker (HCSW) in the UK, you need a combination of interpersonal, practical, and administrative skills. Specific requirements may vary depending on the setting (e.g., hospitals, community care, residential homes), but generally, the following skills and qualities are important:
Essential Skills:
1. Communication Skills:
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients, families, and other healthcare professionals.
- Active listening and clear verbal/written communication.
2. Empathy and Compassion:
- Understanding and sensitivity to the needs and feelings of patients.
- Ability to provide emotional support and encouragement.
3. Personal Care Skills:
- Experience or ability to assist patients with daily activities such as bathing, dressing, eating, and mobility.
- Understanding of infection control and hygiene standards.
4. Teamwork:
- Ability to work collaboratively with healthcare teams and follow directions from nurses and other professionals.
5. Observation Skills:
- Keen observational skills to recognize changes in patients' conditions and report them accurately.
6. Organizational Skills:
- Ability to manage time effectively, prioritize tasks, and maintain records.
7. Problem-Solving Skills:
- Ability to think critically and adapt to changing situations or patient needs.
8. Technical Skills:
- Familiarity with healthcare technology and equipment, such as monitoring devices or electronic health records.
Qualifications:
- Educational Background: While formal qualifications may not always be necessary, GCSEs in English, mathematics, and science can be beneficial.
- Training and Certification: Completing relevant training courses or certifications (e.g., Care Certificate) can enhance your employability.
- Experience: Previous experience in care settings, whether voluntary or paid, can be advantageous.
Personal Qualities:
- Patience and Resilience: Ability to remain calm in stressful situations and manage the demands of the role.
- Flexibility: Willingness to work various shifts, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
- Respect for Diversity: Understanding and valuing the diverse backgrounds and needs of patients and colleagues.
Continuous Professional Development:
Engaging in continuous training and development can help you keep up with best practices and improve your skill set. Many employers offer further training and opportunities for career progression.
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