HEALTH CARE ASSISTANT | North London NHS Foundation Trust in Haringey inHaringey PUBLISHED WED 8 OCT 2025 Jump to job information section
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HEALTH CARE ASSISTANT | North London NHS Foundation Trust Job details Posting date: October 2025 Salary: Not specified Additional salary information: £29,651 - £31,312 Per annum including HCAS Hours: Full time Closing date: November 2025 Location: Haringey, N15 3TH Company: Camden And Islington NHS Foundation Trust Job type: Permanent Job reference: 7536206/455-NLFT-0417-R-A Apply for this job Summary An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Inpatient services at Blossom Court, St Ann's Hospital. All of our inpatient wards in St Ann's have been awarded the Prestigious accreditation by the Royal College of Psychiatrists’ Combined Committee for Accreditation (CCA). We are recruiting a Band 3 Health Care Assistants. In recognition of the high levels of care being delivered at Blossom Court, we have strengthened the management structure on each ward, and will be supplementing the existing structure. Our inpatient wards aim to offer a safe and secure therapeutic environment to Haringey residents who require treatment in an acute mental health inpatient setting. Our service users come from diverse backgrounds, and we recognise that an admission is an opportunity for growth and recovery. We use a variety of clinical models on our wards and seek to empower our nurses and other staff to offer high quality, evidence based interventions. Candidates will have the ability to manage a high pressured ward environment and work with acutely unwell service users. They will have highly developed clinical skills, alongside knowledge of a full range of therapeutic skills and approaches across physical and mental health Before submitting your application, please ensure you have the correct right to work. Guidance on if this post will be eligible for a sponsorship can be found here Skilled Worker visa: If you work in healthcare or education - GOV.UK ‘‘’Healthcare Assistant – Band 3. We are recruiting to a Band 3 Healthcare Assistant vacancy in our state of the art buildingBlossom Court (Tulip Ward) We are looking for enthusiastic and highly motivated Health Care Assistants. Candidates must be able to demonstrate strong communication skills and manage a workload within a very busy environment. You will need to have experience of working in a care environment and demonstrate knowledge of the core principles of care, preferably with an NVQ Level 3 and Mental Health experience. Our desired candidates will need to be flexible to the needs of our various units and have respect for the different values, cultures and beliefs of our patients. If you feel you have the skills and experience to deliver in this role, as well as sharing the values of our Trust, then we would welcome your application. Come and join our team to find out more about what makes our Trust an exciting and rewarding place to work. For further details / informal visits contact: Faisa Omar North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT)is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people. Our Five-Year Strategy: 1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home. 1. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all 1. We will offergreat placesto work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care. Why NLFT? • We develop andretainour staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities. • We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives. • NHS Discounts, generous annualleaveand NHS pension scheme • Excellent internal staff network In order tomeet the needs of the Trust you may berequiredfrom time to time to work atdifferent locationsto your normal place of work. This may mean that youare required towork at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield,Haringeyor Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis. Please do read Job Description document Our Band 3 HCA will be part of a MDT comprising of peer support workers, social workers, psychologists, nurses, psychiatrists and other allied health professionals. They will be expected to lead the ward on a day to day basis and provide guidance to junior members of staff, whilst being a role model in demonstrating our trust values. Comprehensive support will be offered to the post holders including professional and clinical supervision, as well as access to the leadership development opportunities offered by NLFT. The post holder will be working with a supportive and encouraging divisional management team. Before submitting your application, please ensure you have the correct right to work. Guidance on if this post will be eligible for a sponsorship can be found here Skilled Worker visa: If you work in healthcare or education - GOV.UK This advert closes on Wednesday 22 Oct 2025
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