Senior Health Care Assistant
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust · Healthcare Assistant · viaNHS Jobs
£30630.00 to £32346.00
- Closing date
- 28 Oct 2026
- Posted
- 3d ago
- Specialism
- Healthcare Assistant
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Reference
- nhs-5659399
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Job summary
Important Sponsorship Information for this post: We are currently unable to offer a certificate of sponsorship for this post.
Do you want a career where your kindness and care make a tangible difference?
Oxleas NHS Trust is searching for compassionate and dedicated Healthcare Assistants to join our acute admission wards teams. You'll play a vital role in supporting adults experiencing mental health challenges, offering them hope and stability during a difficult time. We have vacancies in all our Older Adult Dementia ward(Holbrook in Sidcup,Bexley) and Older Adult functional ward(Scadbury in Orpington, Bromley)
Why you'll love working here:o Make a Real Impact: Provide compassionate care and support to patients during a critical time in their lives.o Supportive Team: Join a collaborative and friendly team that values your contribution and offers opportunities for growth.o Develop Your Skills: Access excellent training and development programs to advance your career in the NHS.o Competitive Benefits: Enjoy a competitive salary and benefits package alongside the intrinsic rewards of working within the NHS.
Important Sponsorship Information for this post: We are currently unable to offer a certificate of sponsorship for this post.
Main duties of the job
Acute and Crisis Directorate : Healthcare Assistant (Mental Health) at Oxleas NHS Trust - Make a Difference Every Day
- To work as directed by a registered nurse.
- To work on our Older Adult wards in Bexley and Bromley Borough
- To provide care physical care to patients in accordance with their care plan
- Understanding the need for and always maintaining confidentiality and security.
- Adhering to all organisational and ward policies, procedures and guidelines.
- Ensuring good working relationships with patients, carers, relatives, other professionals and prison and healthcare staff.
- Developing an understanding of and demonstrating use of clinical supervision to reflect upon and modify practice.
- Behaving at all times in a professionally acceptable manner
About us
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.
Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
- We're Kind
- We're Fair
- We Listen
- We Care
Details
Date posted
13 October 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£30,630 to £32,346 a year pa inc
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
277-8358169-AAC
Job locations
Oxleas House,Queen Elizabeth Hospital Woolwich
Stadium Road, Woolwich, London,
WOOLWICH
SE18 4QH
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Assist patients will all activities of daily living (eating and drinking, movement, physical comfort, personal hygiene and use of toilet facilities).
- To work at the direction of registered nurses
- Communicate effectively with patients and the multi-disciplinary team.
- Participate in planning and liaison activities for patients.
- Inform a registered nurse as soon as possible when any change in a patients condition is noticed.
- Support patients in change due to admission, discharge, death or personal loss and in adapting to their new environment.
- Report any complaints or requests for information from patients immediately to the senior nurse on duty to enable prompt response.
- Use resources effectively.
- Report all risks to the senior nursing staff.
- Assist in the general running of the department by undertaking housekeeping and clerical duties as appropriate.
- Participate in appraisal and training of self to develop a personal development plan and strive to achieve the set objectives, including NVQs.
- Undertake any other duties commensurate to the grade and as requested by the line manager.
- Attend staff meetings, updates and attend mandatory training as required.
- Take responsibility for carrying a radio and responding as required.
- Work closely with Management to ensure that the Prison Health Agenda is supported at all levels in the Practice.
- Develop and maintain effective communications with all interested parties.
Job responsibilities
- Assist patients will all activities of daily living (eating and drinking, movement, physical comfort, personal hygiene and use of toilet facilities).
- To work at the direction of registered nurses
- Communicate effectively with patients and the multi-disciplinary team.
- Participate in planning and liaison activities for patients.
- Inform a registered nurse as soon as possible when any change in a patients condition is noticed.
- Support patients in change due to admission, discharge, death or personal loss and in adapting to their new environment.
- Report any complaints or requests for information from patients immediately to the senior nurse on duty to enable prompt response.
- Use resources effectively.
- Report all risks to the senior nursing staff.
- Assist in the general running of the department by undertaking housekeeping and clerical duties as appropriate.
- Participate in appraisal and training of self to develop a personal development plan and strive to achieve the set objectives, including NVQs.
- Undertake any other duties commensurate to the grade and as requested by the line manager.
- Attend staff meetings, updates and attend mandatory training as required.
- Take responsibility for carrying a radio and responding as required.
- Work closely with Management to ensure that the Prison Health Agenda is supported at all levels in the Practice.
- Develop and maintain effective communications with all interested parties.
What you need to do now
Applications are handled by Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust on their own site — BOQQS does not collect CVs or hold your application. This listing closes on 28 Oct 2026.
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