Healthcare Assistant

Job overview

Healthcare assistants make sure the patient experience is as comfortable and stress-free as possible.

“Christina goes above and beyond her job. She is always willing to help, does things without asking first. Christina has really taken care of me, with a smile and compassion. Nothing is ever too much trouble! She is a credit to the ward and hospital, and I sure will miss her smile first thing in a morning when she brings my breakfast. A lovely HCA with a beautiful personality. Even when the ward is so busy, she always finds time to say hello and cheer you up. Thank you, Christina xxx” Anonymised quote from a TULIP nomination for a NUH Healthcare Assistant.

No prior experience is care is necessary as we support you through a healthcare assistant induction and support you to complete the national Care Certificate.

Main duties of the job

Working for our organisation

This is an exciting opportunity to work at the UKs only Magnet accredited hospital, renowned for delivering care excellence to its patients.

Nottingham University Hospitals is looking to employ healthcare assistants to work at both Queens Medical and City Hospital campus.

At NUH we take great pride in having in place a team of highly trained Healthcare Assistants to provide quality and compassionate patient care. These roles are essential to the experience of our patients and their relatives and carers and they complement the clinical care provided by our doctors, nurses, midwives and therapists.

As a healthcare assistant at NUH, there are many opportunities for further progression and enhancing your clinical skills.

What to expect after applying:

Once the application deadline has closed, all applications will be reviewed by a shortlisting panel.

If you are successfully shortlisted, you will be invited to a face to face interview on Friday 29thApril 2022. The interview will include a welcome session where you can find out more about us and vice versa. This is then followed by a numeracy and literacy test before your interview.

Please note that due to high volume of applications, feedback, if unsuccessful, will unfortunately not be given.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the job description, person specification and top tips for further information.

If you would like to find out more about the role and working for NUH, we will be hosting a webinar on Wednesday 6th April, 13:00 via MS Teams.

We have attached a number of resources for you, including:

Application Top Tips

Divisional Brochures

Flyer for our workshops so you can sign up if you’d like

Leaflets for support getting into care roles (if this opportunity doesn’t feel quite right for you now)

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.