Healthcare Assistants

Responsibilities

• Support the ward nursing team to provide care for patients including hygiene needs, personal care, assistance with taking diet and fluids, and checking basic observations.
• Work within the established nursing team on Ward 23 alongside registered nurses, healthcare assistants and therapy staff to deliver personal care as needed.
• Cope with working under pressure and in an emotive environment when caring for oncology and haematology patients.
• Work well as part of a team, demonstrating good communication skills, a caring nature, and a kind, compassionate approach to patients and their relatives.

• Previous experience as a care assistant helpful but not essential; full training will be given.
• Minimum 23 hours per week; part‑time working is considered.
• Internal rotation working day, night and weekend shifts; all shifts are 12.5 hours in length.
• Set working patterns and days off are negotiable.
• Essential qualities: calm, motivated, conscientious, good sense of humour, sensitivity in dealing with distressed patients and relatives.

We commit to removing barriers for people with disabilities or long‑term health conditions in recruitment, training, and career progression. We offer an interview to all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the above position and will support reasonable adjustments wherever possible. We particularly welcome applications from candidates who are male, from black and minority ethnic backgrounds or who have a disability, as these are currently under‑represented in our workforce.

We are committed to offering an interview to applicants from the Armed Forces community who meet the minimum criteria for the position. For those successfully appointed from the Armed Forces community, the Trust is committed to recognising previous service and rank in terms of pay, annual leave and other terms and conditions.

We are committed to equal opportunities in employment. The policies and practices of the Trust aim to promote an environment that is free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the diversity of all people. At the heart of our policy, we seek to treat people fairly, flexibly and with dignity and respect.

Thank you for your interest in The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, we look forward to receiving your application for employment.