Health Care Assistant needed in Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen in Ward B3 for a full-time/part-time Healthcare assistant to join our team.

In Ward b3 you will be working in a fast-paced Acute medicine admission ward. Supporting our team of registered nurses, where you will provide direct care to ensure our patient experience is as comfortable and stress-free as possible.

The role is open to full-time and part-time hours. Please be aware that typical shift patterns are 07:00 – 19:30 and 19:00 – 07:30, across seven days of the week (including bank holidays).

We are looking for candidates with high levels of care and compassion and who demonstrate the qualities of Team NUH. No prior experience 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

In addition to the brief list above you must familiarise yourself with the full job description and person specification attached to this advert before applying.

We are looking for enthusiastic, dynamic, forward-thinking, and caring individuals who are committed to providing a high standard of safe quality patient care.

As you will be delivering hands-on care within our adult in-patient clinical areas, we are looking for excellent communication skills and confidence in dealing with members of the public and the hospital’s multidisciplinary teams.

Whilst previous experience of caring would be advantageous, we are also interested in hearing from exceptional individuals without these experiences.

We want to hear from people with a special talent for caring and compassion, who would be able to go the extra mile to help our patients feel valued and cared for and at all times to treat them with dignity and respect.

Working for our organization

At Nottingham University Hospitals (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, their relatives, and carers; and they complement the clinical care provided by our nurses, doctors, midwives, and therapists.

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

NUH is one of the biggest and busiest NHS Trusts in the country. We are a large, complex, person-centered organization with an excellent national and international reputation for the quality of patient care, research, education, and innovation. For more information about the Trust, visit our website

Some of the benefits of working for our organization include:

Flexible working

Opportunities to be innovative/creative within the workplace

Friendly and supportive work colleagues within the team

Salary Sacrifice schemes

Cycle to work and other travel to work schemes

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the job description and person specification attached to the advert for the full details of the vacancy.

Please ensure you meet the essential requirements in the person specification before applying.

You will work alongside the nurses, assisting in admitting our patients, caring for our confused and acutely ill patients assisting with activities of daily living, and providing support to patients and relatives.

You will also be expected to assist in transferring patients on chairs/trolleys to our step-down wards. Cleaning, tidying, and stocking up also is a daily task.

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.