Health Care Assistant

Health Care Assistant The closing date is 12 December 2025 We’re looking for compassionate, motivated healthcare assistants (HCA) to join our secure adolescent and assessment and treatment wards at Brooklands Hospital: a centre of excellence for learning disability and autism healthcare. As a HCA, you will play a hands‑on role in a patient’s therapeutic care, making a significant difference to people with a learning disability and autistic people by helping them feel safe, valued and supported in their recovery. You’ll help build trust, promote independence and contribute directly to positive clinical outcomes. We especially seek people passionate about reducing health inequalities for those with learning disabilities and autism, advocating for fair access to care, and championing inclusion. You will work as part of a skilled team to deliver meaningful daily activities, support therapeutic interventions and help maintain safety and security across our wards. Previous experience as a healthcare assistant, support worker, or caring for someone with a learning disability or autism is welcome. If your application is successful you will be invited to a recruitment day in January to hear from our patients and carers, meet our teams and learn what it’s like to be a healthcare assistant within our services. If you care deeply about making a real difference and want to be part of a supportive team that can develop your skills further, we’d love to meet you. Main duties of the job For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the role and requirements. About us At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond. We put ‘people at our heart’; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities. generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring and much more salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, cycle to work, home and electronics, gym membership and more discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes wellbeing support, including an in‑house counselling service, external helpline and more staff networks and support group We’re always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect. Job responsibilities For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the role and requirements. Person Specification Qualifications Hold or willing to work towards English and Maths Grade 4-9 or Functional Skills Level 2 Hold a level 3 or equivalent healthcare‑related qualification or equivalent experience in healthcare Experience Experience working with people with a learning disability. Experience working in a care setting. Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Employer name Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust #J-18808-Ljbffr