Health Care Assistant

We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity as a Healthcare assistant for the Hospital at Home team.

If you a passionate and dynamic Healthcare professional looking for a new challenge, we are looking for a healthcare assistant to be part of the Hospital at Home service. This is a combinations of community and acute working.

The post holder will work within the Hospital at Home team to contribute to the ongoing assessments of patients. Providing and monitoring patient care in line with the service pathways as agreed with supervising clinician(s).

Monitor the condition and health needs of people within their care on a continual basis in partnership with the wider Hospital at Home team.

Establish and maintain effective communication with patient/carers to enable an environment to support therapeutic relationships.

Visit patients at home to review progress against established pathway.

Escalate concerns to the clinical team where required. To provide home visits to obtain blood samples, capillary blood gases, ECGS, delivery equipment and other clinical tasks required for the patient. When required to set up patients on remote monitoring.

Clinical community visits

Performing Venepuncture, Capillary blood gases and ECG's.

Assisting in remote monitoring of patients.

Working alongside the MDT.

Provide compassionate, safe and effective care and support to patients in a range of care settings.

Monitor the condition and health needs of patients within their care on a continual basis in partnership with patients, families and carers, ensuring appropriate escalation to a registered nurse when required.

Support patients to improve and maintain their mental, physical, behavioural health and well-being.

Promote comfort and well-being by ensuring that patients' personal and social needs are met and be able to care for a patient's nursing needs.

Provide and receive sensitive information concerning a patient's medical condition.

Provide effective evidence-based care for service users under the supervision of registered nurses in order to perform non-complex activities, in line with clinical governance and professional standards.

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Learn more about us in our Candidate Information Pack (opens in existing window)

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website:

Changes to the UK immigration policy introduced on the 9th April 2025, increased the minimum salary threshold for certificates of sponsorship applications for Health and Care Worker Visa from £23,200 (£11.90 per hour) to £25,000 (£12.82 per hour). For further information on the Health and Care Worker visa, please visit the Home Office website.

As per Agenda for Change, if you are new to the NHS your starting salary would be £24,937 (minimum Band 3 salary point from 1st April 2025 in line with National Living Wage requirements). This salary point is below the new minimum threshold, and therefore not eligible for sponsorship. For further information please check the NHS Terms and Conditions of Service Handbook on the NHS Employers website.