Job summary
- Main area
- Healthcare Assistant
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 825-7101314-OPS
- Employer
- Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- South Telford Community Nursing Team
- Town
- Wellington
- Salary
- £24,937 - £26,598 per annum/pro rata (NHS 25/26 Pay Award as of August 2025)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 15/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Healthcare Assistant
Band 3
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust believes in fairness, equity and above all, values diversity in all aspects of its work, as a provider of health services and as an employer of people. We provide visa sponsorship to applicants who require this in order to have the right to work in the UK, providing that the role you have been offered meets the requirements set by the Home Office.
Applicants requiring a Skilled Worker Visa (such as data analysts, IT and finance professionals, etc) will need to meet the salary threshold of £38,700. For a limited number of clinical posts (listed here), applications to the Health and Care Visa route will need to meet the national pay scale for their role or the minimum salary threshold of £25,00 (whichever is higher). We advise that you check that the role you wish to apply for meets the requirement for sponsorship before applying.
Further guidance on eligible roles can be found here.
Job overview
Please note that this job does not meet the salary requirements for work visa sponsorship due to being part-time and as such we will be unable to progress your application if you do not have the right to work in the UK.
South Telford Community Nursing team are recruiting to the role of an Community Healthcare Assistant.
We are seeking a highly motivated, enthusiastic individual with good communication skills and a passion for caring for patients in their own homes.
We are a busy team working across 7 days to provide excellent care to our patients.
Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.
Main duties of the job
Experience working as a Healthcare Assistant and a qualification in Healthcare would be essential for this post. Experience of clinical work in the community is desirable, but training will be offered to the successful applicant.
There is an expectation that the successful candidate will undertake our in-house development program for extended skills. This will involve insulin administration, injections and wound care.
Working for our organisation
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.
Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. A full clean driving licence is required for this post and use of your own vehicle.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- NVQ level 3 in care.
- Satisfactory enhanced criminal records bureau disclosure
- To be competent in phlebotomy, wound dressings and general patient care.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Recent experience of working in a care role at band 3 level.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team
- Ability to take direction from senior staff
- Good standard of written English
- Basic IT skills
- Knowledge and experience of caring for people within a secure environment
- Effective interpersonal skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sarah Jones
- Job title
- Team Leader
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0333 358 3669
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