Job summary

At Avery Healthcare, we are all about supporting the people who care for our residents. We know how hard our teams work, and were here to celebrate and support you every step of the way. When you join us, youll be making a positive impact on residents lives every day your compassion and dedication truly make a difference. Were committed to helping you grow in a caring, supportive environment, with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career. And as part of our close-knit team, youll experience a culture that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care. Were now looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award-winning team as a Care Assistant at Virginia Water Care Home in Virginia Water, Surrey. If this sounds like the place for you, wed love to hear from you! ABOUT THE ROLE Your focus as Care Assistant will be to deliver high standards of personal care, contributing fully to the care team to ensure continuity of services to residents.

Main duties of the job

As a Care Assistant at Avery Healthcare, your primary role is to deliver high standards of personal care, ensuring the dignity and respect of residents at all times. Responsibilities include assisting residents with personal hygiene, recognizing clinical risk areas like weight loss and falls, and practicing safe work systems. Avery emphasizes a supportive environment, offering a thorough induction and training program. Ideal candidates communicate effectively, demonstrate initiative, and adapt to various responsibilities. Avery values are caring, supportive, honest, and accountable. A DBS Disclosure check is required, and proof of eligibility to work in the UK is necessary.

About us

Avery Healthcare is a prominent provider of luxury elderly care homes in the UK, known for its supportive and inspiring work environment. With a network of over 100 homes, Avery is dedicated to offering exceptional care while emphasizing the enrichment of later life. Their vision of "creating meaningful lives together" extends to both residents and staff, fostering an atmosphere where employees feel valued and empowered. Avery is committed to celebrating and supporting its employees, ensuring growth opportunities within a culture that values respect and compassion, making it a preferred choice for both care recipients and staff members.

Details

Date posted

15 September 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£13.50 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

1551371027

Job locations

Avery Healthcare

Virgina Water

GU25 4BE

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Package Description:At Avery Healthcare, we are all about supporting the people who care for our residents. We know how hard our teams work, and were here to celebrate and support you every step of the way.When you join us, youll be making a positive impact on residents lives every day your compassion and dedication truly make a difference. Were committed to helping you grow in a caring, supportive environment, with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career. And as part of our close-knit team, youll experience a culture that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care.Were now looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award-winning team as a Care Assistant at Virginia Water Care Home in Virginia Water, Surrey. If this sounds like the place for you, wed love to hear from you!

ABOUT THE ROLE

Your focus as Care Assistant will be to deliver high standards of personal care, contributing fully to the care team to ensure continuity of services to residents.

Other responsibilities will include:

• Assisting residents in all their personal hygiene care ensuring optimum independence, dignity and respect of individuals at all times.

• Recognising and understanding clinical risk areas in residents such as weight loss, pressure sores, risk of falls, sign of infections and escalate any identified risks in a timely manner.
• Acting courteously towards residents and their visitors, respecting the dignity and individuality of each resident.
• Practicing safe systems of work across the range of task.

ABOUT YOU

To be successful in your application, you will live our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable in all that you do. Experience is not required as we are proud to offer a thorough induction and training programme to ensure confidence within your role.

Our ideal candidate must:

• Have the ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrate initiative and be respectful towards the residents and other people in the home.
• Be an efficient worker who can carry reasonable instructions from other team members.
• Be able to be adaptive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.

ABOUT AVERY

At Avery, were not just one of the UKs largest providers of luxury elderly care homes were a place where people love to work. We believe that the later years of life should be as enriching as any other, and were passionate about creating meaningful experiences for our residents and our team alike. With our vision of "creating meaningful lives together," we proudly offer exceptional care across our growing network of over 100 homes, building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day. Join us and see why Avery is the preferred choice for residents and team members alike.

Please note this role will require:

• A DBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by Avery Healthcare.
• Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

This advert may be withdrawn prior to the advertised deadline depending on the volume of applications received and business needs.

Job description Job responsibilities Package Description:At Avery Healthcare, we are all about supporting the people who care for our residents. We know how hard our teams work, and were here to celebrate and support you every step of the way.When you join us, youll be making a positive impact on residents lives every day your compassion and dedication truly make a difference. Were committed to helping you grow in a caring, supportive environment, with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career. And as part of our close-knit team, youll experience a culture that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care.Were now looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award-winning team as a Care Assistant at Virginia Water Care Home in Virginia Water, Surrey. If this sounds like the place for you, wed love to hear from you!ABOUT THE ROLEYour focus as Care Assistant will be to deliver high standards of personal care, contributing fully to the care team to ensure continuity of services to residents.Other responsibilities will include: Assisting residents in all their personal hygiene care ensuring optimum independence, dignity and respect of individuals at all times. Recognising and understanding clinical risk areas in residents such as weight loss, pressure sores, risk of falls, sign of infections and escalate any identified risks in a timely manner. Acting courteously towards residents and their visitors, respecting the dignity and individuality of each resident. Practicing safe systems of work across the range of task.ABOUT YOUTo be successful in your application, you will live our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable in all that you do. Experience is not required as we are proud to offer a thorough induction and training programme to ensure confidence within your role.Our ideal candidate must: Have the ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing. Demonstrate initiative and be respectful towards the residents and other people in the home. Be an efficient worker who can carry reasonable instructions from other team members. Be able to be adaptive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.ABOUT AVERYAt Avery, were not just one of the UKs largest providers of luxury elderly care homes were a place where people love to work. We believe that the later years of life should be as enriching as any other, and were passionate about creating meaningful experiences for our residents and our team alike. With our vision of "creating meaningful lives together," we proudly offer exceptional care across our growing network of over 100 homes, building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day. Join us and see why Avery is the preferred choice for residents and team members alike.Please note this role will require: A DBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by Avery Healthcare. Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.This advert may be withdrawn prior to the advertised deadline depending on the volume of applications received and business needs.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Experience is not required as we are proud to offer a thorough induction and training programme to ensure confidence within your role.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential Experience is not required as we are proud to offer a thorough induction and training programme to ensure confidence within your role.

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 details

Employer name

Avery Healthcare Group Ltd.

Address

Avery Healthcare

Virgina Water

GU25 4BE

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.averyhealthcare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Avery Healthcare Group Ltd.

Address

Avery Healthcare

Virgina Water

GU25 4BE

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.averyhealthcare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job summary

About the role As a Care Assistant, you will play a key role in maintaining the wellbeing of our residents through the provision of outstanding care, collaborating with colleagues and the wider Akari Care team. You will be kind and caring and committed to maintaining an environment in which our residents are valued, respected, retain their individuality and dignity, and lead fulfilled lives. You will assist our residents with daily living. Every day is different and could include helping with personal care, meals or simply spending time with them. Working together to make a difference for our residents, we will respect their individual choices by providing personalised care and support. About you Kind and caring nature and enjoys supporting others and working in a team Good communication skills and able to build relationships Flexibility and adaptable to changes at short notice Warm, approachable, and engaging persona Respect everyone, treating others as you would expect to be treated What is in it for you. A competitive salary Employer pension contribution of 3% Flexible working hours and patterns We offer Wage stream - an app allowing you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it Recognition schemes, rewarding referral schemes and access to retail discounts Uniform provided and DBS check costs paid 28 days annual leave (based on full-time hours, including Bank Holidays) Fully funded training and development An engaging community environment where everyone is respected Welfare and well-being support Whether you are an experienced carer or are starting a career in care, we are looking for colleagues who can make a difference for our residents within Akari Care. In case you had not guessed, our values are: Personalised, Kind, Caring, Trusted, Community If you share our values, then we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

As a Care Assistant, you will play a key role in maintaining the wellbeing of our residents through outstanding care, collaborating with colleagues and Akari Care team. You should be kind, caring, and committed to creating an environment where residents feel valued, respected, and dignified. Responsibilities include assisting residents with daily living activities such as personal care and meals. We value flexibility, good communication, and an ability to build relationships. Benefits include a competitive salary, employer pension, flexible working hours, access to part of your pay as you earn it via an app, and more.

About us

Akari Care is committed to providing excellent care and creating an environment where residents maintain their individuality and dignity. We value kindness and care in our staff, promoting a respectful and supportive community. We offer a flexible working environment, competitive salary, employer pension contributions, and numerous benefits aimed at recognizing and supporting our staff. Training and development are fully funded, and we foster an engaging community environment. We seek individuals dedicated to making a positive impact in the lives of our residents, and who embody our values of being personalized, kind, caring, trusted, and community-focused.

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic person to support the administrative functions to smoothly run a critical care service at Bedford Hospital.

Our adult Critical care service provides an integrated level 1, 2, and 3 Critical Care service with 6 level 3 and 4 Level 2 Critical care beds in a purpose built unit and 24/7 level 1 service.

Our unit is exciting, challenging and supportive and you will be working as part of highly skilled dynamic and friendly team not only committed to patient care but also ensuring health and wellbeing of staff. Access to programmes of high quality training and development to help you grow in your career.

You will be based within the critical care unit

Main duties of the job

To provide both a front line clerical service to clinical staff within the ward whilst also providing "front door" style support to patients and relatives during visits.

The post holder will also be responsible for ensuring accurate and timely inputting of patient level data into the relevant clinical systems for the capturing of admission, discharge and transfer of patients by strictly adhering to trust data quality, health records and information governance policies.

It is expected that the post-holder will manage their workload in an effective and efficient way and have a flexible approach to covering CCC and the role as it continues to develop with the ever-changing needs of the business.

About us

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

Our values

We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic person to support the administrative functions to smoothly run a critical care service at Bedford Hospital.

Our adult Critical care service provides an integrated level 1, 2, and 3 Critical Care service with 6 level 3 and 4 Level 2 Critical care beds in a purpose built unit and 24/7 level 1 service.

Our unit is exciting, challenging and supportive and you will be working as part of highly skilled dynamic and friendly team not only committed to patient care but also ensuring health and wellbeing of staff. Access to programmes of high quality training and development to help you grow in your career.

You will be based within the critical care unit

Main duties of the job

To provide both a front line clerical service to clinical staff within the ward whilst also providing "front door" style support to patients and relatives during visits.

The post holder will also be responsible for ensuring accurate and timely inputting of patient level data into the relevant clinical systems for the capturing of admission, discharge and transfer of patients by strictly adhering to trust data quality, health records and information governance policies.

It is expected that the post-holder will manage their workload in an effective and efficient way and have a flexible approach to covering CCC and the role as it continues to develop with the ever-changing needs of the business.

About us

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

Our values

We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job

Job summary

We are looking to recruit a new Care Navigator.

The working hours are 37 per week split over 4 days plus participation in the Saturday morning rota and the 'extended hours' initiative on some weekday evenings.

For hours worked Monday to Friday 0800-1800 hours, the salary will be based on the real living wage, dependent upon age. Hours worked on a Saturday will be paid at time and a third.

Interviews will take place on Monday 12 October 2026.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will need to be versatile and have excellent organisational, computer and people skills as well as a clear understanding of confidentiality and the need to maintain confidentiality. The role is varied and involves dealing with patients, both face to face and on the telephone, for both routine and urgent queries, using the clinical administration system to record, code and upload documents, routine duties relating to prescriptions and other work as appropriate and relevant within the Practice.

They will also provide general assistance to the Practice team, internal and external colleagues and project a positive and friendly image to patients and other visitors, either in person or via the telephone.

About us

Pocklington Group Practice is a friendly, pro-active General Practice located in a purpose-built, state of the art healthcare facility, set in the picturesque and growing Yorkshire market town of Pocklington, East Yorkshire. We are a dispensing, training, teaching and paperlite Systm1 practice serving circa 19,000 patients.

Some of the benefits connected with working for Pocklington Group Practice include:

• Annual leave of 5 weeks plus bank holidays pro-rata plus a day for your birthday.

• Sick pay scheme.

• Simply Health benefit scheme, after one year's service.

• The NHS Pension Scheme is automatically available to members of staff unless opt out is desired.

• Kitchen and staff rest room for tea/lunch breaks free beverages of tea, coffee provided.

Job summary

Location: The Harley Street Clinic, London

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time

Salary: Competitive salary dependent on experience, plus benefits

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and compassionate Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) to join our Breast Cancer Care team at The Harley Street Clinic, part of HCA Healthcare UK.

As a Breast Clinical Nurse Specialist, you will play a pivotal role in supporting patients throughout their breast cancer pathway, providing expert clinical advice, emotional support, education, and advocacy. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will coordinate and deliver high-quality, patient-centred care for individuals with both early and advanced breast cancer.

This role offers the opportunity to work within one of the UK's leading cancer services, providing outstanding care in a supportive and progressive environment.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will:

• Act as a key worker for patients with breast cancer, ensuring continuity of care throughout their treatment journey.
• Provide specialist nursing advice, support and education to patients, relatives and carers.
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate individualised care plans.
• Support patients in making informed decisions regarding treatment options and ongoing care.
• Manage patients with complex physical, psychological and emotional needs.
• Work collaboratively with consultants, nursing staff and the wider multidisciplinary team.
• Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings and contribute to treatment planning.
• Promote evidence-based practice and contribute to service development initiatives.
• Maintain accurate clinical documentation and ensure compliance with professional standards.
• Act as a patient advocate and provide holistic care at all stages of the breast cancer pathway.

About us

At HCA Healthcare UK, our mission is simple: above all else, we are committed to the care and improvement of human life.

The Breast CNS team is a highly collaborative and supportive group of specialist clinicians dedicated to delivering exceptional care to patients and their families. We work across The Harley Street Clinic campus and satellite locations, benefiting from access to advanced diagnostics, innovative treatments, and leading clinical expertise.

We are committed to supporting professional growth and recognise the vital role Clinical Nurse Specialists play in delivering outstanding patient care. We provide opportunities for ongoing learning, development and career progression.

Our culture is built around the values of:

• Recognising and valuing every individual
• Treating everyone with kindness and compassion
• Acting with honesty, integrity and fairness
• Promoting loyalty, respect and dignity

Job summary

Job Summary

(1) To provide discharge support service for identified cohort of patients at King's College HospitalDenmark Hill (2) To provide a single point of access and to proactively support patients on waiting lists to ensure thatthey have access to the right advice, information and materials to help them 'wait well' (3) To manage the performance of the team delivering care navigation and discharge support

Main duties of the job

Main Duties and Responsibilities

1. To establish and oversee discharge support service for identified cohort of patients at King's College Hospital Denmark Hill 1.1 To develop ways of working, communication materials and standard operating procedures for elective communication pathway and discharge support for staff and volunteers 1.2 To work closely with the discharge coordinators at Denmark Hill to review/ triage incoming requests for support 1.3 To engage with eligible patients prior to their discharge from hospital to understand their support needs to manage individual health and wellbeing needs 1.4 To manage personal caseload, carrying out duties and delivering service and outcomes as specified in the relevant Standard Operating Procedures 1.5 To deploy resources available to complete basic tasks that support timely discharge of eligible patients. These may include but not limited to: ? collecting, copying keys ? food shopping ? checking safety of property prior to discharge ? activating pendant alarms ? accepting equipment deliveries ? liaising with family/ friends on behalf of patients? signposting to support available within community 1.6 If necessary, to provide ongoing support tailored to individual needs for up to 4 weeks, including a telephone call or home visit within 72 hours of the patient discharge 1.7 To train, support and deploy volunteers within the hospital and in the community

About us

The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King's to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.

Details

Date posted

14 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£47,951 to £56,863 a year per annum, including high cost allowance

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

213-CORP-8059465-A

Job locations

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Denmark Hill

London

SE5 9RS

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

2. To provide a single point of access and to proactively support patients on waiting lists toensure that they have access to the right advice, information and materials to help them waitwell 2.1 To triage incoming calls, using a risk assessment framework and initiate appropriate responseaccording to protocols and individual pathways, using good communication skills, basic clinicalawareness and appropriate tools and procedures, liaising as appropriate when non routine and refercomplex decisions to the team for assessment and review 2.2 To provide basic telephone advice and refer on or signpost to other sources of support. 2.3 To support the team, including staff and volunteers, to make pre-planned outbound telephone callsto patients to support with completion of pre-assessment questionnaires and to assess ongoingneeds to enable a proactive prevention approach2.4 To demonstrate the ability to recognise and respond appropriately when faced with a suddendeterioration or an emergency situation, alerting the team or enabling rapid response as appropriate2.5 To communicate and signpost to appropriate needs related information. To guide patients throughthe use of self-assessment resources, where available. 2.6 To support patients to access appropriate information and support, by signposting to a range ofsupport services and take an approach which helps people to self-manage where appropriate2.7 To encourage and support active and healthy lifestyle choices 2.8 To coach patients and carers to understand what signs, symptoms or situations to be aware of thatwould indicate concern and how to make contact when they feel that their condition or needs havechanged, including what to do out of hours2.9 When required, to support the delivery of an effective MyChart support

For detailed job description and main responsibilities of the role, please refer to the documents attached.

Please note that due to anticipated high demand, this vacancy may close before the advertised deadline.

Job description Job responsibilities 2. To provide a single point of access and to proactively support patients on waiting lists toensure that they have access to the right advice, information and materials to help them waitwell 2.1 To triage incoming calls, using a risk assessment framework and initiate appropriate responseaccording to protocols and individual pathways, using good communication skills, basic clinicalawareness and appropriate tools and procedures, liaising as appropriate when non routine and refercomplex decisions to the team for assessment and review 2.2 To provide basic telephone advice and refer on or signpost to other sources of support. 2.3 To support the team, including staff and volunteers, to make pre-planned outbound telephone callsto patients to support with completion of pre-assessment questionnaires and to assess ongoingneeds to enable a proactive prevention approach2.4 To demonstrate the ability to recognise and respond appropriately when faced with a suddendeterioration or an emergency situation, alerting the team or enabling rapid response as appropriate2.5 To communicate and signpost to appropriate needs related information. To guide patients throughthe use of self-assessment resources, where available. 2.6 To support patients to access appropriate information and support, by signposting to a range ofsupport services and take an approach which helps people to self-manage where appropriate2.7 To encourage and support active and healthy lifestyle choices 2.8 To coach patients and carers to understand what signs, symptoms or situations to be aware of thatwould indicate concern and how to make contact when they feel that their condition or needs havechanged, including what to do out of hours2.9 When required, to support the delivery of an effective MyChart support For detailed job description and main responsibilities of the role, please refer to the documents attached. Please note that due to anticipated high demand, this vacancy may close before the advertised deadline.

Person Specification

Education and qualifications

Essential

• Educated to Master's level in relevant health related subject/ professional qualification; or graduate with significant experience and evidence of working at this level
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

• Conflict resolution training

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Significant experience of working within complaints or in a customer facing role with track record of answering and resolving queries over the phone
• Experience and understanding of evaluating and measuring the performance of health services
• Experience of dealing with highly-charged and emotional situations that involve patients, relatives, carers and the public
• Experience of working collaboratively with multidisciplinary and multi-agency teams

Desirable

• Experience of managing teams and a track record of delivering against Key Performance Indicators in a highly pressured environment

Person Specification Education and qualifications Essential Educated to Master's level in relevant health related subject/ professional qualification; or graduate with significant experience and evidence of working at this level Evidence of continuing professional development Desirable Conflict resolution training Knowledge and Experience Essential Significant experience of working within complaints or in a customer facing role with track record of answering and resolving queries over the phone Experience and understanding of evaluating and measuring the performance of health services Experience of dealing with highly-charged and emotional situations that involve patients, relatives, carers and the public Experience of working collaboratively with multidisciplinary and multi-agency teams Desirable Experience of managing teams and a track record of delivering against Key Performance Indicators in a highly pressured environment

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Denmark Hill

London

SE5 9RS

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.kch.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Denmark Hill

London

SE5 9RS

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.kch.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job summary

This role is being advertised on behalf of Littleborough Group Practice and the successful applicant will be directly employed by Littleborough Group Practice.

We are seeking a dedicated and organised Care Navigator to join our lovely reception team at Littleborough Group Practice. The successful candidate will play a vital role in coordinating patient care, providing administrative support, and ensuring seamless communication between patients and healthcare providers. This paid position offers an excellent opportunity for individuals with strong organisational skills and a passion for delivering compassionate care. The ideal applicant will possess relevant office experience and be proficient in various computer applications. A higher hourly rate provided depending on experience.

Main duties of the job

• Act as the primary point of contact for patients, providing courteous and professional assistance via phone and in person
• Manage patient appointments, scheduling, and follow-up communications efficiently
• Maintain accurate records through data entry and administrative tasks using clinical systems EMIS and DOCMAN.
• Assist with processing paperwork, billing, and insurance documentation
• Coordinate with healthcare providers to facilitate patient care plans
• Ensure all communication adheres to confidentiality standards and organisational policies
• Utilise organisational skills to prioritise tasks effectively in a fast-paced environment
• Perform general clerical duties including typing, filing, and maintaining office supplies

About us

About us

Littleborough Group Practice is a CQC-rated Good, EMIS Web practice caring for approximately 8,600 patients. We are a training practiceand a member of Pennines PCN.

Our team:

• 3 GP Partners
• 3 Salaried GPs
• Advanced Nurse Practitioner
• Minor Illness Nurse
• Practice Nurse
• 2 Healthcare Assistants
• Clinical Pharmacist
• Nursing Associate
• Social Prescriber

This skill mix means workload is genuinely shared, with patients seen by the most appropriate clinician.

About Littleborough

Littleborough is a picturesque market town on the edge of the South Pennines, with Hollingworth Lake and miles of moorland on the doorstep yet only 30 minutes by train to Manchester and a short drive from the M62.

Job summary

About the role As a Care Assistant, you will play a key role in maintaining the wellbeing of our residents through the provision of outstanding care, collaborating with colleagues and the wider Akari Care team. You will be kind and caring and committed to maintaining an environment in which our residents are valued, respected, retain their individuality and dignity, and lead fulfilled lives. You will assist our residents with daily living. Every day is different and could include helping with personal care, meals or simply spending time with them. Working together to make a difference for our residents, we will respect their individual choices by providing personalised care and support. About you Kind and caring nature and enjoys supporting others and working in a team Good communication skills and able to build relationships Flexibility and adaptable to changes at short notice Warm, approachable, and engaging persona Respect everyone, treating others as you would expect to be treated What is in it for you. A competitive salary Employer pension contribution of 3% Flexible working hours and patterns We offer Wage stream - an app allowing you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it Recognition schemes, rewarding referral schemes and access to retail discounts Uniform provided and DBS check costs paid 28 days annual leave (based on full-time hours, including Bank Holidays) Fully funded training and development An engaging community environment where everyone is respected Welfare and well-being support Whether you are an experienced carer or are starting a career in care, we are looking for colleagues who can make a difference for our residents within Akari Care. In case you had not guessed, our values are: Personalised Kind Caring Trusted Community If you share our values, then we would love to hear from you. Akari Care is proudly working towards achieving Veteran Friendly Framework status across all of our homes, demonstrating our commitment to supporting those who have served. We warmly welcome applications from members of the Armed Forces community and value the skills, experience, and dedication that they bring to our teams.

Main duties of the job

As a Care Assistant, your responsibilities include maintaining resident wellbeing by providing outstanding care and collaborating with the Akari Care team. You must be kind, caring, and committed to creating an environment that values, respects, and upholds the individuality and dignity of our residents. Your role involves assisting residents with daily living, including personal care, meals, and companionship. Akari Care values include personalisation, kindness, caring, trust, and community. Benefits include a competitive salary, employer pension contribution, flexible working hours, access to wage stream app, recognition schemes, uniform provision, fully funded training, and an engaging community environment. The role requires a kind and caring nature, good communication skills, flexibility, and a respectful approach to others. DBS check costs are covered, and a focus on training and development is emphasized.

About us

Akari Care is committed to providing outstanding care for residents, focusing on maintaining wellbeing through a respectful and engaging community environment. The organisation values personalisation, kindness, caring, trust, and community, aiming to create an environment in which residents are valued, respected, and maintain their individuality and dignity. Akari Care encourages collaboration among staff to ensure quality care and support, respecting residents' individual choices by personalising care and support. The organisation is actively working towards achieving Veteran Friendly Framework status, demonstrating a commitment to supporting the Armed Forces community and valuing the skills and experience they bring. This focus on community and respect forms the core of Akari Care's mission.

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic person to join our Harm Free Care Team (Face Fit Testing) as a Harm Free Care Practitioner.

This is a new role to ESNEFT, and the successful candidate will support with the running of the Fit Testing Service and work the Harm Free Care Team with to support patients and clinical teams with falls prevention, Tissue viability and continence care management.

You will carry out Fit Testing clinics across ESNEFT sites, in clinic settings and in ward/department settings. This is an exciting opportunity to help set up the service with the corporate nursing team.

You will also carry out follow up visits, education and audits for all areas of Harm Free Care including community hospitals to ensure patients have the correct equipment and care in place which means driving license is essential.

Main duties of the job

To support the Harm Free Care Team to ensure care for patient following specialist input is in place. This includes ensuring their physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs are met

To perform and accurately record clinical documentation and observations as required and report changes to the Ward staff and Harm Free Care Team

To be responsible for ensuring own infection control practice is in line with Trust Infection Control policies, including approved hand-washing technique.

To challenge those not following recognise infection control procedures when witnessed.

To ensure that all communication and care provision maintains the dignity and respect of all patients and their carers/relatives

To communicate effectively with patients, carers, visitors and other staff members at all times

To answer the telephone appropriately and refer callers onto the appropriate member of staff as necessary

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

Find out about living and working here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A

Job summary

We are seeking an enthusiastic/ motivated Band 5 Registered Nurse or to join our team on the Intensive Care Unit at the West Cumberland Hospital.

The Trust will provide a twelve month preceptorship period for all newly registered healthcare professionals.

Healthcare Professionals returning to practice, moving into new roles or changing clinical environments, may access an agreed preceptorship period.

Main duties of the job

Our busy 6 bedded general ICU unit provides adult intensive care/ high dependency care and post anaesthetic care for elective and emergency patients across a range of medical and surgical specialities including, Renal, Cardiology, Respiratory,Orthopaedic, Neurological and Obstetric patients. Within our ICU we are actively involved in stabilisation and transfer of adult patients requiring more specific intensive care e.g. neurological trauma, burns, spinal injuries, cardiac and hepatic disease. The ICU at WCH also specialises in the stabilisation and delivery of intensive care / high dependency care of paediatric patients, prior to transfer to a specialised Paediatric ICU. The ICU at WCH benefits from our own dedicated Clinical educator, who provides and facilities on the job training alongside co-ordinating further continued professional development for all the ICU nursing team . The unit will provide a 6 week preceptorship period with input and support form our Intensive Care Clinical Educator.

About us

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time':

• Being a clinically led organisation
• Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
• A positive patient experience every time
• A great place to work
• Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.

Details

Date posted

14 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£32,073 to £39,043 a year Per annum Pro Rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

262-A-26-8251771

Job locations

West Cumberland Hospital

Whitehaven

CA28 8JG

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

CERTIFICATE OF SPONSORSHIP:

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed. For further information visit theUK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see ourPolicy for eligible vacancies.

AHP - Return to Practice Job Advert information.This role may be suitable for individuals Returning to Practice. Please speak to the recruiting manager for more information.

The Trust will provide a twelve month preceptorship period for New to registration Nurses Midwives and Allied Health Professionals.

Registered Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professionals returning to practice, moving into new roles or changing clinical environments, may access an agreed preceptorship period.

Disclosure and Barring Service:

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.

The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as followsif applicable to the post:

Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £6.50 = £28.00 Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £6.50 = £56.00 Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

NCIC can offer successful future employees the following benefits:

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

Flexible working Scheme

NHS Discounts*

Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work*

Excellent opportunities for development*

Competitive NHS Pension scheme

Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

*Subject to eligibility

Important Information:

Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.

If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.

Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.

Job description Job responsibilities JOB DESCRIPTION: Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants. CERTIFICATE OF SPONSORSHIP: Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed. For further information visit theUK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview. Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see ourPolicy for eligible vacancies. AHP - Return to Practice Job Advert information.This role may be suitable for individuals Returning to Practice. Please speak to the recruiting manager for more information. The Trust will provide a twelve month preceptorship period for New to registration Nurses Midwives and Allied Health Professionals. Registered Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professionals returning to practice, moving into new roles or changing clinical environments, may access an agreed preceptorship period. Disclosure and Barring Service: 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. The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as followsif applicable to the post: Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £6.50 = £28.00 Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment. Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £6.50 = £56.00 Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment. NCIC can offer successful future employees the following benefits: 27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years Flexible working Scheme NHS Discounts* Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work* Excellent opportunities for development* Competitive NHS Pension scheme Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems *Subject to eligibility Important Information: Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information. If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered. Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered nurse with a valid registration

Desirable

• Foundations in critical care or equivalent.
• NoECCN Step competences 1 & 2 completed or equivalent.
• Further relevant post registration development to postgraduate diploma equivalent.

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Student nurse in the NHS
• General nursing in the NHS or equivalent.
• Continuing professional development with portfolio
• NMC code of professional conduct.
• Equality legislation and best practice.

Desirable

• ITU/HDU Nursing experience
• Mentor to pre-registration nursing students.
• Budgetary awareness.
• Critical care

Skills and Aptitudes

Essential

• Developed communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work as a member of a team, without close supervision
• Project development skills.
• Ability to demonstrate the compassionate values and behaviours needed for dignified care.

Desirable

• IT skills.
• Immediate Life Support (ILS)
• Paediatric Immediate Life Support (PILS)

Other Requirements

Essential

• Motivation.
• Enthusiasm
• Willing to develop by expansion of the role.
• Flexible approach to working patterns.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential Registered nurse with a valid registration Desirable Foundations in critical care or equivalent. NoECCN Step competences 1 & 2 completed or equivalent. Further relevant post registration development to postgraduate diploma equivalent. Knowledge and Experience Essential Student nurse in the NHS General nursing in the NHS or equivalent. Continuing professional development with portfolio NMC code of professional conduct. Equality legislation and best practice. Desirable ITU/HDU Nursing experience Mentor to pre-registration nursing students. Budgetary awareness. Critical care Skills and Aptitudes Essential Developed communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to work as a member of a team, without close supervision Project development skills. Ability to demonstrate the compassionate values and behaviours needed for dignified care. Desirable IT skills. Immediate Life Support (ILS) Paediatric Immediate Life Support (PILS) Other Requirements Essential Motivation. Enthusiasm Willing to develop by expansion of the role. Flexible approach to working patterns.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information 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. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

West Cumberland Hospital

Whitehaven

CA28 8JG

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.ncic.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

West Cumberland Hospital

Whitehaven

CA28 8JG

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.ncic.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job summary

Ambulance Care Assistants Roles in Hampshire

Do you have the compassion to reassure a patient living with dementia on their way to a hospital appointment?Can you stay calm and focused when traffic threatens to delay your next collection?Are you resilient enough to support someone coping with a life-limiting illness?

If so, you could be the perfect fit for our team.

Our Ambulance Care Assistants play a vital role in patient care, ensuring every journey is safe, comfortable, and dignified. You'll provide support and reassurance to patients travelling to and from hospital appointments, treating everyone with kindness and empathy.

This is a hands-on role that involves:

• Driving patients safely across Hampshire
• Assisting with mobility, including lifting and helping patients into vehicles
• Delivering exceptional care and customer service

You don't need a medical background--just a genuine desire to help people, excellent communication skills, and patience. Physical fitness is essential, as lifting and moving patients is a key part of the role.

If you're ready for a rewarding challenge and want to make a real difference every day, apply now and join our trusted team.

Main duties of the job

The Role:

• Taking patients to and from their medical appointments and treating them with dignity.
• Moving and lifting patients who need help.
• Driving a long wheel-base vehicle with manual transmission.
• Shift Work. You'll work a variety of shifts from 0530-midnight, both on your own and with a colleague.
• Full time role is 37.5 hours a week.

The Ambulance Care Assistant (ACA) role is a gateway into the Ambulance Service. People who join as an ACA can go on to be Team Leaders or Managers within their area or move to work in the frontline teams or one of the many supports and corporate teams.

About us

Benefits We Offer:

• Full training and a range of courses which you can book locally.
• Holiday entitlement of 27 days, rising to 29 days after 5 years' service and 33 days after 10 years' service, plus an additional 8 days bank holiday (pro rata for part time).
• Automatic enrolment into the NHS Pension Scheme.
• Access to continual professional development within SCAS and the wider NHS.
• Occupational Health support and direct access to our Employee Assistance Programme as well as our own Health and Wellbeing Team.
• NHS Discounts in over 200 + stores saving money on holidays, days out, car insurance, restaurants, clothing and much more.
• Ability to join our staff networking groups (as a member, ally or just for interest).

Corporate Induction

It's really important for us to ensure you have the best onboarding experience which allows you to feel a sense of belonging from the start. To help with this, we will book your Corporate Induction as soon as we possibly can (depending on availability).

All new starters need to attend our *Corporate Induction in person, this is held over one and half days from our educational centres based in: Newbury (Berkshire), Bicester (Oxfordshire) or Whiteley (Hampshire). More specific details will be sent to you once your start date has been confirmed.

*Please note - depending on your role additional training may be required following on from your corporate induction.

Details

Date posted

14 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£25,760 to £27,476 a year pro rata, per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

195-26-ACA-SOU-SEP

Job locations

Hampshire

Eastleigh, Basingstoke and Portsmouth

SO50 4ZR

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

This is going to be a competitive process and we strongly advise you to review the following link with detailed instructions onHow to apply for the role

It is important that you read the job description and person specification for the role before completing your application, both of which are attached.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• The post holder will be expected to plan their journeys, taking into account patient appointment timings along with the routes they should take, to ensure an efficient and effective service.
• To drive vehicles carefully with every consideration being given to the passenger, any equipment, the vehicle itself, other road users and to comply with Road Traffic Legislation.
• The post holder is required to undertake daily vehicle checks to ensure that the ambulance vehicle is roadworthy; these checks shall include for example, Oil, Water, Fuel, Tyre Pressure and tread condition, Lights, Warning Devices etc.
• To enter any vehicle defects into the vehicle defect book and record on any computerised system as required in accordance with Polices and Procedures.
• To administer ambulance nursing to an appropriate skill level in accordance with training received. This will include the administration of Oxygen in accordance with prescribed/clinical guidelines.
• To manoeuvre patients into ambulance vehicles using either the patients wheelchair or the vehicle equipment such as stretcher, wheelchair, carry chairs and secure both patient and equipment within the vehicle using the appropriate equipment as per training received.
• To have the physical ability to use the Moving Patient equipment provided; this will include the use of all types of carrying equipment such as chairs, stretchers lifting aids etc.. This will require to risk assess the best way to undertake moving of patients taking into consideration their needs, both medical and cultural needs.
• To promote and maintain good internal and external communications links with patients, colleagues and associated services and health service colleagues to provide an efficient and effective service to the patient and customer.
• To operate any communication system supplied /fitted / operated by the Trust in accordance with its Policies and Procedures.
• To participate in the PTS Rota relating to the covering of shifts and duties as required / directed.
• To undertake and complete appropriate induction and core skill training as required to facilitate the correct level of care to the patients whilst in the care of the post holder, First Aid at Work, Core Driving, Conflict Management, Manual Handling, Child Protection, Health and Safety etc.
• To undertake all training as required by the Trust, to include core update training.
• To wear Personal Protective Equipment (Uniform etc) as supplied by the Trust. This equipment should be kept clean and tidy and worn to the required standard in accordance with the Trusts Policies and Procedures.
• The post holder will be responsible for recording information accurately using either computerised systems or hard copy as required and submit in a timely manner.
• To accurately complete any administration information and documentation as required and ensure that it is submitted in accordance with current Standard Operation Procedures and Trust Policies and Procedures.
• To complete any incident reporting paperwork to include injury to patient, self or vehicle in accordance with Trust Policies and Procedures.
• To comply with all the Trusts Policys and Procedures.
• To participate in the Trusts response to major incidents and any such duties as directed.
• To undertake any such operational duties that may be required in order to assist in the provision of a quality service in line with the Trusts contractual obligations
• To work with and to the standards set within the Ambulance Competency Framework culminating in the Trusts appraisal scheme and associated continual professional development

Applicants must be able to complete an interview, and you will need to undertake a pre-employment fitness assessment.

Applicants who do not demonstrate how they meet the Person Specification within their application will not be shortlisted.

Please ensure you demonstrate how you already embrace our values in your current/previous employments or educational settings within your application.

Your supporting information is your chance to articulate why you want to work within the Ambulance Care Assistant role, and why we should be shortlisting you.

Were aiming for a quick turnaround on interviews and fitness assessments. Our goal is to keep the process smooth and efficient, ensuring candidates have all the information they need and everything runs seamlessly.

If successful you will join our waitlist where we will start completing your Pre-Employment Checks. Once you meet minimum checks required, we will be in contact with you to book you onto the next available course.

If you are not successful for this opportunity, there are no deferral options available.

Station availability:

Whilst we will endeavour to place you at your preferred station, location is subject to vacancies being available and the needs of the service at that time.

This vacancy is for candidates who currently have the Right to Work in the UK (do not require a visa) as we are unable to provide sponsorship for this role.

Please see the additional information document attached to the advert for more information.

Top tips:

• Review all person specifications both essential & desirable.
• Fully consider the job you are applying for; what skills/abilities you have to offer, working in a front-line operational setting is extremely rewarding but it can also be both physically and mentally challenging.
• Demonstrate your work journey and why this is the right next step for you.
• Carefully review your application before submitting.

We are expecting this programme to be very popular and due to the limited spaces available we may close this advert early should we receive a sufficient number of applications.

Job description Job responsibilities This is going to be a competitive process and we strongly advise you to review the following link with detailed instructions onHow to apply for the role It is important that you read the job description and person specification for the role before completing your application, both of which are attached. Main Duties and Responsibilities: The post holder will be expected to plan their journeys, taking into account patient appointment timings along with the routes they should take, to ensure an efficient and effective service. To drive vehicles carefully with every consideration being given to the passenger, any equipment, the vehicle itself, other road users and to comply with Road Traffic Legislation. The post holder is required to undertake daily vehicle checks to ensure that the ambulance vehicle is roadworthy; these checks shall include for example, Oil, Water, Fuel, Tyre Pressure and tread condition, Lights, Warning Devices etc. To enter any vehicle defects into the vehicle defect book and record on any computerised system as required in accordance with Polices and Procedures. To administer ambulance nursing to an appropriate skill level in accordance with training received. This will include the administration of Oxygen in accordance with prescribed/clinical guidelines. To manoeuvre patients into ambulance vehicles using either the patients wheelchair or the vehicle equipment such as stretcher, wheelchair, carry chairs and secure both patient and equipment within the vehicle using the appropriate equipment as per training received. To have the physical ability to use the Moving Patient equipment provided; this will include the use of all types of carrying equipment such as chairs, stretchers lifting aids etc.. This will require to risk assess the best way to undertake moving of patients taking into consideration their needs, both medical and cultural needs. To promote and maintain good internal and external communications links with patients, colleagues and associated services and health service colleagues to provide an efficient and effective service to the patient and customer. To operate any communication system supplied /fitted / operated by the Trust in accordance with its Policies and Procedures. To participate in the PTS Rota relating to the covering of shifts and duties as required / directed. To undertake and complete appropriate induction and core skill training as required to facilitate the correct level of care to the patients whilst in the care of the post holder, First Aid at Work, Core Driving, Conflict Management, Manual Handling, Child Protection, Health and Safety etc. To undertake all training as required by the Trust, to include core update training. To wear Personal Protective Equipment (Uniform etc) as supplied by the Trust. This equipment should be kept clean and tidy and worn to the required standard in accordance with the Trusts Policies and Procedures. The post holder will be responsible for recording information accurately using either computerised systems or hard copy as required and submit in a timely manner. To accurately complete any administration information and documentation as required and ensure that it is submitted in accordance with current Standard Operation Procedures and Trust Policies and Procedures. To complete any incident reporting paperwork to include injury to patient, self or vehicle in accordance with Trust Policies and Procedures. To comply with all the Trusts Policys and Procedures. To participate in the Trusts response to major incidents and any such duties as directed. To undertake any such operational duties that may be required in order to assist in the provision of a quality service in line with the Trusts contractual obligations To work with and to the standards set within the Ambulance Competency Framework culminating in the Trusts appraisal scheme and associated continual professional development Applicants must be able to complete an interview, and you will need to undertake a pre-employment fitness assessment. Applicants who do not demonstrate how they meet the Person Specification within their application will not be shortlisted. Please ensure you demonstrate how you already embrace our values in your current/previous employments or educational settings within your application. Your supporting information is your chance to articulate why you want to work within the Ambulance Care Assistant role, and why we should be shortlisting you. Were aiming for a quick turnaround on interviews and fitness assessments. Our goal is to keep the process smooth and efficient, ensuring candidates have all the information they need and everything runs seamlessly. If successful you will join our waitlist where we will start completing your Pre-Employment Checks. Once you meet minimum checks required, we will be in contact with you to book you onto the next available course. If you are not successful for this opportunity, there are no deferral options available. Station availability: Whilst we will endeavour to place you at your preferred station, location is subject to vacancies being available and the needs of the service at that time. This vacancy is for candidates who currently have the Right to Work in the UK (do not require a visa) as we are unable to provide sponsorship for this role. Please see the additional information document attached to the advert for more information. Top tips: Review all person specifications both essential & desirable. Fully consider the job you are applying for; what skills/abilities you have to offer, working in a front-line operational setting is extremely rewarding but it can also be both physically and mentally challenging. Demonstrate your work journey and why this is the right next step for you. Carefully review your application before submitting. We are expecting this programme to be very popular and due to the limited spaces available we may close this advert early should we receive a sufficient number of applications.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

• Full manual UK driving licence with no more than 3 points for speeding (any offence relating to drink/drugs on the licence will be rejected)
• GCSE at grade C or above (or equivalent) in Maths or English or demonstrable experience

Desirable

• Evidence of self development CPD / Portfolio

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Previous customer service experience

Desirable

• Previous patient care experience
• Previous shift working experience
• Previous NHS experience
• Basic knowledge of human anatomy and physiology (e.g. Biology Qualification)
• Geographical knowledge of operational area (Hampshire; Eastleigh/Basingstoke/Portsmouth)
• Demonstrable experience as an ACA

Skills and Aptitudes

Essential

• Ability to communicate effectively: aurally, orally and in writing
• Ability to use communication and computerised systems e.g. Terrafix and mobile phones

Desirable

• Previous manual handling experience in a professional capacity

Person Specification Qualifications and Training Essential Full manual UK driving licence with no more than 3 points for speeding (any offence relating to drink/drugs on the licence will be rejected) GCSE at grade C or above (or equivalent) in Maths or English or demonstrable experience Desirable Evidence of self development CPD / Portfolio Knowledge and Experience Essential Previous customer service experience Desirable Previous patient care experience Previous shift working experience Previous NHS experience Basic knowledge of human anatomy and physiology (e.g. Biology Qualification) Geographical knowledge of operational area (Hampshire; Eastleigh/Basingstoke/Portsmouth) Demonstrable experience as an ACA Skills and Aptitudes Essential Ability to communicate effectively: aurally, orally and in writing Ability to use communication and computerised systems e.g. Terrafix and mobile phones Desirable Previous manual handling experience in a professional capacity

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 details

Employer name

South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Hampshire

Eastleigh, Basingstoke and Portsmouth

SO50 4ZR

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://scasjobs.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Hampshire

Eastleigh, Basingstoke and Portsmouth

SO50 4ZR

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://scasjobs.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job summary

Ready for the next step in your administrative career?

Our Community Transfer of Care Hub (CToCH) is looking for an organised Administrator to support our clinical and administrative teams in delivering Discharge to Assess pathways, which helps people leave hospital safely and access the right care in the community.

You'll play a key role in supporting timely hospital discharges, improving patient experience, and collecting data that helps demonstrate the impact of our service.

Working with colleagues across hospitals, social care, primary care, community services and the Integrated Care Board (ICB), you'll support both patients and their families throughout their discharge journey. This is a collaborative multi-disciplinary team, where you will help todevelop new ways of working that ensure people leave hospital safely, promptly and with the right support in place.

One team member says: "What I value most about working in CToCH is seeing the positive impact we make every day. We're helping people leave hospital when they no longer need acute care, ensuring they receive the right support in the right place while keeping their needs at the heart of everything we do."

If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, we'd love to hear from you.

The service currently operates from 8:00am to 6:00pm, seven days a week, including Bank Holidays.

Main duties of the job

This role supports the delivery of the admin component within the Community Transfer of Care Hub (CToCH), this service supports the Discharge to Pathways from Acute settings.

As a CToCH Administrator, you will work alongside the Admin lead to provide comprehensive admin support to health and social care professionals, hospitals, GPs, service-users, their relatives and carers and other stakeholders both within Sirona and in the wider health community.

You will be required to answer telephone enquiries in a friendly and professional manner, ensuring effective and accessible communication with staff, service users, the general public and any others as appropriate.

This admin role involves maintaining accurate and up to date patient records and data collated in the Sirona IT systems the electronic patient record, data bases and locally held spreadsheets.

About us

Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make areal difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas.

We are Sirona care & health - England's largest provider of Adult's and Children's Community Services and we'd love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.

Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days' annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme - just a glimpse of the benefits you'll receive.

We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.

We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.

Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different - we create development opportunities for allour colleagues and apprentices.

Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find attached to this vacancy.

Details

Date posted

14 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£25,760 to £27,476 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

083-8016428-SL-B

Job locations

Cadbury Garden Centre Office

Smallway

Congresbury

BS49 5AA

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Important Information:

• Pleasesee the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.
• Please note, we cannot offer a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.If you currently require a visa to work in the UK, there must be a minimum of 14 months remaining until the expiry date. If you do not disclose your expiry date within your application, it may not be considered. Please only provide the expiry date and not your share code within your application.
• If you refer to qualifications or employment within your supporting statement, that has not been included in your Qualifications, Training or Employment History, this information may be discounted.
• Interviews will take place in person at Cadbury Offices (reasonable adjustments considered)

Job description Job responsibilities Important Information: Pleasesee the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position. Please note, we cannot offer a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.If you currently require a visa to work in the UK, there must be a minimum of 14 months remaining until the expiry date. If you do not disclose your expiry date within your application, it may not be considered. Please only provide the expiry date and not your share code within your application. If you refer to qualifications or employment within your supporting statement, that has not been included in your Qualifications, Training or Employment History, this information may be discounted. Interviews will take place in person at Cadbury Offices (reasonable adjustments considered)

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Functional literacy and numeracy level 3/ GSCE grade A-C or equivalent including English Language and Mathematics
• NVQ 3 Business and Administration or equivalent experience

Skills, knowledge and experience

Essential

• Ability to take responsibility for tasks and to work autonomously if needed
• Ability to manage time, work under pressure and build efficient working practices
• Experience of working in a demanding office environment and meeting deadlines
• Trained in a range of systems /IT Clinical System and Microsoft Office
• Able to handle sensitive and confidential issues and recognise the need for discretion and confidentiality
• Call handling experience

Desirable

• Previous acute or community care experience
• Proven ability to maintain effective workload prioritisation
• Previous experience of Cloud based telephony systems
• Previous use of EMIS

Person Specification Qualifications Essential Functional literacy and numeracy level 3/ GSCE grade A-C or equivalent including English Language and Mathematics NVQ 3 Business and Administration or equivalent experience Skills, knowledge and experience Essential Ability to take responsibility for tasks and to work autonomously if needed Ability to manage time, work under pressure and build efficient working practices Experience of working in a demanding office environment and meeting deadlines Trained in a range of systems /IT Clinical System and Microsoft Office Able to handle sensitive and confidential issues and recognise the need for discretion and confidentiality Call handling experience Desirable Previous acute or community care experience Proven ability to maintain effective workload prioritisation Previous experience of Cloud based telephony systems Previous use of EMIS

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 details

Employer name

Sirona care & health CIC

Address

Cadbury Garden Centre Office

Smallway

Congresbury

BS49 5AA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.sirona-cic.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Sirona care & health CIC

Address

Cadbury Garden Centre Office

Smallway

Congresbury

BS49 5AA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.sirona-cic.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job summary

Are you looking to step into the new year with a new career?

Are you caring and good at talking to people?

Do you enjoy working as part of a team?

Do you want to make a difference for NHS patients in Buckinghamshire?

If the answer is yes then we would welcome your application

Please apply via TRAC jobs.

You have the opportunity to join our fantastic and friendly Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) family as a healthcare support worker - no previous experience needed.

These are great opportunities for candidates who are looking to step into healthcare for the first time, or for those who are already in healthcare and want to work for an NHS Trust.Healthcare Support Workersplay a crucial role in all aspects of caredeliveryforourpatients.

Main duties of the job

You will be joining a team of dedicated professionals who you will learn from on the job, we provide training to ensure you have the skills for the role and offer development opportunities to realise your career potential.

Ward 12C is a 22 bedded Elective surgical unit. we are general surgery which comprises breast, bowel, orology, plastics, ENT and Gynae. there are plenty of opportunities to learn new skills and be a part of a dynamic and innovative surgical team

About us

Listen to why colleagues think we are a great place to work! -BHT - A great place to work (buckshealthcare.nhs.uk)

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

• As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile workingopportunities,alongside your NHS benefits ofgenerous annual leave entitlement, pension andaccess toNHS discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?

• We're committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
• As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
• Greater diversity withinourBHT familyimprovespositive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
• A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families.

Details

Date posted

14 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£25,760 to £27,476 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working

Reference number

434-SCC8227974

Job locations

Wycombe Hospital

Ward 12C - wycombe hospital - queen alexandra road - high wycombe - bucks -

High Wycombe

HP11 2TT

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on [email protected] quoting the vacancy reference number.

Job description Job responsibilities For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert. If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application. If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on [email protected] quoting the vacancy reference number.

Person Specification

Skills, Abilities & Knowledge

Essential

• An understanding of the importance of patient confidentially and privacy.
• Recognise how patients and colleagues need to be treated with dignity and respect and can demonstrate these behaviours in their daily work.
• Good verbal and written English communication skills.
• The ability to respond with kindness and humanity to patients.
• A flexible and adaptable approach with the aptitude to work in a busy hospital healthcare setting.
• Basic knowledge of health and safety with an awareness of the importance of following Trust policies and procedures.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with people, ideally in a front-line customer service role.

Desirable

• Experience of providing person centred care.

Education, Qualification & Training

Desirable

• Care Certificate/working towards
• Willing to work towards Level 2 functional skills (Math & English)
• Level 2 or Level 3 (NVQ) in health and Social Care or equivalent relevant experience

Special Circumstances

Essential

• Ability to work agreed shift patterns designed to meet service needs.
• Can demonstrate self-motivation and ability to motivate others

Desirable

• Demonstrates some insight into the fundamentals and complexity of care and care delivery

Person Specification Skills, Abilities & Knowledge Essential An understanding of the importance of patient confidentially and privacy. Recognise how patients and colleagues need to be treated with dignity and respect and can demonstrate these behaviours in their daily work. Good verbal and written English communication skills. The ability to respond with kindness and humanity to patients. A flexible and adaptable approach with the aptitude to work in a busy hospital healthcare setting. Basic knowledge of health and safety with an awareness of the importance of following Trust policies and procedures. Experience Essential Experience of working with people, ideally in a front-line customer service role. Desirable Experience of providing person centred care. Education, Qualification & Training Desirable Care Certificate/working towards Willing to work towards Level 2 functional skills (Math & English) Level 2 or Level 3 (NVQ) in health and Social Care or equivalent relevant experience Special Circumstances Essential Ability to work agreed shift patterns designed to meet service needs. Can demonstrate self-motivation and ability to motivate others Desirable Demonstrates some insight into the fundamentals and complexity of care and care delivery

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 details

Employer name

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Wycombe Hospital

Ward 12C - wycombe hospital - queen alexandra road - high wycombe - bucks -

High Wycombe

HP11 2TT

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://careers.buckshealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Wycombe Hospital

Ward 12C - wycombe hospital - queen alexandra road - high wycombe - bucks -

High Wycombe

HP11 2TT

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://careers.buckshealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job summary

The post holder will provide efficient and comprehensive senior administrative support to the Practice Clinical and Management team. The post holder will be responsible for overseeing the provision of the managed practice administration requirements for the Practice and Complaints team.

The post holder will work with a degree of autonomy as the post contains a range of duties frequently undertaken at the post holder's own initiative with limited supervision. This requires excellent judgement, organisational ability, communication skills, and the ability to cope with working to tight and multiple deadlines. Additionally, the post holder will be responsible for handling and resolving complaints, ensuring that all issues are addressed promptly and effectively.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage complaints, ensuring they are logged, investigated, and resolved in a timely and effective manner, and that feedback is provided to all relevant parties.
• Handle difficult situations with patients, carers, and staff, such as complaints, which require tact and empathy.
• Ensure that documentation exists to support performance standards, including manipulating complex data and information required for the Quality and Outcomes Framework and General Medical Services (GMS) Enhanced Services.
• Prepare and monitor Clinical appointment diaries, reviewing the demand and capacity on a daily basis to ensure service needs are met.
• Deal with GP/Nurse tasks, arranging appointments, contacting patients, and liaising with wider NHS colleagues in partner organisations.
• Convene practice and multi-disciplinary meetings, including the preparation of agendas and production of minutes, ensuring any actions are dealt with within the agreed timeframes.
• Establish and maintain filing and administrative systems so that written or digital information is easily accessible and stored securely.
• Run searches and reports within the EMIS system to support the call and recall of chronic disease patients.
• Assist with the gathering of statistics and information when required.
• Perform other senior administration and clerical duties as required by the Practice Managers.

About us

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and 'Proud to Lead' competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the "Disability Confident Employer" scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Job summary

Surgical Care Practitioner Tunbridge Wells Hospital | Cardiology | Bank | Part time Up to £29 per hour depending on experience

Main duties of the job

Prioritise patient safety, taking appropriate actions and encouraging colleagues to call out and report safety concerns. Promote a safe working environment for patients, visitors and staff (in full compliance with all policies and procedures) Support governance activity, ensuring full compliance with Nuffield Health's Quality governance framework and national standards, e.g. CQC/HIW/HIS Regulation, fundamentals of care, professional standards and evidence-based guidelines. Provide and lead care management and delivery, treating patients, families, friends and representatives with kindness, dignity, respect and compassion and support them to cope emotionally with their care, treatment or condition. Collaborate with other clinicians within the Hospital, building strong working relationships that enhance patient care and service delivery. Take charge of a theatre, co-ordinating and delivering work activities and leading junior practitioners.

About us

Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells Hospital. The Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells Hospital are recognised for their friendly atmosphere, clinical expertise, and high standards of care. Our purpose-built hospital has been established since 1968. With 40 en-suite bedrooms, a busy outpatients and pre-assessment departments. We also provide a diagnostic imaging service (MRI, CT, Ultrasound, Mammography and X-ray), pathology, paediatric unit, surgical recovery ward, cancer care unit, 3 state of the art operating theatres and physiotherapy services. Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells Hospital. The Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells Hospital are recognised for their friendly atmosphere, clinical expertise, and high standards of care. Our purpose-built hospital has been established since 1968. With 40 en-suite bedrooms, a busy outpatients and pre-assessment departments. We also provide a diagnostic imaging service (MRI, CT, Ultrasound, Mammography and X-ray), pathology, paediatric unit, surgical recovery ward, cancer care unit, 3 state of the art operating theatres and physiotherapy services.

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 3 Frailty Support Worker on Ward 3 in Prince Philip Hospital, Llanelli.

The post offers the opportunity to develop your skills and experience in caring for frail patients. Dementia and frailty are a growing challenge within healthcare, and we, as healthcare professionals are at the forefront of providing the dignity, support and care that people deserve. The aim of the role would be to improve the patient experience. You would be expected to promote the patients' independence by focusing on their mobility, nutrition and hydration in order to maintain and maximize their functional ability.

Main duties of the job

The post holder should hold an NVQ level 3 in Health or equivalent. They will need to demonstrate that they have good communication skills and that they are an excellent team player as well as being able to work alone. They will be expected to work alongside both the nursing and the therapies team.

The post will include working 7 days a week, with no night duty.

The ability to speak Welsh is essential for this post.

Welsh Language Level 1 is essential for this role. The Level 1 requirement in our Welsh language matrix is;

• Pronounce Welsh words, place names, department names, etc.
• Greet and understand a greeting.
• Use basic everyday words and phrases, e.g. thank you, please, excuse me, etc.
• Understand / pass on simple verbal requests of a routine / familiar / predictable kind using simple language, e.g. 'May I speak to...'.

The Language Matrix can be found in the attachments

About us

Hywel Dda University Health Board plans and provides NHS healthcare services for people living in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and bordering counties.

We have over 13,000 staff and together we provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services.

We work in partnership with the three local authorities, as well as public, private and third sector colleagues, including our valued team of volunteers.

Our services are provided in:

• Four main hospitals: Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth; Glangwili Hospital in Carmarthen; Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli; and Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest
• Five community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery hospitals in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire hospitals in Pembrokeshire
• Two integrated care centres: Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion, and several other community settings
• 47 general practices (six of which are health board managed practices); dental practices (including four orthodontic); 97 community pharmacies; 43 general ophthalmic practices; and 8 ophthalmic domiciliary providers
• Numerous mental health and learning disabilities services

Job summary

Ty Llywelyn is currently recruiting male staff in order to maintain equity of its staffing establishment and due to the requirements of the Male only patient group.

Full time post for Healthcare Support Worker on Ty Llywelyn Medium Secure Unit. To provide person centred care to service users within forensic mental health inpatient services under supervision of registered nurses within a clinical team that adheres to best practice, standards and health board policies contributing the the recovery focussed care of the service user.

Main duties of the job

To assist the registered nurse in carrying out day to day care of individuals, endeavouring to provide for the holistic needs of individuals in conjunction with other disciplines within the health care environment.

To assist the registered nurse in providing a high and consistent level of holistic care, maintaining the dignity and equality of the individual. This includes direct care.

To observe and monitor changes in individuals' behaviour, physical condition and social interaction, and to report any changes to the nurse in charge.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Please note: This vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received. We recommend submitting your application as early as possible.

About us

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and 'Proud to Lead' competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the "Disability Confident Employer" scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.