Job overview

Healthcare Assistant - Care of the Elderly - Ward 41

Band 2 - Permanent contract - various hours available

Are you passionate about making a real difference in the lives of older adults? Do you have a heart for supporting patients living with dementia? If so, we’d love to hear from you.

At Tameside Hospital, our Care of the Elderly wards are dedicated to providing compassionate, person-centred care to some of our most vulnerable patients. We’re looking for enthusiastic and empathetic Healthcare Assistants to join our multidisciplinary team and help us deliver outstanding care every day.

 What You’ll Do:

• Provide hands-on personal care and emotional support to elderly patients, including those living with dementia
• Assist with daily activities such as washing, dressing, eating, and mobility
• Engage patients in meaningful conversation and activities to promote wellbeing

Important Notice on Visa Sponsorship Eligibility

Please note that whilst the trust does offer sponsorship this role is unfortunately not eligible for visa sponsorship under the UK Health and Care Worker visa route. This is due to the position not meeting the minimum salary threshold of £25,000 per annum and/or the required skill level set by UK Visas and Immigration.

We appreciate your interest in this opportunity and encourage applications from candidates who already have the right to work in the UK.

Main duties of the job

•       Work within the ward/department setting, providing high quality, caring, compassionate and personal care to patients and their families/carers

•       Work under the direction of the Registered Healthcare Professionals and senior colleagues, both independently and as part of the multi- disciplinary team.

•       Under the direction of a Registered Health Care Professional ensure a high standard of service provision within ward/department, by practicing effective clinical and administrative preparation, effective communication and care delivery, prioritising workload appropriately and contributing to service improvements

•       Participate in giving compassionate high quality personal care to patients prioritising appropriately and developing competencies that safeguard practice 

•       Act always in a manner, which illustrates respect for privacy, dignity, equality, diversity, and confidentiality.  

Working for our organisation

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners. 

We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate: 

• Compassion
• Accountability
• Respect
• Excellence

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population. 

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ & Disabled people. 

Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more