Healthcare Assistant - Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom - University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust

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For more information on this role, please contact Joanne Wooldridge on


The role of the Health Care Assistant post within the Child Health Directorate is flexible and the post holder will, therefore, be required to provide support over a wide range of service/functions.

Key to this flexibility is the requirement for staff to work variable hours on a week by week basis within agreed limits.

The post holder will be required to work according to a locally agreed Code of Conduct for Nursing Assistants and to complete the Trust Care Certificate, the Directorate and Department induction and skill/competency based program.


As a Band 2 Health Care Assistant you would be required to support the nursing team by stocking up and fetching items; cleaning all areas including the family rooms; washing linen; making hot drinks for the families; daily equipment checks; and admitting and discharging patients and other admin duties when the ward clerk is not available.

On occasion this role will require support the nursing team with patient turns and cares, or escorting patients to other departments.

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country.

Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research.

We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.


All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent.

We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected.

In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.


At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver.

Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

Please see attached Job Description and Personal Specification for a detailed view of the main roles and responsibilities or contact Ward Manager Joanne Wooldridge on

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