Senior Health Care Assistant

Main area Surgical admission Unit & short stay extended recovery Unit Grade 3 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time

37.5 hours per week (internal rotaion including nights & weekends) Job
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Employer University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site University Hospitals NHS Trust Town PLYMOUTH Salary £24,937 - £26,598 Per annum, pro‑ratio Salary period Yearly Closing 11/02/2026 23:59

An exciting, substantive opportunity has arisen within Postbridge Unit for a Band 3 Health Care Assistant. Postbridge Unit is a dedicated planned surgical admissions Unit & extended daycase & overnight stay recovery Unit for a wide range of surgical The ward is staffed by an experienced and dedicated team of nurses and health care assistants caring for elective patients undergoing a variety of surgical procedures.

Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status including NHS at Risk staff throughout Devon who is able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification

To assist in the delivery of care planned and assessed by the Registered Nurses. To carry out care / other duties under indirect supervision. To supervise junior health care assistants making a contribution to their training and development. To undertake specific extended skills Support care on a day – to – day for all patients in the clinical area under indirect supervision & coordinate the flow of patients coming back from the various surgical recovery Units.

Contribute to resource management

We are a people business – where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care. The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment.

We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure.
For Doctors Roles: Unsolicited CVs and Candidate Profiles/Details University Hospitals Plymouth has a commitment to sourcing candidates directly and as such we do not accept speculative CVs from agencies. We do, however, work with a defined list of preferred HTE Framework suppliers who may be invited to support us in sourcing candidates for particular roles. In line with our preferred supplier list, we only pay agency fees where we have a signed agreement in place and an agency has been instructed by a member of the Trust’s Medical Workforce team.

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You should have attained or be working towards the Level 3 qualification, with recent experience of caring for patients in a clinical setting. You should possess good communication and interpersonal skills as well as the ability to work in a calm and methodical manner. The successful candidate will have recent, up‑to‑date evidence of development. In return our experienced team provides a friendly supportive and progressive environment with a strong commitment to continual education with…