Health Care Assistant
| Posting date: | 10 October 2025 |
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| Salary: | £23,875.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £23875.00 - £23875.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 26 October 2025 |
| Location: | Swindon, SN3 6BB |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | E0279-25-1786 |
Summary
As a Health Care Assistant, you'll be part of our valued team on our Forest Wards at Great Western Hospital. You will feel valued as a Health Care Assistant within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including: £23,875 (pro rata to hours worked)with access to our group pension Free tea and coffee at your base location Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life's emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise An open, just culture where you're encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year The Ideal Candidate Able to demonstrate literacy and numeracy skills at interview assessment. Prior experience of providing care in a healthcare or social setting Evidence of ability to work as a member of a team Experience of time management and prioritising work. Understands and is committed to a caring approach to patients and relatives Effective and appropriate communication skills both written and verbal Able to complete appropriate documentation accurately Demonstrate an awareness of healthcare work, policies and procedures Committed to providing high quality patient care IT skills, competent in Microsoft Office Keyboard skills Ability and willingness to undertake appropriate training within given time frames Flexible and adaptable to change, able to work a range of shifts and moving across wards/units dependent on clinical needs Able to demonstrate calm, caring patient manner and attitude Enthusiasm and commitment to working within the healthcare setting Willing to work in other areas of the Trust or Trust-wide as and when required to do so. Able to meet the physical and developmental demands of the role; The role is physically demanding and can include standing for prolonged periods, moving and handling patients and equipment and other healthcare related tasks.