Health Care Assistant - Oldham Integrated Child and Family Service
| Posting date: | 12 November 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £24,937 - £26,598 pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 21 December 2025 |
| Location: | Oldham, OL4 5PU |
| Company: | Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7559868/236-OCO-CS407-25-PS |
Summary
A Vacancy at Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust.
As a Health Care Assistant you will assist the Health Care Practitioner to carry out routine health related activities and complete personal care and activities of daily living ensuring patient led focused care.
You will record patient information and provide clinical support as required to help ensure the efficient and effective running of the work area, including delegated tasks such as recording physiological observations.
You will provide excellent customer service to all internal and external customers.
• Establish and maintain communication with patients, relatives and carers and the multidisciplinary team to be able to provide holistic patient care.
• Develop own skills and knowledge and provide information to others to help their development.
• Ensure own actions help to maintain quality.
• Assist in assessing people’s health and wellbeing and related needs.
• Assist in planning, delivering, and evaluating programmes to meet people’s health and wellbeing needs.
• Assist in the use of technology for measurement, monitoring, and treatment.
• Ability to work flexibly and unsociable hours to meet the demands of the service.
• The post holder will be part of the Integrated Children’s & Family Service and will work with all age groups 0-19 yrs. /25 (SEND) children to provide health promotion interventions as delegated by the public health Nurses within the Universal and or Targeted Teams. These interventions will be delivered primarily in Community locations, Nursery or Schools but may also be delivered in the Family Hub.
• Lead on group work with school aged children and support the delivery of health promotion in schools and other community locations, delivering appropriate Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education (PSHE).
• Undertake the delivery of the national child measurement programme (NCMP) in named schools under the direction of the public health Nurse.
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values -care, appreciateandinspire– to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Learn more about us in our Candidate Information Pack(opens in existing window)
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website:www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
Changes to the UK immigration policy introduced on the 9th April 2025, increased the minimum salary threshold for certificates of sponsorship applications for Health and Care Worker Visa from £23,200 (£11.90 per hour) to £25,000 (£12.82 per hour). For further information on the Health and Care Worker visa, please visit the Home Office website.
As per Agenda for Change, if you are new to the NHS your starting salary would be £24,937 (minimum Band 3 salary point from 1st April 2025 in line with National Living Wage requirements). This salary point is below the new minimum threshold, and therefore not eligible for sponsorship. For further information please check the NHS Terms and Conditions of Service Handbook on the NHS Employers website.
This advert closes on Wednesday 26 Nov 2025
As a Health Care Assistant you will assist the Health Care Practitioner to carry out routine health related activities and complete personal care and activities of daily living ensuring patient led focused care.
You will record patient information and provide clinical support as required to help ensure the efficient and effective running of the work area, including delegated tasks such as recording physiological observations.
You will provide excellent customer service to all internal and external customers.
• Establish and maintain communication with patients, relatives and carers and the multidisciplinary team to be able to provide holistic patient care.
• Develop own skills and knowledge and provide information to others to help their development.
• Ensure own actions help to maintain quality.
• Assist in assessing people’s health and wellbeing and related needs.
• Assist in planning, delivering, and evaluating programmes to meet people’s health and wellbeing needs.
• Assist in the use of technology for measurement, monitoring, and treatment.
• Ability to work flexibly and unsociable hours to meet the demands of the service.
• The post holder will be part of the Integrated Children’s & Family Service and will work with all age groups 0-19 yrs. /25 (SEND) children to provide health promotion interventions as delegated by the public health Nurses within the Universal and or Targeted Teams. These interventions will be delivered primarily in Community locations, Nursery or Schools but may also be delivered in the Family Hub.
• Lead on group work with school aged children and support the delivery of health promotion in schools and other community locations, delivering appropriate Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education (PSHE).
• Undertake the delivery of the national child measurement programme (NCMP) in named schools under the direction of the public health Nurse.
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values -care, appreciateandinspire– to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Learn more about us in our Candidate Information Pack(opens in existing window)
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website:www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
Changes to the UK immigration policy introduced on the 9th April 2025, increased the minimum salary threshold for certificates of sponsorship applications for Health and Care Worker Visa from £23,200 (£11.90 per hour) to £25,000 (£12.82 per hour). For further information on the Health and Care Worker visa, please visit the Home Office website.
As per Agenda for Change, if you are new to the NHS your starting salary would be £24,937 (minimum Band 3 salary point from 1st April 2025 in line with National Living Wage requirements). This salary point is below the new minimum threshold, and therefore not eligible for sponsorship. For further information please check the NHS Terms and Conditions of Service Handbook on the NHS Employers website.
This advert closes on Wednesday 26 Nov 2025
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