Senior Healthcare Assistant
| Posting date: | 22 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | £31,422.07 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £31422.07 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 20 February 2026 |
| Location: | Harrogate, HG2 8NA |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | B0009-26-0003 |
Summary
Your Role as a Senior Healthcare Assistant Lead and coordinate clinical shifts on the inpatient unit, ensuring safe, effective, and compassionate care delivery. Line manage, supervise, and mentor HCA and nursing staff, promoting a positive culture of teamwork and professional development. Support and guide students and junior colleagues in their learning and practice. Deliver and support training and competency-based development within the care team. Help implement best practices in complex and specialist palliative care. Take a lead role in assessments, planning, and delivery of individualised care in collaboration with patients, families, and the wider team. Manage complex symptoms and provide end-of-life care with skill, sensitivity, and compassion. Actively contribute to continuous service improvement and quality initiatives. Be a visible role model for excellence in person-centred care.