Healthcare Assistant | Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 09 February 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £24,937 - £26,598 pro rata (dependant on experience) |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 11 March 2026 |
| Location: | Truro, TR1 3LJ |
| Company: | Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7738950/156-7738950 |
Summary
Are you looking for a new challenge? Would you like to work as part of a friendly committed team?
An opportunity has arisen to join the outpatient department at Royal Cornwall Hospital.
Our team is committed to excellence, in both the service we provide our patients and the support we give our staff. We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, skilled motivated Band 3 Healthcare Assistant to join our friendly team.
An ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service and a willingness to enhance skills/knowledge as required is essential. The successful applicant will need to have relevant skills and experience.
Demonstrate throughout all interventions and tasks the RCHT Nursing and Midwifery 5 key elements and Trust values.
Communicate clearly, effectively and appropriately with the multidisciplinary team, patients and their family/visitors/carers
Respond appropriately to queries, take phone messages and pass on written and verbal information to patients
Provide basic information to patients, family/visitors/carers and colleagues
Aware of the importance of accurate documentation and contribute to reports of patients’ activity and progress
Accept constructive feedback.
Give constructive feedback to colleagues.
Participate in discussions about patient care and ward/departmental development, including handover and team meetings.
Maintain patient confidentiality.
Maintain professional boundaries and working relationships with patients and colleagues.
An interest in wound care would be an advantage.
The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people - a figure that can increase significantly with
visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million.
We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.
The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles.
Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is a research active organisation.
It’s establishedSouth West Clinical School in Cornwallexists to promote clinical academic career opportunities for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals interested in research and evidence-based activities. Read their research paper to find out more.
Website:https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/clinical-schools/royal-cornwall-hospitals-nhs-trust-clinical-school
https://doi.org/10.1177/17449871231209037
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• Professional registration and qualification checks
• Employment history and reference checks
• Occupational Health clearance
• Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check
• Right to work in the UK
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We reserve the right to close this advert early.
We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss at interview.
We may be able to offer sponsorship but this is not guaranteed.
This advert closes on Monday 23 Feb 2026