Healthcare Assistant

Job summary

A Health Care Assistant (HCA) is a core member of our team, delivering direct care to patients and supporting registered practitioners to deliver high quality, compassionate health care to people in accordance with assessed needs and a care plan.

To carry out a range of clinical, non-clinical and therapeutic tasks, under the direct or indirect supervision of registered healthcare practitioners, in accordance with the Trust values. Maintaining accurate records detailing patient care and observations to supporting Clinical Lead in providing care and continual support .

The aim of this role is to always deliver high-quality patient care and rehabilitation support within our Community Hospital .

Main duties of the job

HCAs are responsible to meet and greet for all Patients attending appointments and to always ensure patient safety. Recording observations communicating effectively directly to Clinician and to be patients advocate while assessments undertaken. Meet and greet aspects is essential at start of patient's appointments and to always ensure patient safety during their appointment.

About us

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

Details

Date posted

19 May 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£25,760 to £27,476 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

327-26-356

Job locations

Stroud Hospital

Trinity Road

Stroud

GL5 2HY

United Kingdom

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