Healthcare Assistant - Multiple Locations
Cinderford
Job summary
Are you passionate about caring for people?
We are looking to appoint Healthcare/ Support Workers who are enthusiastic, motivated with a passion for caring to join our dedicated Community Hospital Teams.
We have a range of roles across our 6 Community Hospitals, where you will be able to develop your skills in a variety of nursing environments. To find out more about our individual Community Hospitals. please see the additional information sheet and Map of the locations.
These roles are an ideal opportunity to develop your career within a multidisciplinary team in a hospital environment and can be used as a stepping stone to gain experience prior to commencing or alongside training in Nursing, Midwifery or Paramedic Science.
This post is open to candidates who have a Care Certificate and experience of working in a care setting.
We welcome potential candidates to come for a look around and get a feel for what we do by prior arrangement.
We are currently recruiting to the following Community Hospitals:
* Forest of Dean* North Cotswolds* Stroud* Cirencester
Please state on your application the sites you are interested in applying for. We will then pass your application onto the Recruiting Manager for the area you have shown interested in.
Shift Pattern May Include:
Early Shift: 07:15 - 15:15
Late Shift: 13:15 - 21:15
Night Shift: 20:45 - 07:45
Main duties of the job
As a Health Care Assistant/ Support Worker you will be responsible for participating and assisting in the delivery of care / services to patients.
You will be expected to provide safe and compassionate care of a high standard under supervision of registered nurses.
You will be expected to assist patients with activities of daily living including personal care and nutritional and dietary support.
You will be expected to take and record observations and undertake additional supportive tasks as directed by registered nurse eg venepuncture, catheter care , ECG recording etc.
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
05 August 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum (pro rata)
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
327-25-658
Job locations
Forest Of Dean Community Hospital
Steam Mills Road
1010, Pioneer Avenue, Gloucester Business Park, Brockworth,
Cinderford
Gloucestershire
GL14 3HY
Stroud General Hospital
Trinity Road
Stroud
Gloucestershire
GL5 2HY
Cirencester Hospital
Tetbury Road
Cirencester
GL7 1UY
North Cotswolds Hospital
Stow Road
Moreton-in-marsh
Gloucestershire
GL56 0DS
For further information and to apply, click on the APPLY BUTTON at the bottom of this advert to view the supporting documents or apply online
Salary: £24,937.00 to £26,598.00 a year
