HealthCare Assistant/ Support Worker

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Main area Mental Health Healthcare Assistant/ Support Worker Grade NHS AfC: Band 3 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 382-NBC84-26

Site Shorelands Town Blackpool Salary £25,760 - £27,476 Pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 20/08/2026 23:59

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, with services covering the local authority areas of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. The Trust is part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) supporting a population of around 1.6 million people.

We have three main hospitals providing acute services to around 330,000 local residents. The organisation also provides specialist tertiary care for cardiac and haematology services, delivers community health services to over 445,000 residents including those in North Lancashire and hosts the National Artificial Eye Service across England. Plus, we provide urgent and emergency care services to an estimated 18 million people who visit the seaside resort each year. We employ over 7000 people from 68 different countries.

We welcome and encourage application from anyone with protected characteristics, as well as supporting reservists and Veterans who are looking for a rewarding and challenging career within the NHS.

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals encourages flexible working in all our roles to support staff in maintaining healthy home-life balance. Working patterns such as: part time working, self-rostering, compressed hours, annualised hours, term time, reverse term time and flexitime working can be explored.

Job overview

The post holder will work as part of the Primary Intermediate Mental Health Team across the Blackpool locality. The role focuses on delivering high‑quality clinical care, including supporting patients to access and attend annual physical health checks and, where appropriate, directly undertaking these checks (e.g. Severe Mental Illness physical health checks), supporting patients with long‑term conditions, and contributing to multidisciplinary community services.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will manage their own caseload, clinics, and appointment systems, follow agreed care plans, monitor patients’ ongoing physical health, and maintain a high level of clinical competence. The post holder will support the Localities team in supporting patients complete interventions. Responsibility for continuous professional development, mandatory training, and adherence to Trust policies is integral to the role.

Please note this role will not be eligible for sponsorship as it doesn\'t meet the minimum salary requirements for a skilled worker visa, therefore you must have appropriate right to work in the UK or your application will not be progressed to the next stage of Recruitment.

Working for our organisation

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire and offers a full range of district hospital services and community health services to a population of 1.6 million in Lancashire and South Cumbria.

The Trust provides services to the 440,000 residents of Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre and North Lancashire, as well as specialist tertiary care for Cardiac and Haematology services across the wider region.

We employ more than 6,500 staff, with a turnover in excess of £370m in 2014/2015 and have approximately 900 beds.

Our main activities are:

• Cardiovascular care at our Cardiac centre.
• Accident and Emergency at Blackpool Teaching Hospital.
• Community Midwifery and Women and Children’s Services.
• Clinical research with an 80-strong team of nurses and doctors.
• Community nursing and school nursing.
• Recovery and rehabilitation for a variety of conditions including brain injury, stroke and elderly care.
• Sexual health and family planning services.
• Wellbeing and lifestyle including mental health services, heart health campaigns, and smoking cessation services.
• End of life and palliative care.

Between April 1, 2014, and March 31 2015 we treated 100,662-day cases and inpatients (elective and non-elective), 329,257 outpatients and had 83,303 A & E attendances. The total number of community contacts was 1,228,494.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Undertake delegated clinical duties within the clinical setting.
• To maintain the highest possible standard of clinical practice
• To supervise other practitioners within the team and develop their appropriate knowledge and skills.
• To be involved in the delivering care to patients with long term conditions.
• To assist the Registered staff in the interpretation and analysis of clinical and non-clinical facts to inform accurate treatment in a wide range of conditions and to assist in the recommendation of the best course of intervention and to assist in the development of discharge plans.
• To work as part of the multi-disciplinary team, referring to other staff members/ services where appropriate.
• To help establish and maintain communication flows between the Trust and other health and social care providers regarding ongoing care.
• To assist in the evaluation of new equipment as appropriate. To be responsible for all the equipment used in carrying out duties and adhere to hospital policies, including competence to use the equipment.
• Have an understanding of the roles of the physiotherapist and Occupational therapist and where appropriate be involved in the assessments and be able to complete referrals to both disciplines.
• Extended communication skills to advise patients of care and treatments.
• Assist with patient referral and discharge paperwork, take and record clinical observations.
• To develop skills in identified extended roles such as Venepuncture.
• Have knowledge of Trust policies and procedures.
• The ability to utilise resources effectively.
• Develop the skills required to manage a team of patients under the guidance of the Registered Practitioner.
• To liaise closely with the dietetic services and complete referrals.
• To refer patients appropriately to Specialist Practitioners and to work closely with them.
• Carry out home visits to patients in accordance with the Trust’s Lone Working Guidance.
• To closely work with external agencies to support patients attending annual physical health checks, or where appropriate, directly undertaking these physical health checks.
• To provide support to PIMHT medical/ prescribing team for required physical health monitoring following commencement of prescribed medication.

Person specification

Experience and Knowledge

• Ability to establish and maintain effective communication with patients and their families about care/treatment
• Ability to communicate informally to the multi-disciplinary team
• Ability to undertake allocated tasks appropriate to competence
• Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team – promotion of equality, diversity and rights of others
• Contribute to the ongoing assessment of the patient/client’s needs
• Evidence of relevant clinical skills relevant to clinical speciality, E.G venepuncture, blood pressure and heart rate monitoring, height, weight, smoking status, alcohol intake.
• Understanding the importance of contributing to the delivery and evaluation of service
• Working appreciation of: Health & Safety, Security, Risk Assessment, Appraisal, Supervision, Accountability, Confidentiality, Lone Working
• Contribute to monitoring quality of work in own clinical area and report/alert others when necessary
• Ability to complete patient records in accordance with policies and procedures
• Support with audits, including patient satisfaction feedback

Skills and Ability

• Ability to use own initiative
• Ability to demonstrate principles of client confidentiality
• Ability to be flexible within the team
• Willingness to undertake a programme of learning
• Ability to work without direct supervision
• Car owner/driver or suitable alternative transport arrangements to enable you to undertake the job

Education and Qualification

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience working within a clinical speciality
• Basic IT skills
• Experience of working in more than one clinical speciality across health and/or social care. Experience working within Mental Health setting.

Any invitation to interview will be sent to the email account stated on your application form.

If the role you have applied for requires a Disclosure and Barring Services (DBS) check we will administer this as part of your pre-employment checks. Please note, you will be required to repay the cost on appointment. This will be collected via a salary deduction. You can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months from your salary or as a one-off payment on commencement in post. The level of check required depends on the role that you have been offered. Currently the charges are - Basic DBS check £25.50, Standard DBS check £25.50 and Enhanced DBS check £53.50.

You are encouraged where possible, to register for the DBS update service. This is an annual registration fee of £16. By registering for the update service you will not have the additional cost of repeated disclosures.

Should you withdraw your application, you may be required to reimburse the cost of the DBS check.

DBS checks remain free of charge for volunteer positions.

By submitting an application for this vacancy you are confirming your agreement to the above in the event you are successfully appointed.

The DBS Code of Practice can be accessedhere .

Please ensure that you read the Person Specification attached below as your application will be judged against this.

Please note that every effort will be made to keep the vacancy live until published closing date, though there may be instances where such interest is generated, that for administrative reasons the post may close earlier.

Please note that in line with national NHS guidelines this Trust operates a strict non-smoking policy. Members of staff are not permitted to smoke on Trust premises or grounds at any time nor take breaks during working hours for the purposes of smoking.

The Trust does not offer interview expenses to shortlisted candidates unless indicated in the advert.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.