Bank-Health Care Assistant - Podiatric Surgery

Job Role

Bank-Healthcare Assistant – Podiatric Surgery

Band 3 | NHS Agenda for Change
Hours: Bank arrangement – fixed-term maternity cover
Location: Holme Valley Memorial Hospital, Holmfirth

Responsibilities

About the Role

Are you a caring, motivated and enthusiastic individual looking to make a positive difference to people's lives?

We have an exciting opportunity for a Healthcare Assistant to join our Day Surgery Unit (DSU) at Holme Valley Memorial Hospital, providing maternity leave cover on a Bank arrangement.

This is a varied and rewarding role where you will support the delivery of safe, effective and compassionate care to patients undergoing day surgery. Working closely with clinicians and nursing colleagues, you will help ensure the smooth running of assessment clinics and surgical procedures while providing reassurance and support to patients throughout their care journey.

At Locala Health & Wellbeing, we believe everyone deserves to feel respected, valued and included. We are committed to creating a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, experiences and abilities who share our commitment to excellent patient care.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Support clinicians of all grades in delivering high-quality, person-centred care within the Day Surgery Unit.

• Assist with the smooth running of assessment clinics and surgical procedures.

• Prepare clinical areas and equipment to support safe and efficient clinic and theatre sessions.

• Provide compassionate reassurance and support to patients throughout their care journey, treating everyone with dignity, kindness and respect.

• Work collaboratively with nursing and clinical colleagues to deliver safe, effective and inclusive care.

• Support the Staff Nurse with clinical and administrative duties within the Day Surgery Unit.

• Monitor and maintain clinical stock levels, ensuring supplies are available and stored appropriately.

• Help maintain high standards of cleanliness, infection prevention and patient safety.

• Undertake delegated clinical duties in line with your training, competence and role responsibilities.

Why Join Locala?

At Locala Health & Wellbeing, our people make a difference every day. We are committed to fostering a supportive and inclusive workplace where colleagues feel valued, respected and able to contribute their skills and experience.

We encourage applications from all sections of our community and recognise the value that different perspectives, backgrounds and experiences bring to our teams.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to contribute to a welcoming, supportive and inclusive healthcare environment, we would love to hear from you.

Qualifications

What can Locala offer you?

Here at Locala we are part of the community and have often cared for generations within the same family and continue to be part of the NHS family also delivering care under the same ethos.

Locala Health and Wellbeing embraces diversity and inclusion and encourages applicants from people from all backgrounds with our ambition to have a workforce that represents the wider communities we live and work within, which you can support us to achieve.

We are an organisation that celebrates and values the individuality of our colleagues lived experiences and can adapt accordingly, recognising the value inclusivity brings when delivering equitable, high quality healthcare to our local communities. Where everyone feels valued, has the ability to develop, has flexible working opportunities, with a sense of belonging, supported by our Inclusivity Groups.

Just a few of the benefits you can enjoy:-

• Flexible working-We are committed to supporting our colleagues to have a good work-life balance and welcome conversations about flexible working wherever possible.
• Generous pension– We offer a generous, defined contribution, pension scheme with matched contribution + 2% up to a maximum of 8%
• Development opportunities– We have a nursing framework and offer a range of development opportunities in all roles.

Be part of an organisation doing things differently. One that delivers CQC-rated “Gold” NHS healthcare services, as well as having a “positive social impact in local communities.”

Locala is a ‘Disability Confident’ employer and as such any disabled applicants who meets all the essential criteria are guaranteed to be invited to the assessment process.

This role is not applicable for sponsorship and candidates must be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy earlier than the stated date should we receive sufficient applications

Please note – this position will be subject to DBS check.

Closing date 8 November 2026

For further information, please refer to the job description and person specification and Locala Thrive Strategy.

Or Allison.Edwards@Locala.org.uk 03033309512

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