Health Care Assistant | Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust

The London Spinal Cord Injury Centre is a 30-bedded Unit that provides person focused care within a multi-professional team for patients with spinal cord injury. This process is from the early stages of rehabilitation and preparing for reintegration into the community.

We are looking for Health Care Assistants with previous clinical experience, who are passionate about the importance of rehabilitation nursing to join our diverse nursing team.This is a full time post of 37.5 hours per week, for shift work including a mixture of early, late, long day and night shifts.

We are looking for innovative and inspirational individuals to join our team in the provision of high quality care to the rehabilitation of patients. You will be a part of an enthusiastic, friendly and hardworking team who participate in the Stanmore Safe Accreditation Ward initiative, continually striving and working on enhancing our patients care delivery. A flexible approach, good sense of humour and the ability to prioritise workloads is a must.

Must have care certificate and provide evidence of this at interview, please be aware that you will be required to complete a maths and English assessment on the day of interview.

Sponsorship for this post is offered by the Trust.

Please be aware that there will be a cap on applications and once limit reached you will not be able to apply.

To work within the nursing team delivering patient care under supervision from a registered nurse.

Assist in the provision of care to patients, supporting and being supervised by a registered nurse. Assist patients with all activities of daily living. Assists qualified staff by undertaking personal care duties for patients. Reports patient’s condition to qualified staff. Perform further duties of that of a Healthcare Support Worker pertinent to the ward, this will include; helping with washing of patients, disposing of bodily fluids and waste, bowel management, correct manual handling techniques including hoisting of patients, assisting patients with their dietary needs, escort patients to other areas of the hospital or external hospitals, recording clinical observations and reporting to the registered nurse. Must be willing to learn about respiratory care. Full range of manual and clerical duties. Will be required to maintain the orderliness, hygiene and safety of the ward/departmental environment. Must have obtained the care certificate and have either GCSE Maths and English or functional skills/relevant equivalent certificate

RNOH Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust (RNOH) is the largest orthopaedic hospital in the UK and a global leader in our field. We provide a dynamic working environment where we support frontline staff to implement improvements so that we can realise our vision of being a world leading neuro-musculoskeletal hospital providing the best patient care and staff experience in the NHS, delivering world leading research, and offering a strong foundation of education, training and career progression. Our dedicated staff come from diverse backgrounds, and our patients benefit from the wide range of experience they bring to the trust. RNOH brings unrivalled expertise together in one place allowing us to deliver some of the world’s most complex and innovative care to our patients. RNOH is rated good by the CQC and covers two sites, one in central London and one in Stanmore - which has recently opened The Stanmore Building, a new, state-of-the-art inpatient facility. For more information, please access the following link:https://www.rnoh.nhs.uk/

Communicate clearly, effectively and appropriately with the multidisciplinary team, patients and their family/visitors/carers including when patient/client has physical impairment, mental health condition or learning disabilities.

Must have care certificate and provide evidence of this at interview, please be aware that you will be required to complete a maths and English assessment on the day of interview.

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

Understand own level of responsibility and accountability in relation to trained staff

Identify own learning needs and produce a personal development plan in conjunction with the ward sister/charge nurse

Participate in annual staff appraisal, staff development and in-service training activities in line with the Knowledge and Skills Framework

Attend Trust/local orientation programmes, mandatory training sessions and annual updates

Take part in reflection and appropriate learning from practice, in order to maintain and develop competence and performance

Assist in maintaining a clean environment that is conducive to safe practice

Report any issues at work that may put health, safety and security at risk

Summon immediate help for any emergency and take appropriate action to contain it

Understand the principles and practice of Infection Control as per trust policy

Work within own personal/professional limitations and seek help of others to maintain safe practice.

Identify potential risks for all staff, patients and visitors and assist with relevant incident reporting procedures

Clean patient equipment as required

Handle and dispose of all body fluids in accordance with trust policy

Undertake administrative and clerical tasks associated with patient care to facilitate the smooth running of the ward/department

Maintain adequate levels of stock, equipment and materials and facilitate the efficient, effective use of resources; report when availability falls below an acceptable standard or level

Pass on constructive views and ideas for improving services to ward sister/charge nurse

Ensure a welcoming, caring and safe environment is provided for the patient and their family/visitors/carers

Aware of and maintains required standard of care

Ensure that patient areas are kept clean and tidy

Comply with Trust/local policies and procedures•Carry out duties and responsibilities with regard to the Trust’s Equal Opportunity policy

Recognise the importance of people’s rights and act in accordance with legislation, policies and procedures

Act in ways that acknowledge and recognise peoples’ expressed beliefs, preferences and choices; respecting diversity and valuing people as individuals

Take account of own behaviour and its effect on others

Maintain and improve the patient’s mobility using appropriate equipment and handling techniques

Assist the patient to be as comfortable as possible, i.e., help with moving and positioning the patient using appropriate equipment

Assist with checking pain levels and requesting pain relieving medication on patient’s behalf

Involve the patient in shared decision-making and obtain their consent before undertaking nursing procedures

Prepare appropriately for the activity to be undertaken

Support and encourage the patient to meet their own health and wellbeing needs

Undertake care activities to meet individuals’ health and wellbeing needs, once competence demonstrated

Work co-operatively as part of the multi-disciplinary team, helping nursing, midwifery and other clinical staff in routine work associated with patient care

Support qualified nurses in the implementation of programmes of care within the limits of the Healthcare Assistant’s knowledge and competence

Provide comfort, reassurance, and support to patients and/or their carers if anxious or distressed

Providing care for the deceased patient

Assist with essential patient care, e.g., making beds, sorting clean linen, distributing menu cards, helping patients to complete menu cards, ensuring patient areas are kept clean and tidy etc.

Assist patients to become as independent as possible by giving the appropriate level of support as delegated and under supervision

Maintain patients’ personal and oral hygiene, e.g. help with dressing / undressing, giving bed baths

Help patients to move and assist with pressure area care / awareness of SSKIN bundle

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This advert closes on Tuesday 10 Nov 2026