Job Description

Overview:

Clinical Assistant

Band 3: 24,937 - 26,598

35 Hours per week

Permanent

Responsibilities:

A fantastic role has become available in our Care Home Support Team for a Clinical Assistant. This is your chance to make a real, daily difference to residents in care homes across Kirklees, working alongside a dedicated multidisciplinary team of nurses, pharmacists, therapists and clinical colleagues.

The Clinical Assistant role supports the Care Home Support Team in delivering high-quality care to residents in care homes across Kirklees. Working under the guidance of qualified clinicians, you'll assist with basic clinical tasks, resident assessments, and administrative duties to ensure smooth service delivery.

Purpose:

Provide safe, effective, and compassionate care in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities:

Perform clinical observations, assist with assessments, maintain accurate records, and liaise with care home staff and healthcare partners.

Requirements:

Strong communication, teamwork, and organizational skills; commitment to professional development.

Benefits:

Flexible working, pension scheme, training opportunities, and technology-enabled mobile working.

In this role, you'll:

Support resident assessments and carry out basic clinical tasks (e.g. observations, venepuncture, ECG, bladder scanning) once trained and assessed as competent. Build strong relationships with care home staff, GPs and partner services to keep care safe, effective and compassionate. Keep accurate records and help the team run smoothly through light admin and coordination.


If you're caring, organised and motivated to improve the lives of older people, we'd love to hear from you.



Apply today and help us deliver high quality care!

To find out more about Locala see our

Thrive Strategy

For more information please refer to

andPerson Specification

To discuss the role further please contact Simon Cottrell on

simon.cottrell@locala.org.uk

Please note - this position may be subject to DBS check.

Closing date - 26/01/2026

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

About us

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.

"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."

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% *

Refer a Friend Scheme -

If you know a friend or family member who works at Locala on a substantive contract, you may be able to take advantage of our Refer a Friend Scheme. You both could receive a reward of 500 each, after you have successfully started your role with us.