Job Description

Join Our Caring Team as a Healthcare Assistant!
Location: Sulis Ward, St Martins Hospital, Bath
Positions Available: Full-time or Part-time
A great opportunity has arisen to join us as a Healthcare Assistant on our Sulis Ward, St Martins Hospital, Bath.
You will join a welcoming multidisciplinary team on our John Stacey ward, where our services run 7 days per week. We have the opportunity to offer full time and part time positions to help with the flexibility of hours to suit you!
We provide general medical and stroke rehabilitation for those stepping down form the acute trusts; as well as supporting our primary care colleagues with admission avoidance and stepping up from the community.
Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilities:
Provide compassionate, patient-centred care in line with individual care plans.
Support daily care and treatment under the guidance of a registered practitioner.
Encourage patient and carer involvement in decision-making.
Promote patient independence and dignity at all times.
Work collaboratively within a multi-professional team.
Ensure clear, respectful communication, including support for language or hearing barriers.
Maintain accurate documentation of patient needs and preferences.
Practice effective infection control and contribute to a safe care environment.
Assist in clinics (e.g. dressing, fracture) and carry out delegated tasks confidently.
Support junior staff and seek guidance from registered staff when needed.
Perform select administrative duties as required.
Obtain appropriate consent and provide or request a chaperone when needed.
Uphold policies, procedures, and professional standards at all times.
For a full list of responsibilities please see the attached job description
About us
About the Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesn't happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date we've shown here. If you're keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2
Details
Date posted
10 October 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
23,875 to 23,875 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
HCRGCG/TP/40134/17258
Job locations
HCRG Care Group
Bath
Avon
BA2 5RP
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a Healthcare Assistant, you'll be part of our valued team on our Sulis Ward, St Martins Hospital, Bath.
You will feel valued as a Healthcare Assistant within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• 23,875.00 with access to our group pension
• Free tea and coffee at your base location
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life's emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
• Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
• Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
• An open, just culture where you're encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least 100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year

The Ideal Candidate
Essential
Good general education.
Care Certificate or willingness to achieve.
Experience of working under supervision.
Experience of supporting other workers.
Ability to work as a team member.
Delivering patient focused care.
Ability to recognise own limitations.
Typing/data inputting skills.
Physical skills to manually handle patients and use appropriate lifting aids.
Undertake specific nursing/therapy skills.
Driven to achieve.
Self-motivated.
Good time management
Desirable
Experience of the NHS.
Experience of work in an acute or urgent health care setting
Basic wound care knowledge and skills Job description
Job responsibilities
As a Healthcare Assistant, you'll be part of our valued team on our Sulis Ward, St Martins Hospital, Bath.
You will feel valued as a Healthcare Assistant within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• 23,875.00 with access to our group pension
• Free tea and coffee at your base location
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life's emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
• Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
• Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
• An open, just culture where you're encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least 100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year

The Ideal Candidate
Essential
Good general education.
Care Certificate or willingness to achieve.
Experience of working under supervision.
Experience of supporting other workers.
Ability to work as a team member.
Delivering patient focused care.
Ability to recognise own limitations.
Typing/data inputting skills.
Physical skills to manually handle patients and use appropriate lifting aids.
Undertake specific nursing/therapy skills.
Driven to achieve.
Self-motivated.
Good time management
Desirable
Experience of the NHS.
Experience of work in an acute or urgent health care setting
Basic wound care knowledge and skills
Person Specification
General Requirements
Essential

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Desirable

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Person Specification
General Requirements
Essential

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Desirable

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Skills Required