Health Care Assistant | Certificate of Sponsorship

Position: Health Care Assistant

Job Type: Full Time

Salary: £25,760 to £27,476 a year

Location: Warrington

Employer: North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust (BCH)

Application Deadline: September 27^th, 2026

Job summary

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic Health Care Assistant who has a genuine interested in providing safe and effective care for patients at home. The successful candidate must have demonstratable experience, a wide range of clinical skills and will be confident to work without direct supervision. Community nursing is evolving at a fast pace, and you must be able to engage positively with service improvements and change.

If you are looking for flexibility with your working hours to support your work life balance, all flexible working requests will be considered in line with the needs of the service.

Main duties of the job

The role requires the staff member to work as part of a Community Nursing Service to deliver high-quality care to patients in their own homes in accordance with individual care plans. Provide personal and palliative care, ensuring patients are treated with dignity, respect, and compassion while supporting their comfort and wellbeing. Demonstrate the ability to work independently and autonomously within the community setting, effectively manage responsibilities while maintaining a high standard of care. Support the Community Nursing Team by managing the ordering and organisation of clinical supplies and stationery to ensure services operated smoothly. Consistently follow Trust policies, procedures, and professional standards in all aspects of work while maintaining strict adherence to health and safety regulations, infection prevention, and control guidelines. Ensure patient confidentiality is always maintained and information is handled sensitively and responsibly in line with legal, ethical, and organisational requirements. Contribute to a safe, supportive, and professional care environment for patients receiving community-based nursing services.

About us

Flexible working will be considered for all roles.

Unfortunately, we do not hold a sponsor licence for working Visas.

At Bridgewater, our PEOPLE values shape how we deliver our NHS services in your local community.

They help us deliver our mission to improve local health and promote wellbeing in the communities we serve.

After all, values are about people and they were created in partnership with our staff to reflect what they felt was important to them

Here at Bridgewater our shared values flow through the organisation.

• P- Person-centred-We are passionate about individual needs and promote independence in the healthcare we provide..
• E- Empowered- We empower our people and encourage new ideas to deliver and create improvements in community care.
• O- Open and Honest -We behave in a way that develops relationships based on trust, openness, honesty and respect.
• P- Professional-We support our people, so everyone has the right skills and training to deliver outstanding patient care.
• L- Locally Lead -We are always learning about our communities and show great pride in being a local provider of health and care.
• E- Efficient -We use our resources wisely to provide sustainable and value for money healthcare for our patients.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Purpose:

To assist the Community Nursing Team in the provision of nursing care and support to patients and families in the community setting.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• To work as part of an integrated Community Nursing Service in providing specific care to a patient in the community setting as written in the care plan.
• To provide personal care and support to palliative patients in their own homes.
• To work alone and unsupervised and the ability to work autonomously.
• To be responsible for the ordering of clinical supplies and stationery for the Community Nursing Team.
• To work in accordance with Trust Policies and Procedures.
• To maintain high standards of personal hygiene adhering to Health and Safety Guidelines and Infection Control Guidelines within the trust.
• To respect confidential information during the course of your work and refrain from discussing such information without the consent of the patient/client or a person entitled to act on his/her behalf, except where disclosure is required by law or by the Order of a Court or is necessary in the public interest.

Clinical

• To monitor skin integrity of patients at risk of pressure ulcers formation and provide basic preventative information.
• To provide full personal care to patients in the terminal phase of life.
• To provide health screening for household patients e.g. Monitoring of blood glucose levels, phlebotomy, blood pressure recording and urine testing.
• To provide clinical intervention for care of patients as directed by Registered Nurses, following training and assessment of competencies e.g. administration of insulin, basic wound care and bladder irrigation.
• To check equipment on a regular basis and ensure it is safe to use.
• To attend mandatory training in accordance with the Trust Policy.
• To identify areas for development within a Personal Development Plan in collaboration with District Nurse coordinator/District Nursing Sister.
• To report any Health and Safety or Infection Control issues.
• To assist in clinical practice as expected up to NVQ Level III or equivalent.

Person Specification

Relationships

Essential

If you are related to a director or have a relationship with a director or employee of an appointing organisation, please state the relationship.

Qualifications

Essential

• GCE/GCSEs Grade A*- C/level 9- 4 in Maths and English or Equivalent or Willingness to undertake Level 2 Functional Skills Qualifications in Maths and English
• NVQ Level III in Healthcare/equivalent qualification

Desirable

• Care certificate

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Excellent communication skills verbal and written
• Wound care and pressure ulcer knowledge/experience
• Ability to provide personal care to patients in the terminal phase of life
• Ability to undertake clinical intervention for care of patients as directed by Registered Nurses
• Ability to work well within a team
• Evidence of time management skills and ability to prioritise.

Desirable

• IT skills
• Use of SystmOne/EMIS

Job Specific Requirements

Essential

• The ability to travel independently across the Trust
• The ability to work flexibly in accordance with service needs

Experience

Essential

• Demonstrable experience of working in a healthcare setting

Desirable

• Community healthcare experience

Right to Work

Essential

• Do you currently have the unrestricted right to work in the UK?

If appointed, will you require sponsorship under a UK work visa route (now or in the future)?

Please note that sponsorship is not available for all roles. Sponsorship will only be considered where the post meets the relevant UK immigration requirements and where the organisation determines that sponsorship is appropriate for the role.

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.

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