Healthcare Assistant
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation TrustBarrow-in-Furness, North West
Overview
This is a NHS role (permanent) with Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust based in Barrow-in-Furness. The advertised salary is £25,760 to £27,476. Applications close on 9 November 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.
Job description
This role is not eligible for sponsorship. Applicants must have an existing right to work in the UK and be able to maintain that right for the duratio...
The successful post holder will be expected to work shifts covering 24 hours, seven days a week and both full and part time contracts are available
Mental health services at Dane Garth, Furness General Hospital, Barrow are designed to meet the holistic needs of service users/patients and carers, in a working environment conducive to staff development and wellbeing. The post holder would support the delivery of care in the inpatients units.
Work as an integrated member of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT), working within a rotational shift system to support patients according to their care needs, some of whom may present with problematic or challenging behaviour
Contribute to, and participate in, the ongoing support of patients and their carers
Contribute to the protection of patients from abuse
Contribute to the health, safety and security of patients and their environment.
Obtain, transmit and store information relating to the delivery of a care service.
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Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.
LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.
Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you'd like to discuss your application, please ask.
We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.
LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.
The wellbeing of our people is at the heart of everything we do. We offer a wide range of resources, tools and support to help you thrive both in and out of work.
Explore our full wellbeing offer here: Keeping our workforce well
Essential: - An interest in completing NVQ Level III or higher in Health or the completion above and Social Care or QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care training or can demonstrate the equivalent skills and knowledge gained through work (pad/unpaid).
Essential: - Demonstrate an understanding of the issues surrounding mental illness; - Understands their duties and responsibilities under the Data Protection Act with regard to patient confidentiality.
Essential: - Working in a caring environment, e.g. nursing home, care home, hospital ward, home carer etc; - Working as part of a team
How this role compares
We hold 1,077 NHS vacancies in North West that publish a salary, and their median advertised starting figure is £32,073. This role pays less than about 87% of them.
There are 11,887 NHS roles open across the UK on GovJobs right now, 1,397 of them in North West.
You have 3 days left to apply. NHS adverts we hold typically run for around 33 days, so this is a shorter window than usual.
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust has 69 other vacancies open on GovJobs, with a breakdown of what they pay and the kinds of roles they recruit for.
These figures are calculated from the vacancies GovJobs currently holds, not from official pay statistics. They are a guide to the market, not a valuation of this post.
How to apply
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