Healthcare Assistant
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Hours / week
- 37.5
- Posted
- 14/08/2026
- Closes
- 31/08/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a Healthcare Assistant to join the Perinatal Psychiatric Inpatient Team at the Margaret Oates Mother and Baby Unit. The unit cares for women with serious mental illness in the perinatal period and their babies, providing high-quality care within a dedicated multi-disciplinary team. The role involves supporting mothers and babies in day-to-day care and participating in therapeutic programmes. Experience in an acute setting with serious mental illness is preferable, and a full induction program will be provided.
Essential criteria
- Good verbal and written communication skills, using tact and sensitivity.
- Good interpersonal skills
- Ability to work within the MDT, and assist the team in assessment, planning and coordination of activities.
- Ability to deal with sensitive and distressing situations.
- Relevant Experience of working with people with mental health difficulties
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working with babies up to one year of age.
- Experience of working with women/family work.
- Qualifications - Academic / Craft / Professional
- Relevant Experience of working with people with mental health difficulties.
- NVQ level2/3 in Health and Social care.
- Training
- Commitment to undertake continued personal development and mandatory training.
- Desire to further skills and knowledge.
- Understanding of trust policy and procedure.
- Broad understanding of mental illness.
- Knowledge of perinatal psychiatry
- Knowledge of infant development
- Contractual Requirements
- To work shifts over a 24 hour period.
- Ability to be flexible and supportive to needs, of the developing service and future changes.
- Values and Behaviours
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust's expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation
- Physical requirements
- Able to undertake Trust MVA training. Occasional use of MVA.
- Ability to be able to care for babies up to one year of age
- Has the physical ability to perform the full range of duties
- Good verbal and written communication skills, using tact and sensitivity.
- Good interpersonal skills
- Ability to work within the MDT, and assist the team in assessment, planning and coordination of activities.
- Ability to deal with sensitive and distressing situations.
- Relevant Experience of working with people with mental health difficulties
- Experience of working with babies up to one year of age.
- Experience of working with women/family work.
- Qualifications - Academic / Craft / Professional
- Relevant Experience of working with people with mental health difficulties.
- NVQ level2/3 in Health and Social care.
- Training
- Commitment to undertake continued personal development and mandatory training.
- Desire to further skills and knowledge.
- Understanding of trust policy and procedure.
- Broad understanding of mental illness.
- Knowledge of perinatal psychiatry
- Knowledge of infant development
- Contractual Requirements
- To work shifts over a 24 hour period.
- Ability to be flexible and supportive to needs, of the developing service and future changes.
- Values and Behaviours
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust's expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation
- Physical requirements
- Able to undertake Trust MVA training. Occasional use of MVA.
- Ability to be able to care for babies up to one year of age
- Has the physical ability to perform the full range of duties
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
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Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Healthcare Assistant
The closing date is 31 August 2026
Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Perinatal Psychiatric Inpatient Team. The Margaret Oates Mother and Baby Unit is located at Greenhaven and cares for women with serious mental illness in the perinatal period.
The Margaret Oates, Mother and Baby Unit has the capacity to admit 8 mothers and their babies. We accept admissions from the whole of the England for mothers with serious mental illness in the third trimester of pregnancy and up to one year post-partum. Babies are admitted with their mothers to build and maintain the mother/infant relationship. The Unit is accreditated by the Perinatal Quality Network.
Main duties
An opportunity has arisen within the Perinatal Inpatient Unit for a full time, 37.5 hours per week, Band 3 Healthcare Assistant post, working a mixture of long days, nights, weekends and Bank Holidays. You will be part of a dedicated MDT delivering high quality care to women and their babies. Experience of working within an acute setting with serious mental illness is preferable, however a full induction programme will be provided. You will be expected to work within the multi-disciplinary team, supporting mothers and their babies, supporting both in the day to day care.
Main duties of the job
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