Healthcare Assistant - Bodmin CATU
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time
- Posted
- 13/08/2026
- Closes
- 13/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for an experienced Healthcare Assistant at Bodmin CATU/SDEC Unit, a 24-bed facility providing hospital care for elderly patients and rehabilitation. The unit also offers same day emergency care to reduce hospital admissions. Responsibilities include assisting registered nurses in clinical care delivery and supporting patients daily. The position involves rotational shifts, including nights and long days, to ensure 24-hour nursing care.
Essential criteria
- NVQ 2 in Health Care, or Equivalent
- Clinical skills eg venepuncture, blood transfusion, aseptic non touch technique
Desirable criteria
- NVQ 3 in Direct Care
- Experince. Skills & Aptitude
- Previous hospital experience
- Adaptability to cope with changing workload
- Able to competently organise and carry out designated workload within scope of previous training
- Education & Qualification
- NVQ 2 in Health Care, or Equivalent
- Clinical skills eg venepuncture, blood transfusion, aseptic non touch technique
- NVQ 3 in Direct Care
- Experince. Skills & Aptitude
- Previous hospital experience
- Adaptability to cope with changing workload
- Able to competently organise and carry out designated workload within scope of previous training
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £25,760 – £27,476 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Healthcare Assistant - Bodmin CATU
The closing date is 13 September 2026
Job summary
Successful applicants will be invited to attend a Selection Day at Carew House, Bodmin on 25 September 2026. This will be a morning or afternoon to be confirmed
Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust are pleased to offer opportunities for experienced Healthcare Assistants for Bodmin CATU/SDEC Unit.
Bodmin Community Assessment and Treatment Unit has 24 beds. These provide hospital care for elderly patients and people who need rehabilitation after surgery or an illness. The unit has a day case bed for when people do not need an overnight stay.
Same day emergency care (SDEC) is one of the many ways the NHS is working to provide the right care, in the right place, at the right time for patients.It aims to benefit both patients and the healthcare system by reducing waiting times and hospital admissions, where appropriate.
Full time, permanent contract undertaking a range of night duties 19:30- 08:00 hrs and long days 07:30 - 20:00 hrs on a rotational basis in order to support 24 hour nursing care, 7 days per week.
Main duties of the job
- To assist in the delivery of clinical care, planned and assessed by the Registered Nurses
- To carry out care / other duties under indirect supervision of a Registered Nurse and/or Senior Healt
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