Healthcare Assistant - Children's services
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time
- Posted
- 22/09/2026
- Closes
- 27/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a healthcare assistant to join an expanding county-wide service in Cornwall, working within a supportive and innovative team. The role involves delivering care in community clinic settings and carrying out physical monitoring for children and young people with eating disorders. The post holder will work without direct supervision, supporting registered clinicians and with consultant paediatrician support as needed. Regular supervision and training will be provided.
Essential criteria
- NVQ Level 3 qualification in care or equivalent experience
- Experience working with children and young people in a care setting
- Experience working with Eating disorders/Mental health conditions
Desirable criteria
- Experience working in a community care team
- Skills and Aptitude
- Ability to work without direct supervision and to time restraints
- Flexible in attitude and willing to support in other teams when required
- Ability to cope under pressure
- Education, Qualifications and experience
- NVQ Level 3 qualification in care or equivalent experience
- Experience working with children and young people in a care setting
- Experience working with Eating disorders/Mental health conditions
- Experience working in a community care team
- Skills and Aptitude
- Ability to work without direct supervision and to time restraints
- Flexible in attitude and willing to support in other teams when required
- Ability to cope under pressure
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 - Children's services
The closing date is 27 September 2026
Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a second healthcare assistant to join our expanding county-wide service in Cornwall. The role would sit within a supportive and innovative team, delivering care in community clinic settings across the county.
The post holder will carry out physical monitoring for children & young people with eating disorders, who are under the care of CYPEDS. Regularly working without direct supervision involving direct care to patients and carers to support the registered clinicians, and with the support of consultant paediatricians as needed.
A clear escalation process is in place to provide safety and containment for the staff member, should patients need escalating to a clinician for additional support, or a hospital admission need arranging.
The healthcare assistant would receive regular supervision and training.
Successful applicants will be invited to attend a Selection Day at Carew House, Bodmin 5th October 2026. This will be a morning or afternoon to be confirmed.
Main duties of the job
Physical monitoring of children & young people with eating disorders in line with MEED guidelines.
To collaborate in the delivery of healthcare with patients and with members of the team
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