Health Care Assistant

Job description

Job overviewHealth Care Assistants

All Wards - Brooklands Hospital

We're looking for compassionate, motivated Healthcare Assistants (HCAs) to join our secure and adolescent assessment and treatment wards at Brooklands Hospital, a centre of excellence for learning disability and autism healthcare in Solihull.

As an HCA, you'll play a hands‐on role in delivering therapeutic care. You will make a real difference to people with a learning disability and/or autism by helping them feel safe, valued and supported in their recovery.

You'll build trust, promote independence and contribute to positive clinical outcomes. We are particularly interested in people who are passionate about reducing health inequalities, advocating for fair access to care and promoting inclusion.

You'll work as part of a skilled team to deliver meaningful daily activities, support therapeutic interventions and maintain safety across our wards.

You may already have experience as a healthcare assistant, support worker, or caring for someone with a learning disability or autism.

If successful, you will be invited to a Brooklands Hospital recruitment day in January. You'll hear from patients, meet the team and learn more about the role. Interviews will take place on the same day.

If you want to make a real difference and develop your skills in a supportive team, we'd love to hear from you.

Main duties of the jobIn this role, you will work alongside our nurses and therapists to support patients with their health, wellbeing, and social care needs — both on the unit and out in the community. You'll be part of a caring team that provides safe and meaningful care 24 hours a day, on a rota that includes days, nights, weekends and bank holidays (including Christmas and New Year).

You'll help our patients live as independently as possible, build confidence, and work towards their personal goals, knowing you're making a real difference every shift.

At Brooklands, our HCA team supports autistic individuals and people with learning disabilities within a safe, secure environment. In this role you will help patients with daily living skills, promote independence and build trusting relationships. We use Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) to understand behaviour, reduce distress and create meaningful routines. You will help meet sensory needs, support communication preferences, and work alongside nurses, therapists and behaviour specialists. Our team is compassionate, reflective and focused on person-centred care. We celebrate progress, however small, and work together to improve outcomes for the people we support.

Working for your organisationAt Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.

We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.

generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us

excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more

salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more

discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes

wellbeing support, including an in‐house counselling service, external helpline and more

staff networks and support group

We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.

Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesAt Brooklands, our HCA team supports autistic individuals and people with learning disabilities within a safe, secure environment. In this role you will help patients with daily living skills, promote independence and build trusting relationships. We use Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) to understand behaviour, reduce distress and create meaningful routines. You will help meet sensory needs, support communication preferences, and work alongside nurses, therapists and behaviour specialists. Our team is compassionate, reflective and focused on person-centred care. We celebrate progress, however small, and work together to improve outcomes for the people we support.

For further details / informal visits contact

Name: Kelly Doherty

Job title: Operational Manager

Email address: Kelly.doherty@covwarkpt.nhs.uk

Telephone number: 07827841115

Person specificationQualificationsMaximum score 3

Hold or willing to work towards English and Math's Grade 4-9 or Functional Skills Level 2

Hold or be willing to undertake the Care Certificate (Learning Disabilities) within the first 12 weeks

Hold a level 3 or equivalent healthcare related qualification or equivalent experience in healthcare.

KnowledgeMaximum score 5

Able to write reports and understand the importance of record keeping.

Willing and able to assist patients to participate in Person Centred Plan's and understand the importance of their life stories.

Take the lead for care activities as directed. Assist patients to participate in a full range of social activities within the unit and the community.

Respond by following care plans and risk assessments to unexpected events and ensure that these are brought to the attention of the qualified nurse / deputy / unit manager.

Respond appropriately to changes in patient behaviours.

ExperienceMaximum score 1

Experience of working with people with a learning disability.

Personal AttributesMaximum score 1

Able to work along side and portray a positive attitude towards patients who display the extremes of challenging behaviour and/or may have committed an offence

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Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Birmingham

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

03-04-2026

Profession type

Home Care Jobs

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English