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Health Care Assistant - General Medicine, Frailty and Dementia

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust • Heap, Bury

Salary

£26k – £27k

Posted

26 September 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust is hiring a Health Care Assistant - General Medicine, Frailty and Dementia in Heap, a full-time healthcare & nursing role advertised as contract. The advertised salary is £26k – £27k. Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Skilled Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £26k – £27k
How this salary compares: about 34% below the £41,600 median across 1,846 healthcare & nursing roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Heap, Bury · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 2 other live healthcare & nursing roles in Heap — browse them
Posted: 26 September 2026
How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.

About this sector

Healthcare and nursing is the largest sponsored category in the UK. NHS trusts, private hospitals, GP practices, and specialist clinics sponsor registered nurses, doctors, allied health professionals, and support workers through the Health and Care Worker visa — which carries lower application fees and faster processing than the standard Skilled Worker visa.