Healthcare & Nursing Jobs

Health Care Assistant - Pre-operative Assessment

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust • Heyside, Royton

Salary

£26k – £27k

Posted

24 October 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 - Pre-operative Assessment in Heyside, 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.

Job overview The Pre-operative assessment unit at The Royal Oldham hospital is looking to recruit two part time Health Care Assistants - one for 28 hours per week and the other for 15 hours per week. As a Health Care Assistant you will assist the nursing team to carry out routine health related activities and complete personal care and activities of daily living ensuring patient led focused care You will record patient information and provide clinical support as required to help ensure the effi…

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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 41% below the £46,267 median across 2,370 healthcare & nursing roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Heyside, Royton · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 8 other live healthcare & nursing roles in Heyside — browse them
Posted: 24 October 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.