Healthcare & Nursing Jobs

Healthcare Assistant

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust • Fulwood, Preston

Salary

£26k – £27k

Posted

5 November 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is hiring a Healthcare Assistant in Fulwood, a full-time healthcare & nursing role advertised as permanent. The advertised salary is £26k – £27k. Blackpool Teaching Hospitals 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.

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, with services covering the local authority areas of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. The Trust is part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) supporting a population of around 1.6 million people. We have three main hospitals providing acute services to around 330,000 local residents. The organisation also provides specialist tertiary care for cardiac and haematology services, deliv…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £26k – £27k
How this salary compares: about 41% below the £46,847 median across 2,630 healthcare & nursing roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Fulwood, Preston · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 6 other live healthcare & nursing roles in Fulwood — browse them
Posted: 5 November 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.