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Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Healthcare Assistant - Trauma and Orthopaedics

The closing date is 28 July 2025

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Job summary

We have vacancies for Band 3 Healthcare Assistant to join our team on Ward 4 at Aintree Hospital.

We are looking for experienced HCA's with an NVQ Level 3 to join our nursing team.

Under the supervision of a registered nurse assisting the Ward / Department team inproviding the highest possible standard of care for patients and their families/carer.The post holder will undertake a range of tasks and duties as delegated by aregistered nurse.

**Please note this vacancy will close once sufficient applications have been received**

Main duties of the job

  • Participates in all aspects of patient care with particular attention to personal hygiene and grooming.
  • Provision of patients toileting needs, ensuring privacy and dignity is maintained.
  • Support of patients in managing incontinence and promotion of continence.
  • The recording of a patient's fluid intake and output using fluid balance charts.
  • Preparation and serving of patient's meals, drinks and snacks.
  • Assisting / feeding patients as necessary.
  • The recording of patient's dietary intake when indicated in the patient's plan of care.
  • Enable patients to maintain/improve their mobility by use of exercise and mobility appliances.
  • Assist in the prevention of pressure sore development as directed by the Registered nurse in conjunction with the patient's plan of care.

About us

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women's Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

For roles at Liverpool Women's, visit their careers page.

Details

Date posted

16 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum/pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

287-ASUR-121-25

Job locations

Aintree University Hospital

Longmoor Lane

Liverpool

L9 7AL


Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Carry out any movement and handling within the safe practice guidelines fromyour mandatory training and in relation to the patients manual handling plan.
  • Obtaining specimens from patients for ward or laboratory testing.
  • Removal of cannulae, catheters and nasogastric tubes.
  • Undertake the dressing of non-complex wounds (in accordance with identifiedcompetencies and in conjunction with the plan of care).
  • Prepare and maintain environments for clinical treatments and investigations.

Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Carry out any movement and handling within the safe practice guidelines fromyour mandatory training and in relation to the patients manual handling plan.
  • Obtaining specimens from patients for ward or laboratory testing.
  • Removal of cannulae, catheters and nasogastric tubes.
  • Undertake the dressing of non-complex wounds (in accordance with identifiedcompetencies and in conjunction with the plan of care).
  • Prepare and maintain environments for clinical treatments and investigations.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Demonstrates a willingness & capability to undertake NVQ level 3

Experience

Essential

  • Demonstrable experience in hospital setting working at NVQ level 2

Knowledge

Essential

  • Reputation for high standard of patient care

Skills

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues in the Healthcare setting
  • Basic Computer Skills

Other

Essential

  • Supportive of colleagues and patients
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Demonstrates a willingness & capability to undertake NVQ level 3

Experience

Essential

  • Demonstrable experience in hospital setting working at NVQ level 2

Knowledge

Essential

  • Reputation for high standard of patient care

Skills

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues in the Healthcare setting
  • Basic Computer Skills

Other

Essential

  • Supportive of colleagues and patients

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Aintree University Hospital

Longmoor Lane

Liverpool

L9 7AL


Employer's website

https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Aintree University Hospital

Longmoor Lane

Liverpool

L9 7AL


Employer's website

https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Ward Manager

Francesca Underwood

francesca.underwood@liverpoolft.nhs.uk

01515296361

Details

Date posted

16 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum/pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

287-ASUR-121-25

Job locations

Aintree University Hospital

Longmoor Lane

Liverpool

L9 7AL


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