Band 3 Healthcare Assistant

Job summary

If you are an overseas national who would require a Certificate of Sponsorship from the Trust to ensure your Right to Work in the UK, the Band 3 Healthcare worker role is unable to offer this if you are new to the NHS (or have less than 2 years' service as Band 3 in the NHS) and therefore your starting salary would be £24,071.

This is due to a change in the increased salary threshold advised by the UK Home Office on 12th March 2025, stating that Employer sponsorship will only be available for starting salaries above £25,000. If you apply for the role and this restriction applies to you, your application would be automatically rejected prior to shortlisting stage.

The role of the HCA is to assist the Registered Nurse in the planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care. They will be required to work collaboratively and co-operatively with others to meet individual needs of patients and their families.

You will be responsible for carrying out assigned tasks involving direct patient care in support of and supervised by an Assistant Practitioner/Registered Nurse, maintaining a high standard of quality patient care and staff morale through personal example.

The post holder is expected to cross site work, at both Warrington and Halton Hospital sites , working varied weekly shift patterns. You may also be expected to work across other areas within the Trust when service demands particularly during staffing shortages throughout the trust.

Main duties of the job

1. Work within a multidisciplinary team to provide an optimum level of care to the local population.

2. Recognise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations.

3. Maintain clear accurate records of all patient interventions.

4. Communicate effectively with patients, carers, and colleagues on a range of factual information and overcome any barriers to understanding.

5. Communicate effectively with patients and visitors by always showing courtesy. Answering enquiries within the limits of the role and referring more complex enquiries to appropriate staff.

6. Listen sensitively to patients and visitors who may be anxious or distressed and respond with sensitivity and empathy.

7. Prioritise own workload.

About us

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff. We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.

Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system. Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.

Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.

A CQC-rated 'good' organisation with 'outstanding' features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.

Our workforce of nearly 5,000 across both sites comprises more than 50 nationalities. We strive to be an equal, diverse and inclusive employer, which is recognised as a pioneer in its equality, diversity and inclusion work. The Trust is proud to have achieved numerous external accreditations and is working towards achieving the Anti-Racist Organisation Framework, recognising the importance of anti-racism in all that we do.