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Health Care Assistant - Ward 3F (Band 3)
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust View all jobs
Posted 6 day(s) ago
Reference: 2431499
Job summary
Health Care Assistant
Band 3
Permanent - Full/Part Time
An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our Paediatric Unit at Whiston Hospital Ward 3F.
We are looking for committed individuals who would like to join our team supporting the nursing staff in the delivery of high quality care to our children and their families.
The ability to work alongside and support clinical staff with the day to day running of the ward environment is essential. Good communication skills and the ability to converse with all members of the multi disciplinary team are critical to the success of the role.
Due to current service demands, we are only able to consider applicants who have relevant UK experience. Candidates must also be available to commence employment immediately or within a very short timeframe. We regret that we cannot progress applications that do not meet these essential requirements.
Main duties of the job
The Senior Health Care Support Worker (SHCSW) will:
- Work with all members of the multi-disciplinary team to deliver the Trust's vision and values providing safe, high quality, compassionate, person centred care.
- Support/supervise learners, new staff and junior staff where required.
- Record patient information in accordance with local and trust policies. 4. Undertake personal care duties for patients within the care setting accessing supervision from a registered healthcare practitioner.
About us
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.
Our services:
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Community Services
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
Specialist Regional Services
We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
Achievements:
- Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
- Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
- National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
Details
Date posted
16 October 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£25,760 to £27,476 a year per annum, pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
409-8163435-A
Job locations
Whiston Hospital
Warrington Road
Prescot
L35 5DR
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see Job Description and Person Specification attached.
Advertising Date: 16th October 2026
Closing Date: 30thOctober 2026
Shortlisting Date: W/C 2nd November 2026
Proposed Interview date: TBC
Please note this vacancy may close early if a high number of applications is reached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see Job Description and Person Specification attached.
Advertising Date: 16th October 2026
Closing Date: 30thOctober 2026
Shortlisting Date: W/C 2nd November 2026
Proposed Interview date: TBC
Please note this vacancy may close early if a high number of applications is reached.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ level 3 Health and Social Care or equivalent experience
- Care Certificate (equivalent to level 1)
- Literacy and numeracy functional skills level 2 or equivalent
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of personal care and related procedures
- Demonstrable experience of working in a patient care/health related role
- Knowledge of relevant legislation related to healthcare
- Experience of working in a team
Skills
Essential
- Ability to communicate effectively in both verbal and written formats
- Good interpersonal skills
- Experience of supporting junior staff and learners
- Able to accept direction and guidance
- Aware of own limitations
- Flexible in working hours
- Able to prioritise own workload and manage time effectively
- Flexible, adaptable and responsive to change
- Punctual, motivated and committed
- Effective role model demonstrating Trust values
- Basic IT skills
- Able to work within a team
- Reliable and professional
- Ability to cope in stressful and challenging situations
- Inclusive and non-judgmental
Other
Essential
- Frequent moderate effort for several long periods during the shift such as manual handling patients to supporting patient's personal care
- Concentration, focus and frequent record keeping requirements. Carrying out time critical tasks
- Aware that developing resilience to distressing situations is necessary without losing the ability to care compassionately
- Aware of the process for accessing staff health and wellbeing support
- Daily exposure to distressing situations which may include challenging behaviour, care of chronic health conditions, patient end of life care/care after death
- Able to carry out direct clinical care as required on ward or department
- Potential blood or body fluids exposure
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ level 3 Health and Social Care or equivalent experience
- Care Certificate (equivalent to level 1)
- Literacy and numeracy functional skills level 2 or equivalent
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of personal care and related procedures
- Demonstrable experience of working in a patient care/health related role
- Knowledge of relevant legislation related to healthcare
- Experience of working in a team
Skills
Essential
- Ability to communicate effectively in both verbal and written formats
- Good interpersonal skills
- Experience of supporting junior staff and learners
- Able to accept direction and guidance
- Aware of own limitations
- Flexible in working hours
- Able to prioritise own workload and manage time effectively
- Flexible, adaptable and responsive to change
- Punctual, motivated and committed
- Effective role model demonstrating Trust values
- Basic IT skills
- Able to work within a team
- Reliable and professional
- Ability to cope in stressful and challenging situations
- Inclusive and non-judgmental
Other
Essential
- Frequent moderate effort for several long periods during the shift such as manual handling patients to supporting patient's personal care
- Concentration, focus and frequent record keeping requirements. Carrying out time critical tasks
- Aware that developing resilience to distressing situations is necessary without losing the ability to care compassionately
- Aware of the process for accessing staff health and wellbeing support
- Daily exposure to distressing situations which may include challenging behaviour, care of chronic health conditions, patient end of life care/care after death
- Able to carry out direct clinical care as required on ward or department
- Potential blood or body fluids exposure
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.
Employer details
Employer name
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Whiston Hospital
Warrington Road
Prescot
L35 5DR
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.merseywestlancs.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Whiston Hospital
Warrington Road
Prescot
L35 5DR
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.merseywestlancs.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)