Healthcare Assistant - Ward 8b
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustLiverpool, North West
Overview
This is a NHS role (permanent) with Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust based in Liverpool. The advertised salary is £25,272. Applications close on 2 November 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.
Job description
An opportunity has arisen within pallitive care haematology & general medicine for a highly motivated and Enthusiastic Band 2 HCA to join are team and...
The main duties of a band 2 HCA is to assist the nursing staff of our care group. The role involves caring for patients activities of daily living. Nutrition and hydration and continence needs. Also promoting activity and monitoring pressure area care. Documentation on Fluid balances and pressure area care.
- *Assist patients in meeting their hygiene needs and carry out all aspects of personal care and grooming( to include emptying catheter bags).
- *Provision of patients toileting needs, ensuring privacy and dignity is maintained.
- * Support of patients in managing incontinence.
- * Measure patients fluid intake and output using fluid balance chart and reports information to Registered nurse
- *Preparation for mealtimes sitting patients correctly. Ensuring patients are provided with snacks night time and through out day assisting/feeding patients as necessary .
- * Carry out any moving and handling within the safe practice guidelines from mandatory training and in relation to the patients manual handling plan.
- * Enable patients to maintain/improve their mobility by use of exercise and mobility appliances as directed by individual care plans.
- * Assist in the prevention of pressure sore development as directed by the registered nurse in conjunction with patients plan of care.
- * Obtaining specimens from patients for ward or laboratory testing.
- * Assisting nurses in Last offices.
- * Initiate Basic Life Support techniques as appropriate and provides assistance to registered nurse
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 Hospitalis 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 Hospitalis home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Women's Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospitalis 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 theircareers page.
Essential: - Demonstrates a willingness & capability to undertake NVQ level 2
Essential: - Suitable work / life experience
Desirable: - Previous experience in a caring role
Desirable: - Basic Computer Skills
Essential: - Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues in the Healthcare setting
Essential: - Ability to communicate clearly in written & spoken word
How this role compares
We hold 1,144 NHS vacancies in North West that publish a salary, and their median advertised starting figure is £32,073. This role pays less than about 97% of them.
There are 12,687 NHS roles open across the UK on GovJobs right now, 1,536 of them in North West.
You have 12 days left to apply. NHS adverts we hold typically run for around 14 days, so this is about the usual amount of time.
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has 90 other vacancies open on GovJobs, with a breakdown of what they pay and the kinds of roles they recruit for.
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