Health Care Assisstant - Ward 2B Respiratory Team

NHS; Knowsley; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A National Health Service Trust in the United Kingdom is seeking a Health Care Assistant for Ward 2B at Whiston Hospital. The successful candidate will support the Registered Nurse in delivering high-quality patient care while maintaining patient dignity. This role requires excellent communication skills, a commitment to teamwork, and a basic understanding of health and social care practices. You will join a dedicated team in a supportive environment, contributing to a vital service within the community.

Qualifications

• Basic literacy and numeracy skills.
• Knowledge of personal care and related procedures.
• Experience of working in a patient care/health related role.

Responsibilities

• Maintain privacy and dignity of patients.
• Support the Registered Nurse in delivering patient care.
• Undertake personal care for patients as required.

Skills

Effective communication

Interpersonal skills

Teamwork

Time management

Flexibility

Basic IT skills

Education

NVQ level 2 Health and Social Care or equivalent

Completion of Trust Care Certificate within 4 months

Job description

Go back Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Health Care Assistant - Ward 2B Respiratory Team

The closing date is 05 February 2026.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 2 Health Care Assistant on Ward 2B. The new post holder will join our already existing, dedicated and friendly team of staff on Ward 2B at Whiston Hospital.

Main duties of the job

• We are seeking flexible and enthusiastic individual who has excellent communication skills and will be able to work well as part of the ward team.
• Your responsibilities will include maintaining the privacy and dignity of patients and supporting the Registered Nurse in delivering five-star patient care.

About us

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

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. 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.

You will be expected to undertake the Trusts' commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Job responsibilities

Please view attached job description for detailed main responsibilities and person specification for role requirements.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Completion of Trust Care Certificate within 4 months of appointment
• Basic literacy and numeracy skills
• NVQ level 2 Health and Social Care or equivalent
• Care Certificate (equivalent to level 1)

Knowledge and Experience

• Knowledge of personal care and related procedures
• Experience of working in a team
• Experience of working in a patient care/health related role

Skills

• Ability to communicate effectively in both verbal and written formats
• Good interpersonal skills
• Able to work within a team
• Able to accept direction and guidance
• Aware of own limitations
• Able to prioritise own workload and manage time effectively
• Flexible, adaptable and responsive to change
• Reliable and professional
• Ability to cope in stressful and challenging situations
• Inclusive and non-judgmental
• Punctual, motivated and committed
• Effective role model demonstrating Trust values
• Basic IT skills

Other

• Frequent, moderate effort for several short periods during the shift such as manual handling patients to supporting patients personal care
• Occasional requirement for concentration, with few competing demands for attention
• 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
• Occasional exposure to distressing situations which may care of chronic health conditions, patient end of life care / care after death
• Able to carry out direct personal care as required on ward or department
• Occasional exposure to patients with challenging behaviours

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 name

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust