Healthcare Assistant - 1A Frailty

NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A major health care provider in Liverpool is seeking a Band 2 Health Care Assistant for a full-time position in a Frailty unit. The role involves assisting patients with personal care, hygiene, and dietary needs. Previous experience in a health care setting is essential. Applicants must be ready for rotational day and night shifts. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a dedicated team improving patient care.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in health care is essential.
• Ability to assist patients in personal care and hygiene.

Responsibilities

• Assist patients in meeting their hygiene needs.
• Support patients in managing incontinence.
• Measure patients' fluid intake and output.

Skills

Patient care

Communication

Compassion

Job description

Band 2s will not be eligible for sponsorship as these roles will not meet the required skill level (RQF 3 or A level and above), despite having their salary increased.

1A Frailty is a 12-bedded Frailty unit providing excellent care to our elderly patients. This is a fantastic opportunity for a band 2 health care assistant to join the team on Ward AIFU on the Royal site. This is a full-time post with rotational days and nights; previous experience is essential.

Applicants are advised to read the job description fully and provide a comprehensive personal statement.

PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY.

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.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist patients in meeting their hygiene needs and carry out all aspects of personal care and grooming (including emptying catheter bags).
• Provision of patients’ toileting needs, ensuring privacy and dignity are maintained.
• Support of patients in managing incontinence.
• Measure patients' fluid intake and output using fluid balance charts and report information to Registered Nurse.
• Preparation and serving of patients’ meals, drinks, and snacks. Assist with feeding patients as necessary.
• Assist patients in completing menu forms and liaise with the Catering Department regarding the number of meals needed.
• Report patients’ dietary intake as indicated in the patients’ plan of care.
• Carry out any movement and handling within the safe practice guidelines from mandatory training and in relation to the patients’ manual handling plan.
• Enable patients to maintain or 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 the patient’s plan of care.
• Obtain specimens from patients for ward or laboratory testing.
• Escort patients to clinical departments within the hospital.
• Assist Registered Nurse in performing last offices.
• Conduct general observations of patients, reporting anything untoward to Registered Staff.