Healthcare Assistant

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 24,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Liverpool is seeking a part-time Health Care Assistant for the Frailty Unit. This role involves assisting elderly patients with personal care, hygiene, and mobility, while ensuring their comfort and dignity. Ideal candidates will have previous healthcare assistant experience and be qualified to RQF 3 or A-level and above. The position requires rotation between days and nights. Please ensure to read the job description fully before applying.

Qualifications

• Previous health care assistant experience essential.
• Ability to assist with personal hygiene and grooming.
• Experience in patient mobility support.

Responsibilities

• Assist patients with hygiene needs and personal care.
• Support patients in managing incontinence.
• Measure and report patients' fluid intake and output.
• Assist in preparing meals and feeding as needed.

Skills

Patient care assistance

Hygiene and grooming

Mobility support

Communication skills

Education

RQF 3 or A-level and above

Job description

Band 2 Health Care Assistant – Frailty Unit (Part‑time, rotational days and nights)

Opening

1A Frailty is a 12‑bedded unit providing excellent care to our elderly patients on Ward AIFU on the Royal site. This is a fantastic opportunity for a band 2 health care assistant to join the team. Applicants are advised to read the job description fully and to provide a comprehensive personal statement. PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY.

Responsibilities

• Assist patients in meeting 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 is maintained.
• Support of patients in managing incontinence.
• Measure patients’ fluid intake and output using fluid balance charts and report information to the Registered Nurse.
• Preparation and serving of patients’ meals, drinks and snacks; assist feeding when 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 patient’s 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 the patient’s plan of care.
• Obtain specimens from patients for ward or laboratory testing.
• Escort patients to clinical departments within the hospital.
• Assist the Registered Nurse in performing last offices.
• General observations of patients, reporting anything untoward to the Registered Nurse.

Qualifications

• Band 2 – requires RQF 3 or A‑level and above.
• Previous healthcare assistant experience essential.
• Band 2s will not be eligible for sponsorship as these roles do not meet the required skill level.

Closing

This advert closes on Monday 9 Feb 2026.