Healthcare Assistant (Band 3) - A&E - Aintree Hospital

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution in Liverpool is seeking a band 3 Healthcare Assistant for the Emergency Department. The role involves providing comprehensive patient care and support in maintaining hygiene, nutrition, and mobility. Candidates should be dynamic, possess excellent communication skills, and hold an NVQ Level 3 qualification. This position offers a unique opportunity to work in a varied and interesting environment, with a focus on exceptional patient care.

Qualifications

• Must be dynamic and possess excellent communication skills.
• High sense of professionalism required.
• Strong belief in teamwork is essential.

Responsibilities

• Participates in all aspects of patient care.
• Support of patients in managing incontinence.
• Assist in the prevention of pressure sore development.
• Obtaining observations from patients.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Dynamic individual

Teamwork

High sense of professionalism

Education

NVQ Level 3

Job description

A Vacancy at Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

We are seeking band 3 Healthcare Assistants to the Emergency Department at our Aintree Hospital site. The Aintree site is the Major Trauma Centre for the region.

You will have the opportunity to work in all the of the Emergency Department. We believe in excellent patient care and would like to recruit dynamic individuals who believe in our trust values and will ensure that every patient receives gold standard care.

The workload throughout the department is very varied and interesting with no two days being the same. The successful candidate must be dynamic, possess excellent communication skills, and have a high sense of professionalism and a strong belief in the value of teamwork.

Please note this vacancy will close once sufficient applications have been received. This advert closes on Tuesday 25 Nov 2025.

Responsibilities

• Participates in all aspects of patient care with particular attention to personal hygiene and grooming.
• Provision of patients toileting needs, ensuring privacy and dignity is maintained.
• Support of patients in managing incontinence and promotion of continence.
• The recording of a patient’s fluid intake and output using fluid balance charts.
• Preparation and serving of patients meals, drinks and snacks.
• Assisting/feeding patients if necessary.
• The recording of patients dietary intake when indicated in the patients plan of care.
• Enable patients to maintain/improve their mobility by use of exercise and mobility appliances.
• Assist in the prevention of pressure sore development as directed by the registered nurse in conjunction with the patient's plan of care.
• Carry out any movement and handling within the safe practice guidelines from your mandatory training and in relation to the patient's manual handling plan.
• Obtaining specimens from patients for ward or laboratory testing.
• Insertion and removal of cannulae and catheters.
• Venepuncture.
• Obtaining observations from patients and liaising with registered nurse.
• Undertake the dressing of non-complex wounds (in accordance with identified competencies and in conjunction with the plan of care).
• Prepare and maintain environments for clinical treatments and investigations.
• Prepare patients for treatment, investigations or procedures including offering support, answering questions appropriate to own knowledge/experience and assisting in recovery.
• Collection of blood products from laboratory as requested.
• Chaperoning and escorting patients to clinical departments within the hospital and to other hospitals for investigations. Assist registered nurse in performing last offices.
• Demonstrates a willingness a capability to undertake NVQ Level 3.