Healthcare Assistant | Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Lancashire is looking for a full-time Band 3 Health Care Assistant for Ward 38, a busy Cardiothoracic Ward. Responsibilities include personal care, nutrition assistance, and monitoring of high-risk patients. This position involves shift work, with weekend and bank holiday shifts. Candidates should have the ability to support patients emotionally and maintain hygiene standards. This is an excellent opportunity to work in a dynamic healthcare setting.

Qualifications

• Ability to provide personal care and assist with nutrition.
• Experience in monitoring and ensuring patient safety.
• Completion of the Care Certificate is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care to all patients.
• Assist with nutrition and hydration.
• Monitor patients' fluid balance and vital signs.
• Support patients emotionally and spiritually.
• Maintain hygiene standards within the ward.
• Collaborate with colleagues for optimal patient care.

Skills

Theatre preparation

Patient transport

Personal care

Nutrition and hydration assistance

Monitoring high-risk patients

Job description

A position has become available for a full-time Band 3 Health Care Assistant on Ward 38. Ward 38 is a busy 28-bedded Cardiothoracic Ward.

Ward 38 provides high-quality care for patients having Cardiac and Thoracic surgery, we care for patients who have stepped down from CITU, CCU, A & E, and also elective admissions. This position is a shift-working role, internal rotation of shifts is ongoing, you will be expected to work weekends, bank holidays, late finishes.

To provide high-quality timely patient care to all patients, linking in with MDT colleagues.

This includes:

• Theatre prep
• Transport patient to investigations
• Personal care
• Assist with nutrition and hydration
• Assisting to provide a safe environment and monitoring of high-risk patients

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is ideally situated just a forty-five minute drive from Manchester. The Trust provides services to the 440,000 residents of Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre and North Lancashire, as well as specialist tertiary care for Cardiac and Haematology patients.

As one of the United Kingdom’s largest coastal resort, Blackpool has plenty to offer its residents – it’s not just a good place to work; it’s a great place to live. In addition to its bustling centre and historic seafront, the town is world-famous for its many attractions, including the famous Blackpool Tower.

We recommend that all individuals employed in patient-facing roles, or those located on a ward or department where patients receive a service should be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

Responsibilities include:

• Providing personal care to all patients
• Assisting with nutrition and hydration where required
• Completing appropriate tasks which assist in the patient safe journey and routine monitoring, fluid balance and observations recorded
• Completion of the Care Certificate
• Emotional/spiritual support for patients
• Providing environmental hygiene assistance in line with COAST assessments
• Working with colleagues in the day-to-day workings of the ward

This advert closes on Thursday 16 Oct 2025