Healthcare Assistant - Ward 7 Reablement Ward - Broadgreen

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Grimsby; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Band 3 Health Care Assistant to join Ward 7 Reablement at Broadgreen. The role includes supporting the Ward/Department team under a registered nurse and completing assigned tasks to uphold high care standards.

The post offers a full ward preceptorship of two weeks and opportunities for development within a supportive team dedicated to patient care. Closing date is 18 November 2026.

Qualifications

• Willingness and capability to undertake NVQ Level 3
• Demonstrable hospital experience at NVQ Level 2
• Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships
• Basic computer skills

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
• Recording of a patient's fluid intake and output using fluid balance charts
• Preparation and serving of a patients meals, drinks and snacks; assisting feeding as necessary
• Recording of a patient's dietary intake when indicated in the patient’s plan of care
• Enable patients to maintain/improve mobility by exercise and mobility appliances
• Assist in the prevention of pressure sore development as directed by the registered nurse
• Carry out movement and handling within safe practice guidelines from mandatory training and the patient’s plan of care

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Basic computer skills

Education

NVQ Level 3

NVQ Level 2

Job description

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Healthcare Assistant - Ward 7 Reablement Ward - Broadgreen

The closing date is 18 November 2026

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 3 Health Care Assistant to join our Reablement team at Broadgreen Hospital. Ward 7 Reablement unit

You must be highly motivated, innovative and have a passion for delivering outstanding care to our patients and our community.

Ward 7 is a 23 bedded unit which is part of the Reablement Hub service in Broadgreen, providing reablement support and assessment for our patients and all aspects of inpatient care to patients.

The successful candidate would be joining a supportive and enthusiastic team who are committed to providing high standards of patient care. A full 2 week ward preceptorship will be available to the successful candidate, and support would be offered for future development.

Main duties of the job

Under the supervision of a registered nurse, assisting the Ward/Department team in providing the highest possible standard of care for patients and their families/carer.

The post holder will undertake a range of tasks and duties as delegated by the registered nurse.

About us

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 Hospitalis 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 Hospitalis home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women's Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheRoyal 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.

Job 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 a patients meals, drinks and snacks. Assisting/feeding patients as necessary.

The recording of a patient's 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.

For a full list of duties, please refer to the attached job description

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Demonstrates a willingness and capability to undertake NVQ Level 3

Experience

• Demonstrable experience in hospital setting working at NVQ Level 2

Skills

• Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues in the healthcare setting
• Basic computer skills

Knowledge

• Reputation for high standard of patient care

Other

• Supportive of colleagues and patients

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.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£25,760 to £27,476 a yearper annum, pro rata