Higher Level Healthcare Assistant - A4

Transformationunitgm; Warrington; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Warrington is seeking a Higher Level Healthcare Assistant to support patient care. This role involves assisting with hygiene, dietary needs, and medical requirements, while developing clinical skills. The successful candidate will work closely with a dynamic nursing team, providing care for patients with various surgical conditions. This is a permanent position with a commitment to excellent patient outcomes and staff well-being.

Qualifications

• Care Experience required.
• Previous Band 3 Experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care and clinical duties under guidance.
• Support patients with hygiene, dietary, and medical needs.

Skills

General healthcare skills

Band 3 competencies

Education

NVQ

Job description

Main area: Health Care

Grade: Band 3

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 37.5 hours per week (12.5-hour shifts across days and nights, covering 7 days a week, 3 shifts per week)

Job ref: 370-ACS3A4-1577

Employer: Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Type: NHS

Sites: Warrington Hospital

Town: Warrington

Salary: £24,625 - £25,674 per annum (Yearly)

Closing: Today at 23:59

Higher Level Healthcare Assistant - A4

Band 3

Job overview

If you are an overseas national requiring a Certificate of Sponsorship from the Trust to ensure your Right to Work in the UK, note that this Band 3 Healthcare worker role cannot offer sponsorship if you are new to the NHS (or have less than 2 years’ service as a Band 3 in the NHS). In such cases, your starting salary would be £24,169.

This is due to a change in the salary threshold advised by the UK Home Office on 12th March 2025, which states employer sponsorship is only available for starting salaries above £25,000. If this restriction applies to your application, it will be automatically rejected prior to shortlisting.

The role involves supporting patients with hygiene, dietary needs, and medical needs, allowing for development of clinical skills and patient assessment to improve health and wellbeing.

Main duties of the job

As a Higher-Level Healthcare Assistant on Ward A4, you will be supported to expand your knowledge and skills by a dynamic senior nursing team and fellow healthcare assistants. You will care for patients with various surgical conditions, including stoma care, catheter care, surgical wounds, and complex treatment plans.

Working for our organisation

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is committed to delivering excellent patient outcomes and providing a positive environment for staff. We strive to be outstanding for our patients, communities, and staff, and aim to be a great place for healthcare, work, and learning.

Our hospitals serve the boroughs of Warrington and Halton, part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system. Warrington Hospital hosts emergency, critical care, and maternity services; Halton Hospital focuses on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, with many services also offered at community hubs.

We are a CQC-rated ‘good’ organisation with ‘outstanding’ features, working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.

Our workforce of nearly 5,000 includes over 50 nationalities. We are dedicated to being an inclusive employer and are recognized for our work in equality, diversity, and inclusion. The Trust is also working towards the Anti-Racist Organisation Framework.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Senior Healthcare Assistant will provide personal care and clinical duties under the guidance of a registered healthcare professional. They will perform clinical tasks independently after training and competency assessment, in accordance with policies and procedures. For a full list of duties, please see the attached Job Description.

Person specification

Experience

• Care Experience
• Band 3 Experience

Qualifications

• NVQ

Skills, knowledge and competencies

• General healthcare skills
• Band 3 competencies

Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust holds a Sponsor Licence, which may enable sponsorship if Home Office requirements are met. To be eligible for sponsorship via the Skilled Worker route, the salary must typically be at least £38,700 per year or the 'going rate' for the role. More information is available on the Government website. Please review your eligibility and the role's before applying.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020, and a Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service is required.