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Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 3 Healthcare Assistant for Ward 8b to cover maternity leave for 12 months. The role requires working shifts across days, nights and weekends to support registered nurses in delivering patient care.

The post involves working with extended personal care, nutrition, risk assessments and implementing care plans, with emphasis on wound care, observations, venepuncture/cannulation and helping developing staff.

Qualifications

• Band 3 Health Care Assistant duties involve supporting nursing teams in delivering patient care.
• Duties include assisting with personal hygiene, nutrition, risk assessments and care plans.
• Includes pressure area care, wound care, observations and supporting junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Assist RNs in delivering planned nursing care.
• Maintain accurate patient charts and assist with care evaluation.
• Involve patients and relatives in care and provide reassurance.

Skills

Band 3

Patient care

Nursing support

Observation

Venepuncture

Job description

Healthcare Assistant Ward 8b | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Company:

Company: Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

ward 8b is a mixed ward with 3 specialities which include

we currently have a excellent opportunity for band 3 secondment to join the ward 8b team to cover maternity leave for 12 month.

This post involves shift work over 7 days including days nights weekends.

As Band 3 Health Care assistant duties will include supporting the registered nursing teams in providing patient care, clinical duties such as assisting patients with extended personal hygiene needs, meeting patients nutritional needs, including completing risk assessments and implementing plans of care.

Pressure area care delivery and wound assessment and wound dressings. Undertaking observations, supporting new and junior members of staff, as well as venepuncture, cannulation and catheterization .

At the direction of the Registered Nurse participate fully in the delivery of planned nursing care and following competency assessment use advanced clinical skills Participate in the ongoing assessment of patients care needsAssist the RGN in the evaluation of care and maintain accurate patients charts as appropriate

Involve patients and carers/relatives in the delivery of care.

Provide reassurance support to patients and carers/families.

Recognise and respond appropriately to difficult situations.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.

The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.

The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.

To hear more about our achievements click here https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/media/13089/1606-annual-report-booklet_final.pdf

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Participate in the ongoing assessment of patients care needs

Assist the RGN in the evaluation of care and maintain accurate patients charts as appropriate

Involve patients and carers/relatives in the delivery of care.

communication skills are essential alsoBasic Computer Skills.

This advert closes on Friday 25 Sep 2026

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust