Senior Health Care Support Worker - Community Services

Merseywestlancs; Chorley; Sur place; GBP 26 000 - 27 000; Temps partiel

Résumé du poste

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is recruiting a Band 3 Health Care Support Worker to join our Community Services at Newton Community Hospital in St Helens. The role is part-time (15 hours per week) and supports nurses in delivering care to patients with a range of needs.

You will follow care plans, assist with personal care and participate in a multidisciplinary approach to provide safe, compassionate and dignified care at our community sites.

Responsabilités

• Supporting registered nurses providing end of life care
• Provision of personal care in line with care plans
• Follow all care plans/wound care/catheter care/administration of medication

Description du poste

We want talented and enthusiastic people from all backgrounds to join #TeamMWL, with us you can learn, grow and develop yourself and your career, realising your true ambitions and aspirations.

Whatever you’re looking for in your career, you’ll find it here at MWL.

Senior Health Care Support Worker - Community Services

NHS AfC: Band 3

Main area St Helens District Nursing service Grade NHS AfC: Band 3 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 15 hours per week (08.30 hrs - 16.30 hrs and 12.00 hrs - 20.00 hrs) Job ref 409-8292864-A

Site Newton Community Hospital Town St Helens Salary £25,760 - £27,476 Per Annum, Pro Rata Salary period Yearly Closing 22/10/2026 23:59

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Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 3 Health Care Support Worker to join our Community Services

The post will be part of a skill mixed team providing a range of nursing interventions to patients registered with St Helens G.Ps. Examples of the duties carried out are as follows:

• Supporting registered nurses providing end of life care
• Provision of personal care in line with care plans
• Follow all care plans/wound care/catheter care/administration of medication

Main duties of the job

The post holders will demonstrate an attitude which respects and values service users’ and their carers.

The post holders will embrace the core values of the organisation. These principles will recognise the need to:

• Promote safe practices
• Value the aims of service users
• Work in partnership and offer meaningful choice
• Be optimistic about the possibilities of meaningful change
• Supporting registered nurses providing end of life care
• Provision of personal care in line with care plans
• Follow all care plans/wound care/catheter care/administration of medication

Working for our organisation

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.

Our Services:

Acute Care

Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.

Primary Care

Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.

Community Services

Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West