Senior Healthcare Support Worker - Cardiac Catheter Lab

Wrightington, Wigan & Leigh NHS Foundation Trust; Wigan; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Wigan is seeking a Senior Health Care Assistant to join their multidisciplinary team. The role involves assisting patients with personal care, supporting nursing staff, and ensuring effective communication within the team. Applicants must hold an NVQ Level 2 Certificate in Health and Social Care or the Care Certificate. This opportunity offers extensive training and the chance to work in a state-of-the-art facility, with a commitment to providing compassionate care to patients.

Qualifications

• Effective communication in a healthcare setting.
• Ability to assist in personal care for patients.
• Willingness to participate in ongoing training and development.

Responsibilities

• Assist patients with washing, dressing, and personal care.
• Support nursing and medical staff as required.
• Monitor patient's health and wellbeing, alerting nurses to changes.
• Maintain cleanliness and order within the patient care area.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Personal care

Education

NVQ Level 2 Certificate in Health and Social Care or Care Certificate

Job description

Overview

A Vacancy at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Do you love working in a team? This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a first class multidisciplinary team providing interventional diagnostics and therapy at the North West Cardiac Catheter Sector Laboratory.

The Cardiac Catheter Lab is open Monday to Friday from 8:00am to 7:00pm. CCL is closed on weekends and bank holidays. Shift patterns include early shifts from 07:30am to 15:30pm and late shifts from 10:30am to 18:30pm.

PLEASE NOTE – You are required to have NVQ Level 2 Certificate in Health and Social Care or the Care Certificate to be eligible to apply for this role. You will be required to provide evidence of these qualifications.

Please note this vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if a sufficient number of suitable applications are received.

The Cardiac Catheter Lab (CCL) is a state of the art cardiac facility with two theatres and a 6 bedded recovery area. The lab cares for patients undergoing cardiac interventions in this day case setting. Following the procedure and recovery period the patients are discharged via the Cardiac Catheter Lab’s own bespoke discharge suite.

As a new Senior Health Care Assistant joining our friendly team you will be provided with the highest standards of training to provide care to both acute and elective patients, making this a unique and varied role.

Once trained, you will be involved in assisting the nursing staff with the provision of an extensive range of interventional cardiac procedures including diagnostic angiograms, coronary intervention, device implantation, cardioversion and cardiology diagnostics.

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that ‘happy staff, makes for happy patients’. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement, and living our values ‘the WWL Way’.

WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.

At WWL we value the benefits a rich and diverse workforce brings to our community and therefore welcome applications from all sections of society.

Responsibilities

• Assist patients with the provision of washing, dressing, personal care, beverages and/or meals.
• Assist qualified nursing and medical staff where requested.
• Communicate with all members of the team to maintain a good service provision.
• Ensure that all patients are able to meet their hygiene needs, providing a level of assistance appropriate to the individual.
• Prepare and support the patient appropriately during any activity that is to be undertaken.
• Alert the registered nurse where you notice any changes in the patient’s health and well-being or any possible risks.
• Undertake observations/tasks such as patient temperature, weighing, fluid checks as directed
• Ensure effective use of material resources/supplies within the ward/unit in consultation with senior staff.
• Assist with the general cleaning and re-stocking of resources where appropriate as well as cleaning and preparing patients beds.
• Contribute to own personal development and take an active part in learning opportunities

This advert closes on Thursday 11 Dec 2025