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Job summary

Main area
Acute
Grade
Band 2
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
408-24-1297-C
Employer
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Arrowe Park Hospital
Town
Upton
Salary
£23,615 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
22/05/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust logo

Health Care Assistant

Band 2

 

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Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for the post of Health Care Assistant within the Emergency Department at Wirral University Teaching Hospital.

Applications are welcomed from enthusiastic, experienced Healthcare Workers who keen to deliver high standards of care within the ever changing area of Care.

The Emergency Department is proactively developing its nursing workforce to provide excellent and visionary healthcare for their patients.

You will have a proven track record of achieving high standards of care and also of continuing professional development.

The delivery of safe and effective care is at the forefront of our goals and objectives.

Main duties of the job

Please see attached Job Description for further information about the Health Care Assistant position available at WUTH.

Working for our organisation

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as “competent and caring staff” by our patients.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.

We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral’s only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.

We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.

The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description for further information about the Health Care Assistant position available at WUTH.

Person specification

Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training

Essential criteria
  • Level 2 qualification (e.g. GCSE Grade A-C, NVQ2) in Health & Social Care OR A good standard of general education to GCSE level and the agreement to undertake the relevant L2 qualification on appointment
  • Completion of the Care Certificate theory and practice standards within 12 weeks of commencing employment with the Trust.
Desirable criteria
  • Experience working in a healthcare environment
  • Experience working in the NHS

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria
  • Understand when to seek support and advice
  • Aware of personal and professional limitations
  • Ability to work well as part of a multi-disciplinary team
  • Polite, friendly, approachable and self-motivated
  • A positive attitude and ability to act on feedback

Knowledge and Skills

Desirable criteria
  • Previous experience and training of manual handling patients using appropriate equipment
  • Can demonstrate an understanding of the importance of promoting patient independence
  • Able to provide support and reassurance to patients.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Tom Fitzharris
Job title
Lead Nurse
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0151 687 5111
Additional information

Ext 8216

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