Job summary
- Main area
- Surgery
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 17.5 hours per week (Rotational)
- Job ref
- 408-25-368
- Employer
- Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Arrowe Park Hospital
- Town
- Wirral
- Salary
- £24,169 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Health Care Assistant
Band 2
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Job overview
We are looking to recruit a clinical support worker to join our established nursing team. We are looking for Health Care Assistant who are motivated and want to make a difference to patient outcomes and wish to join our welcoming team.
Successful applicants will have the opportunity of work in an acute environment allowing them to develop their skills in trauma orthopaedics.
Ward 10 is a 22 bedded orthopaedic unit which specialises in providing care for trauma patients undergoing complex total hip and total knee replacements, along with other upper and lower limb surgery.
Main duties of the job
- Assist the Registered Nurse in administering direct patient care
- Communicate clearly with patients, carers, relatives and all members of the multidisciplinary team
- Communication with patients including discussion on patient comfort and safety and recording of communications on Wirral Millennium
- Prioritising own workload
- Inform qualified staff of changes in patients’ condition or observations
- Escort and chaperone patients as appropriate
- Communicate with patients/carers taking into consideration the needs of the individual
- Undertake some clerical duties such as filing
- Undertake ordering of supplies, within agreed stock levels, ensuring stored correctly
- Ensure availability, cleanliness and maintenance of equipment
- Assist in the safe handling of patients valuables and property
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
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.
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 clinical 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
- A positive attitude and ability to act on feedback
- Polite, friendly, approachable and self-motivated
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Katie Dennis
- Job title
- Ward Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01516047117
- Additional information
Alternatively please contact Sr Kay Angus or Sr Jessica Brislen
Ward 10 on 0151 604 7117 or internal ext 7114
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