Healthcare Assistant | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 23 Chwefror 2026 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £24,465 per annum |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 25 Mawrth 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | fazakerley, L9 7AL |
| Cwmni: | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7785479/287-ASUR-33-26 |
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A Band 2 Healthcare Assistant supports registered nurses and other healthcare professionals with basic patient care. It’s an entry‑level clinical role focused on hands‑on support, patient comfort, and maintaining a safe care environment.
Direct Patient Care
• Assisting patients withpersonal care: washing, dressing, toileting, oral hygiene.
• Helping withmobility: repositioning, using hoists, walking assistance.
• Supportingnutrition and hydration: serving meals, helping patients eat and drink, monitoring intake.
Clinical Support
• Making beds, includingoccupied bed changes.
• Maintaining cleanliness and infection control standards.
• Restocking equipment and ensuring clinical areas are tidy.
• Escorting patients to appointments or departments.
Communication
• Reporting changes in a patient’s condition to nurses.
• Providing reassurance, emotional support, and clear communication to patients and families.
• Documenting care activities according to Trust policy.
Skills & Qualities Needed• Compassion and patience
• Good communication
• Basic literacy and numeracy
• Ability to follow instructions and work in a team
• Respect for confidentiality and dignity
• Physical stamina for a busy clinical environment
Training & Requirements• No formal qualifications required, thoughCare Certificateis usually completed after starting.
• Some Trusts prefer experience in care settings (care homes, domiciliary care).
• Mandatory training includes:
• Infection control
• Manual handling
• Basic life support
• Safeguarding
• Fire safety
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Aintree University Hospitalis the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility.Broadgreen Hospitalis home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Women’s Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospitalis the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit theircareers page.
Direct Patient Care
• Assisting patients withpersonal care: washing, dressing, toileting, oral hygiene.
• Helping withmobility: repositioning, using hoists, walking assistance.
• Supportingnutrition and hydration: serving meals, helping patients eat and drink, monitoring intake.
Clinical Support
• Making beds, includingoccupied bed changes.
• Maintaining cleanliness and infection control standards.
• Restocking equipment and ensuring clinical areas are tidy.
• Escorting patients to appointments or departments.
Communication
• Reporting changes in a patient’s condition to nurses.
• Providing reassurance, emotional support, and clear communication to patients and families.
• Documenting care activities according to Trust policy.
Skills & Qualities Needed• Compassion and patience
• Good communication
• Basic literacy and numeracy
• Ability to follow instructions and work in a team
• Respect for confidentiality and dignity
• Physical stamina for a busy clinical environment
Training & Requirements• No formal qualifications required, thoughCare Certificateis usually completed after starting.
• Some Trusts prefer experience in care settings (care homes, domiciliary care).
• Mandatory training includes:
• Infection control
• Manual handling
• Basic life support
• Safeguarding
• Fire safety
This advert closes on Monday 9 Mar 2026