Job Description

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



The post will be part of a skill mixed team providing a range of nursing interventions Out of Hours , 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



NVQ level 3 is essential.



Shortlisting Date - 18th August 2025



Interview Date - 3rd September 2025



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



Value social inclusion



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



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 Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.



Specialist Regional Services



We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.

Achievements:

Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018 Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal) National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

Work as part of a team and duties will be delegated by the registered healthcare professional.



Act within the scope of your training and competence, knowing who to ask for help and support if you are not sure.



Work within agreed ways of working, following relevant Trust standards, policies and protocols.



Communicate compassionately and effectively with individuals and their families, carers and health care practitioners using a range of techniques, maintaining confidentiality and using tact, empathy, persuasion and reassurance



Observe, assess and respond to patients needs appropriately, escalating concerns to Nursing staff as required including instigating emergency procedures as per policy.



Organises self and supervises other junior staff or learners in general work tasks or when delivering patient care with supervision from nursing staff.



Prioritises a range of delegated clinical care duties.



Acting on own initiative, undertake personal care duties and support activities of daily living, e.g. mouth care, personal hygiene and toileting needs, demonstrating person centred care.



Assist the registered healthcare practitioners with clinical tasks, follow care plans, notice and report changes, assist with risk assessments, obtain samples and some specimens.



Safely deliver care duties including manoeuvring of patient equipment such as hoists and wheelchairs.



Gather evidence to assist registered healthcare practitioner in obtaining a patient/client history.



Undertake delegated procedures as required within the limits of required training and measured competence e.g venepuncture / ECG recording / blood glucose monitoring, clinical observations, taking specimens, escalating any abnormalities to the registered nurse.



Support of patients feeding, diet and nutritional needs and accurately record patients nutritional intake and fluid intake and output, noticing and reporting changes to the nursing staff.



Ensure patient property is managed as per Trust policy.



Monitor levels of supplies and order supplies for the department as appropriate



Demonstrates own duties to new starters, contributing to the learning environment. Where requested, supports/supervises work of students and other junior staff.



Occasionally participates in audits, surveys, development activities



To work in line with Trust policies and procedures



Contributes to maintaining a safe, healthy working environment



Follow the principles for implementing a duty of care, always acting in the best interest of individuals to ensure they do not come to harm



Work in partnership with the individual, their carers/ families and the wider healthcare team.



Maintain and further develop your own skills and knowledge through development and learning activities; maintain evidence of your personal development and actively prepare for and participate in appraisal



Participate in team handovers