Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 3 Health care assistant to join the Nutrition Nurse team at the Royal Liverpool Hospital.



This post is open to employees of the five LAASP organisations. As part of your

application, you will be asked to confirm that you are a current employee of The

Clatterbridge Centre, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool University

Hospitals, Liverpool Women's Hospital or, The Walton Centre.



The post holder is expected to assist the team in providing the highest possible standard of care for patients and their families/carers.



You must be able to demonstrate experience in a hospital setting working at NVQ L2, must be signed off on the Care Certificate.



Successful applicants will be given further training and support to facilitate professional growth and career progression.



The role will involve participating in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care. Participating in all aspects of patient care, you will give particular attention to assisting the nutrition nurses to place vascular access devices and enteral feeding tubes as well as ordering stock. You will be trained to undertake vascular access device surveillance and dressing changes.



You will work collaboratively and co-operatively with others to meet the needs of patients and their families. You will undertake a range of skilled tasks and duties with support from the Nutrition nurses.



In return, the Trust can offer you excellent developmental opportunities within a fully supportive, positive and friendly environment.



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 Hospital is 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 Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women's Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is 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 their careers page .



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