Healthcare Assistant - Ward 7d

Care England; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 40,000 - GBP 60,000; Full time

Job description

Overview

Band 2s will not be eligible for sponsorship as these roles will not meet the required skill level (RQF 3 or A level and above), despite having their salary increase.

7D is a 28 bedded Geriatric ward providing excellent care to our elderly patients. This is a fantastic opportunity for a band 2 health care assistant to join the team on Ward 7D on the Royal site. This is a full‑time post rotational days and nights; previous experience is desirable, but not essential.

Hiring Notice

Applicants advised to read the job description fully and to provide a comprehensive personal statement.

PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY.

About Us

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.

Responsibilities

• Assist patients in meeting their hygiene needs and carry out all aspects of personal care and grooming (to include emptying catheter bags).
• Provision of patients toileting needs, ensuring privacy and dignity is maintained.
• Support of patients in managing incontinence.
• Measure patients fluid intake and output using fluid balance charts and report information to Registered Nurse.
• Prepare and serve patient’s meals, drinks and snacks. Assist / feed patients as necessary.
• Assist patients in completing menu forms and liaise with the Catering Department with regard to the number of meals needed.
• Report patients dietary intake as indicated in the patient’s plan of care.
• Carry out any movement and handling within the safe practice guidelines from mandatory training and in relation to the patient’s manual handling plan.
• Enable patients to maintain/improve their mobility by use of exercise and mobility appliances as directed by individual care plans.
• Assist in the prevention of pressure sore development as directed by the Registered Nurse in conjunction with the patient’s plan of care.
• Obtain specimens from patients for ward or laboratory testing.
• Escort patients to clinical departments within the hospital.
• Assist Registered Nurse in performing last offices.
• Make general observations of patients, reporting anything untoward to Registered Nurse.

Closing Date

This advert closes on Friday 27 Feb 2026.