Healthcare Assistant - Ward BGH

Healthcare Assistant - Ward 3 BGH

The closing date is 23 March 2026

Band 2 HCA working on BGH Ward 3 Elective Orthopaedic surgery & Limb Reconstruction Unit.

Under the supervision and direction of a registered nurse, assisting the Ward Department team in providing the highest possible standard of basic care for patients and their families/carer.

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General health care duties as per JD

Supporting patients, their families and friends throughout their post surgery recovery.

Providing safe personal care to patients

Supporting the ward multi disciplinary team

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 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 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 their careers page.

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.

Measures patients fluid intake and output using fluid balance charts and reports information to Registered nurses.

Preparation and serving of patients meals, drinks and snacks. Assisting /feeding patients as necessary.

Assist patients in completing menu forms and liaise with the Catering Department with regard to the number of meals needed.

Reports patients dietary intake as indicated in the patients plan of care.

Carry out any movement and handling within the safe practice guidelines from mandatory training and in relation to the patients 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 patients plan of care.

Obtaining specimens from patients for ward or laboratory testing.

Escorting patients to clinical departments within the hospital Sep 2020

Assist Registered Nurse in performing last offices.

General observations of patients, reporting anything untoward to Registered Nursing Staff.

Initiate Basic Life Support techniques as appropriate and provides assist to the registered nurse as required in prolonged resuscitation situations.

Ensure due regard is given to customs, values and spiritual beliefs of patients and carers.

• Demonstrates a willingness & capability to undertake NVQ level 2

• Previous experience in a caring role

• Basic Computer Skills

• Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues in the Healthcare setting

• Ability to communicate clearly in written & spoken word

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.