Health Care Assistant - Paediatrics

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Main area Paediatrics Grade NHS AfC:
Band 3 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 26 hours per week (Includes nights, days and weekends) Job  
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Site Ormskirk Hospital Town Ormskirk Salary £24,937 - £26,598 Per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 10/03/2026 23:59

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Health Care Assistant

Paediatric Unit

Band 3

Part time - 26 hours

We have an exciting new opportunity within our Paediatric Ward for a talented, highly motivated individual who wants to make a difference to our patient experience. We are looking for a caring and committed individual who would like to develop their knowledge and skills within this challenging and rewarding environment.

Experience of working with children preferred but not essential.

The ability to deal supportively with babies, children and young people, along with their families, is essential. Communication skills and the ability to work as part of a multi‑professional team are critical to the success of the role.

Previous experience of working within an acute hospital setting is essential along with current experience in an acute setting. You should have also completed NVQ Level 3 in Healthcare or equivalent level study.

Staff are expected to be flexible with their availability as there is a 12‑hour rotational shift pattern in place with internal rotation between day and night duty.

This post will be subject to an Enhanced DBS

Work with all members of the multi‑disciplinary team to deliver the Trust’s vision and values providing safe, high quality, compassionate, person centred care to children and their families.

Support / supervise learners, new staff and junior staff where required.

Record patient information in accordance with local and trust policies.

Undertake personal care duties for patients within the care setting accessing supervision from a registered healthcare practitioner.

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 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. 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…