Job requirements
Essential
12 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Personal qualities
Willingness to undertake in-service training and development
- Skills and attributes
Good communication skills verbal/written
- Skills and attributes
Good interpersonal skills
- Skills and attributes
Good personal organisational skills
- Skills and attributes
Ability to work unsupervised when required
- Skills and attributes
Access to a car for work purposes
- Experience and knowledge
Experience of patient care
- Experience and knowledge
Experience of working within a team
- Qualifications and professional training
NVQ Level III – direct care, social care (or equivalent)
- Qualifications and professional training
Manual Handling Skills
- Qualifications and professional training
Knowledge of Infection Control
- Qualifications and professional training
Knowledge of Tissue Viability
Desirable
2 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Skills and attributes
Basic computer skills
- Experience and knowledge
Experience of work in the community
Job overview
PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY
We are looking to recruit a Community Health Care Assistant to support our South Wirral Community Nursing Team.
A Community Nursing Auxiliary/ Health Care Assistant (HCA) in the National Health Service (NHS) plays a key role in supporting patients in their own homes or community settings. Their duties focus on practical care and assisting qualified healthcare professionals.
Main duties of the job
Here are the main duties:
- Monitoring Clinical Observation signs (temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure)
- Supporting medication routines (depending on training and supervision)
- Dressing wounds or assisting nurses with procedures
- Helping patients maintain a clean and safe home environment
- Supporting with light household tasks (e.g., meal prep, tidying)
- Encouraging independence in daily activities
- Providing companionship and reassurance
- Supporting patients with mental wellbeing and reducing isolation
- Communicating with patients’ families or carers
- Recording patient information and reporting changes in condition
- Communicating with nurses, GPs, and other healthcare professionals
- Following care plans accurately
- Travelling between patients’ homes
- Working in diverse settings like clinics, care homes, or supported housing
- Following infection control procedures
- Recognising and reporting safeguarding concerns (e.g., abuse or neglect
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Wound Care
- Pressure Ulcer Prevention
- Support Independence
- Shared Care
- Support Registered Nurses
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Community Nursing Auxiliary / Health Care Assistant with Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust in Birkenhead, England. It is listed as a Band 3 Healthcare support worker role. The advertised salary is £25,760 - £27,476 pro rata pa. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 04 Oct 2026.
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