# Health Care Assistant - Ward 31

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

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- **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/health-care-assistant-ward-31/b45eb355-118b-4684-b94e-02938f7dd7ca
- **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/health-care-assistant-ward-31/b45eb355-118b-4684-b94e-02938f7dd7ca.md

## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Wirral
- **Region:** North West
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Healthcare support worker
- **Grade:** Band 2
- **Salary:** £25,272 per annum pro rata
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-07-22T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-10T14:52:07.094Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Merseyside/Wirral/Wirral_University_Teaching_Hospital_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Medicine/Medicine-v8123828
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8123828?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.wuth.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

We have the opportunity for individuals who are caring and compassionate and enjoy being part of an established and hard-working team, to join us on Ward 31 in a Health Care Assistant role. The right candidate will implement a high standard of care and ensure patient safety is paramount.

Previous care experience is essential, and completion of care certificate is desirable.

### Main duties of the job

- Assist the Registered Nurse in administering direct patient care.
- Communicate clearly with patients, carers, relatives and all members of the multidisciplinary team.
- Communication with patients including discussion on patient comfort and safety and recording of communications on Wirral Millennium.
- Prioritising own workload.
- Inform qualified staff of changes in patient's condition or observations.
- Escort and chaperone patients as appropriate.
- Communicate with patients/carers taking into consideration the needs of the individual.
- Undertake some clerical duties such as filing.
- Undertake ordering of supplies, within agreed stock levels, ensuring stored correctly.
- Ensure availability, cleanliness and maintenance of equipment .
- Assist in the safe handling of patients valuables and property.
- Adhere to Wirral Hospital objectives, policies, protocols and guidelines.
- Report any concerns or anxieties that patients disclose to the appropriate health care professional in charge of patient care.
- Participate in ward safety huddles and raise concerns as required.
- Actively participate in maintaining patient comfort and support patients to change position to maintain healthy skin integrity.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see Job overview & attached Job description for further information about the Health Care Assistant  position available with WUTH.

## Person Specification

### Personal Attributes

**Essential**

- Ability to work well as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- A positive attitude and ability to act on feedback
- Polite, friendly, approachable and self-motivated

### Knowledge and Skills

**Desirable**

- Previous experience and training of manual handling patients using appropriate equipment
- Can demonstrate an understanding of the importance of promoting patient independence
- Able to provide support and reassurance to patients

### Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training

**Essential**

- Level 2 qualification (e.g. GCSE Grade A-C, NVQ2) in Health & Social Care OR  A good standard of general education to GCSE level and the agreement to undertake the relevant L2 qualification on appointment (Please discuss the apprenticeship opportunities available to aid

**Desirable**

- Experience working in a clinical environment
- Experience working in the NHS

## Documents

- [oh risk id form (pdf, 154.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10420385)
- [vision values behaviours (pdf, 515.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2088)
- [guidance notes for applicants (pdf, 734.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1841)
- [job description & person specification (pdf, 448.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10420384)
- [wuth gdpr privacy notice for applicants (pdf, 255.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2506)

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