# Healthcare Assistant - Trauma and Orthopaedics

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Archived / closed
- **Employer:** Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Royal Liverpool University Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Healthcare assistant
- **Grade:** Band 3
- **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 pro rata
- **Contract type:** Permanent: Rotational Days and Nights
- **Employment type:** Part time - 31 hours per week (Days and Nights - 31 hours per week.)
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-06T07:00:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-22T10:21:04.739Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Merseyside/Liverpool/Liverpool_University_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Orthopaedics/Orthopaedics-v8275366
- **Employer website:** https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

We have full time role and part time vacancy for Band 3 Healthcare Assistant to join our team on Ward 31 at Aintree Hospital.

We are looking for experienced HCA's with an NVQ Level 3 or extensive experience to join our nursing team.

Under the supervision of a registered nurse assisting the Ward/Department team in providing the highest possible standard of care for patients and their families/carer. The post holder will undertake a range of tasks and duties as delegated by a registered nurse.

**Please note this vacancy will close once sufficient applications have been received**

### Main duties of the job

- Participates in all aspects of patient care with particular attention to personal hygiene and grooming.
- Provision of patients toileting needs, ensuring privacy and dignity is maintained.
- Support of patients in managing incontinence and promotion of continence.
- The recording of a patient’s fluid intake and output using fluid balance charts.
- Preparation and serving of patient’s meals, drinks and snacks.
- Assisting / feeding patients as necessary.
- The recording of patient’s dietary intake when indicated in the patient’s plan of care.
- Enable patients to maintain/improve their mobility by use of exercise and mobility appliances.
- Assist in the prevention of pressure sore development as directed by the Registered nurse in conjunction with the patient’s plan of care.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

- Carry out any movement and handling within the safe practice guidelines from your mandatory training and in relation to the patient’s manual handling plan.
- Obtaining specimens from patients for ward or laboratory testing.
- Removal of cannulae, catheters and nasogastric tubes.
- Undertake the dressing of non-complex wounds (in accordance with identified competencies and in conjunction with the plan of care).
- Prepare and maintain environments for clinical treatments and investigations.

### 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.

## Person Specification

### Other

**Essential**

- Supportive of colleagues and patients

### Skills

**Essential**

- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues in the Healthcare setting
- Basic Computer Skills

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- Reputation for high standard of patient care

### Experience

**Essential**

- Demonstrable experience in hospital setting working at NVQ level 2

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Demonstrates a willingness & capability to undertake NVQ level 3

## Documents

- [job description (pdf, 253.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10599332)
- [oh risk id form (pdf, 352.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10591192)
- [recruitment documents (pdf, 383.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10591193)

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