Job summary
Ward 8b is a mixed ward with 3 specialities which include Palliative Care, General Medicine & Haematology.

We currently have an excellent opportunity for band 3 secondment to join the ward 8b team to cover maternity leave for 12 months.

This post involves shift work over 7 days including days, nights and weekends.

As Band 3 Health Care assistant duties will include supporting the registered nursing teams in providing patient care, clinical duties such as assisting patients with extended personal hygiene needs, meeting patients nutritional needs, including completing risk assessments and implementing plans of care.

Pressure area care delivery and wound assessment and wound dressings. Undertaking observations, supporting new and junior members of staff, as well as venepuncture, cannulation and catheterization.

Main duties of the job

• At the direction of the Registered Nurse participate fully in the delivery of planned nursing care and following competency assessment use advanced clinical skills
• Participate in the ongoing assessment of patients care needs
• Assist the RGN in the evaluation of care and maintain accurate patients charts as appropriate
• Involve patients and carers/relatives in the delivery of care
• Provide reassurance support to patients and carers/families
• Recognise and respond appropriately to difficult situations

About us
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 Hospital is 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 Hospital is 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 Hospital is 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.

Details
Date posted: 29 October 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 3
Salary: £25,760 to £27,476 a year per annum
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 287-RMED-434-26

Person Specification
Qualifications (Essential):

• Demonstrates a willingness & capability to undertake NVQ level 3

Experience (Essential):

• Demonstrable experience in hospital setting working at NVQ level 2

Knowledge (Essential):

• Reputation for high standard of patient care

Skills (Essential):

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

Other (Essential):

• Supportive of colleagues and patients

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.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Guidance can be found on the UK Visas and Immigration website.

Employer contact: Ward Manager Elizabeth Chantre, Elizabeth.chantre@liverpoolft.nhs.uk, 01517062448

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