Job summary
Senior Health Care Assistance will be responsible for providing a range of personal care for patients and a range of clinical duties under the guidance of a registered healthcare professional. Senior Health Care Assistance work independently performing a number of clinical duties/tasks following training and meeting competency within role as per policy and procedure

Main duties of the job

• To support patients with all aspects of ADLS
• Cannulation
• Venepuncture
• ECG
• Basic wound care and swabs
• Complete vital signs following NEWS 2 policy
• Blood glucose monitoring

Salary
£25,760 to £27,476 a year per annum

Band
Band 3

Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time

Closing date
23 October 2026

About us
Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff. We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.

Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system. Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.

Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.

A CQC-rated 'good' organisation with 'outstanding' features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.

Our workforce of nearly 5,000 across both sites comprises more than 50 nationalities. We strive to be an equal, diverse and inclusive employer, which is recognised as a pioneer in its equality, diversity and inclusion work. The Trust is proud to have achieved numerous external accreditations and is working towards achieving the Anti-Racist Organisation Framework, recognising the importance of anti-racism in all that we do.

Person Specification
Experience
Essential

• Experience of working in a health, social or residential care setting
• Able to manage and organise own time effectively
• NHS experience

Desirable

• Inpatient services/community/ social or residential services

Qualifications
Essential

• Health and social care related apprenticeship Level 3, or NVQ3 in health subject, willingness to work towards or equivalent experience

Skills
Essential

• Adaptable to meet the needs of hard to reach families
• Contribute to the ongoing assessment and planning during the patients care episode

Desirable

• Leading small groups

Role requirements
Essential

• Willingness to train and develop

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
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. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.

Reference number
370-ACS3ED-A2172

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