Job summary
Full time 34.00 hours post.

To provide assistance to trained staff within the SEAL Unit and to support them in delivering high standards of patient care. To ensure patients are checked in and ready for Surgical procedures. To support teams with post operative care and discharge of day case patients.

To work unsupervised using own initiative when recording patient observations.

To be responsible for a wider range of patient duties.
Main duties of the job

• Assist patients in meeting hygiene, toilet and protection needs using own initiative under the guidance of a team leader.
• Assists patients to promote independence.
• Uses hoist/manual handling equipment to transfer patients where required.
• Carry out patient assessment and record basic observations of temperature, pulse, blood pressure and respiration rate.
• Use judgement to inform senior staff of abnormal findings.
• Able to prepare equipment in an emergency.
• Maintains effective communication with patients and staff.
• Able to communicate effectively to agitated and confused patients including patients with physical and mental disabilities.
• To be aware of and maintain requirements for patient confidentiality in the clinical setting.
• Completion of day case and inpatient admission.
• Undertake venepuncture, cannulation and ECG.
• Blood glucose, ketones and INR point of care testing.

About us
All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as "competent and caring staff" by our patients.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.

We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral's only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.

We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.

The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.

Details
Date posted: 15 October 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 3
Salary: £25,760 to £27,476 a year per annum pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 408-26-814
Job locations: WUTH, Arrowe Park Road, Upton, CH49 5PE, United Kingdom

Person Specification
Qualifications, Specific Experience and Training

• Essential: Level 3 qualification (e.g. A-Level's, NVQ3) in Health and Social Care OR a good standard of education to A-Level standard and the agreement to undertake the relevant Level 3 qualification on appointment.
• Essential: Experience working in a clinical environment and undertaking a range of relevant clinical skills with proven competencies.
• Desirable: Experience working in the NHS.

Personal Attributes

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

Knowledge and Skills

• Essential: Evidence of competence in relevant specialist skills or tasks.
• Essential: Knowledge and understanding of the responsibilities of a Clinical Support Worker.
• Essential: Previous experience and training of manual handling patients using appropriate equipment.
• Essential: Can demonstrate an understanding of the importance of promoting patient independence.
• Desirable: Able to provide support and reassurance to patients.

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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

Employer details
Employer name: Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer's website: https://www.wuth.nhs.uk

Contact details
Manager: Hayley Crawford, h.crawford2@nhs.net, 01516047213

Applications from job seekers who require Skilled worker sponsorship are welcome. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants applying for entry clearance have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in for 12 months or more in the past 10 years.