Health Care Support Worker (Band 2)

\*\* Please be advised that the Band 2 Healthcare Assistant role will not be eligible for a Certificate of Sponsorship. It is essential that you have unrestricted Right to Work in the UK \*\*

YOU can make a valuable contribution to high quality patient care......

We are seeking experienced Healthcare Assistants and / or those who have a passion for caring, who would like to join our clinical teams to develop their skills in an acute hospital setting. It would be great if you have previous experience of providing care or evidence of caring experience in a hospitality setting utilising your excellent communication and organisational skills, however even if you are 'new to care', you will be fully trained and full buddy support will be put in place for you.

You will join our established Ward Teams, assisting the Nursing and Healthcare Professionals in providing excellent patient care. In return, we can offer you a friendly working environment with on\-going support from enthusiastic and dynamic staff who are committed to providing the highest standards of care. To support our teams and 24/7 service, it is important to have a flexible approach to your working patterns.

All hours are worked on a shift rota basis

North Cheshire and Mersey (NCM) 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 and beyond.

Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency and critical care services along with women and children's services, including our 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 within our boroughs.

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 role of the HCA is to assist the Registered Nurse in the planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care. The post holder will be required to work collaboratively and co\-operatively with others to meet the individual needs of patients and their families.

The post holder is responsible for carrying out assigned tasks involving direct patient care in support of and supervised by an Assistant Practitioner/Registered Nurse, maintaining a high standard of quality patient care and staff morale.

Please see the job description and person specification attached for a full list of duties and responsibilities for this role.

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