Employer North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Warrington Hospital Town Warrington Salary £25,760 – £27,476 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 26/10/2026 23:59
Higher Level Healthcare Assistant – A5 Gastro
Band 3
Job overview
The role of a higher-level healthcare assistant on Ward A5, is around supporting patients both with their hygiene and dietary requirements, but also supporting their medical needs. This role allows you to develop clinical skills on a daily basis and clinically assess patients to improve their health and wellbeing.
Main duties of the job
As a Higher-Level Healthcare Assistant on Ward A5 you will be encouraged and supported to expand your knowledge and skills by a dynamic senior nursing team and fellow higher level healthcare assistants. You will be caring for patients with a range of surgical conditions, including patients requiring stoma care, catheter care, surgical wounds and complex treatment plans.
Working for our organisation
Our mission, vision and values are at the heart of North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust (NCM). They underpin everything we do and everything we aspire to be as an organisation
Our mission is to be exceptional for our patients, our communities and each other
Our vision is to be a great organisation providing excellent healthcare and opportunities to work and learn
Our approach to healthcare is founded on our four core values:
- Kind – we are caring, supporting and respectful to everyone
- Open – we are honest, transparent and open to new ways of working
- Fair – we listen, value our differences and are inclusive to all
- One team – we work well together and with our communities
We employ almost 6,500 people from more than 80 nationalities and are fully committed to being an equal, diverse and inclusive employer. Our culture and values ensure that everyone is treated with dignity and respect, and that no job applicant or employee is disadvantaged at any stage of their journey.
We are also proud to be an Armed Forces Friendly organisation and welcome applications from members of the Armed Forces community, including veterans, reservists and families.
Working at NCM means becoming part of a dedicated team of clinical and support staff who are passionate about keeping people well and supporting wellbeing. If you share our values and are motivated by making a difference for our patients, we’d be delighted to receive your application
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Senior Healthcare Assistant 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 Healthcare Assistant work independently performing a number of clinical duties/tasks following training and meeting competency within role as per policy and procedures.
For a full list of duties and responsibilities please see the attached Job Description.
Person specification
Experience
- Experience of working in a health, social or residential care setting
- Inpatient services/community/ social or residential services
Qualifications
- Health and social care related apprenticeship Level 3, or NVQ3 in health subject
- GCSE
Skills, knowledge and competenecies
- Plan and prioritise own workload
- Knowledge of working with adults and their families
- Information gathering
Further Information
NCM hold a Sponsor Licence; this means that we may be able to sponsor you providing the Home Office requirements are met. To be eligible for sponsorship, there is a minimum set of criteria that must be met and not all roles are eligible. You can find more information on the Government website
Please review your eligibility and the eligibility of the role before submitting your application.
All advertised roles may close early if there are high numbers of suitable candidates.
Pre‑employment checks for applicants with previous NHS service will include confirmation of any Mutually Agreed Resignation Scheme (MARS), Voluntary Redundancy or Compulsory Redundancy payments received.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Application numbers
This vacancy is due to close on the advertised date. However, we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should we receive a high volume of suitable applications. We recommend submitting your application as soon as possible.
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