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Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Healthcare Assistant

The closing date is 14 August 2025

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Job summary

Working Part time: 35 hours per week

An exciting opportunity has arisen. We are looking for an motivated, enthusiastic, hard working and friendly team member to join us within our brand new Paediatric Outpatients Department as a Band 3 Nursing Assistant.

Main duties of the job

The post involves assisting the nursing staff in the delivery of care to children and their families in the hospital outpatient setting. We would expect you to accurately record, collate, monitor and provide feedback of patient information to nursing and/or medical staff, initiating actions as necessary.

The post holder must have excellent interpersonal skills, be empathetic, self-motivated, both proactive and work as part of a team, and able to develop practical skills such as phlebotomy. It is essential to have a holistic view to patient care.

The successful applicant must have NVQ III or equivalent, or currently working towards this, previous experience of working in a caring background, is able to demonstrate good communication and organisational skills, plus the ability to work as part of a team.

About us

The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:

  • The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds
  • Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility
  • Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.

The Trust employs over 5916 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 411,000. This includes 361,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.

Details

Date posted

06 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

210-2025-521

Job locations

Countess of Chester Hospital

Liverpool Road

Chester

CH2 1UL


Job description

Job responsibilities

See Job Description for further details.

Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costswill be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16per year applies.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.

Good luck with your application.

Job description

Job responsibilities

See Job Description for further details.

Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costswill be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16per year applies.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.

Good luck with your application.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ Level 2 or equivalent
  • NVQ Level 3 or equivalent or working towards
  • Numeracy & Literacy skills

Desirable

  • Phlebotomy skills

Knowledge

Essential

  • Provide evidence of achieved competency in key clinical skills
  • Have an understanding of NHS Services
  • Basic IT skills
  • Basic understanding of NHS issues
  • Previous experience of maintaining accurate records and working as part of a team

Desirable

  • Understanding of quality & change in the clinical setting
  • Expectation that the Care certificate qualification will need to be completed within 6 months of starting if not already attained.
  • Willingness to complete ward based Band 3 training competencies
  • Previous experience of working with children.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ Level 2 or equivalent
  • NVQ Level 3 or equivalent or working towards
  • Numeracy & Literacy skills

Desirable

  • Phlebotomy skills

Knowledge

Essential

  • Provide evidence of achieved competency in key clinical skills
  • Have an understanding of NHS Services
  • Basic IT skills
  • Basic understanding of NHS issues
  • Previous experience of maintaining accurate records and working as part of a team

Desirable

  • Understanding of quality & change in the clinical setting
  • Expectation that the Care certificate qualification will need to be completed within 6 months of starting if not already attained.
  • Willingness to complete ward based Band 3 training competencies
  • Previous experience of working with children.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Countess of Chester Hospital

Liverpool Road

Chester

CH2 1UL


Employer's website

https://www.coch.nhs.uk/working-with-us.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Countess of Chester Hospital

Liverpool Road

Chester

CH2 1UL


Employer's website

https://www.coch.nhs.uk/working-with-us.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Children's Unit Manager

Karen flewitt

karen.flewitt@nhs.net

01244365077

Details

Date posted

06 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

210-2025-521

Job locations

Countess of Chester Hospital

Liverpool Road

Chester

CH2 1UL


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