Health Care Assistant

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

The UTC/WIC's across Liverpool have opportunities for band 3 Health Care Assistants to work as part of the team.

The vacancies are across the 4 sites - Garston UTC, Old Swan UTC, City WIC and Smithdown WIC. The service is open 8am-8pm every day including bank holidays.

You will work as part of a team ensuring patients receive high quality, safe, effective care.

Shortlisting planned for 11 July

Interviews planned for 15 July

Main duties of the job

The successful candidates will be based within one of the sites but there is an expectation they may be asked to support in the other sites for periods of time.

The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting the clinicians in triage, ensuring stock is available and ordered in a timely manner, carrying out venepuncture, and basic wound care. They will support patients who access the service.

One of the vacancies is for Smithdown Walk-in Centre which is a paediatric only site.

About us

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

Date posted

08 November 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,071 to £25,674 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

350-CC6424637-B

Job locations

Old Swan Walk-in Centre

St Oswald Street

Liverpool

L13 2GA

Job description

Job responsibilities

Main responsibilities are to support in triage, basic wound care, venepuncture, carry out observations, stock control and ordering.

This post offers staff excellent opportunities to build on existing skills and develop competencies within these areas. A problem solving approach is an essential component of this role.

Please also see Job Description and Person Specification

Job description

Job responsibilities

Main responsibilities are to support in triage, basic wound care, venepuncture, carry out observations, stock control and ordering.

This post offers staff excellent opportunities to build on existing skills and develop competencies within these areas. A problem solving approach is an essential component of this role.

Please also see Job Description and Person Specification

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

NVQ level 3 or equivalent

Knowledge/Experience

Essential

Previous health and social care experience or equivalent
Previous experience in Primary Care
To have some previous Respiratory experience

Values

Essential

Continuous Improvement
Accountability
Respectfulness
Enthusiasm
Support
High professional standards
Responsive to service users
Engaging leadership style
Strong customer service belief
Transparency and honesty
Discreet
Change oriented

Skills

Essential

Demonstrate Equality and Diversity
Basic computer skills/ECDL or equivalent
Able to work without direct supervision
Able to plan own workload
Ability to undertake clinical interventions
Commensurate with NVQ level 3 skills
Able to work as a team member
Demonstrate continued professional development

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

NVQ level 3 or equivalent

Knowledge/Experience

Essential

Previous health and social care experience or equivalent
Previous experience in Primary Care
To have some previous Respiratory experience

Values

Essential

Continuous Improvement
Accountability
Respectfulness
Enthusiasm
Support
High professional standards
Responsive to service users
Engaging leadership style
Strong customer service belief
Transparency and honesty
Discreet
Change oriented

Skills

Essential

Demonstrate Equality and Diversity
Basic computer skills/ECDL or equivalent
Able to work without direct supervision
Able to plan own workload
Ability to undertake clinical interventions
Commensurate with NVQ level 3 skills
Able to work as a team member
Demonstrate continued professional development

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.