Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Community Nursing Auxiliary / Community Health Care Assistant

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Job summary

We are looking to recruit one Community Nursing Auxiliary for South Wirral Community Nursing Team based at Eastham Clinic, Eastham, Wirral. Whilst community experience would be an advantage we are keen to recruit those who have relevant transferable skills who are enthusiastic to develop their career in the community setting.

You will be required to work predominantly day shifts on a flexible rota, including weekends and Bank Holidays; however you may be required to work shifts across the 24 hour period depending on service needs.

Main duties of the job

The posts require good communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to be adaptable, reliable and approachable. You will have a sound knowledge of recent changes within the NHS and current professional issues. You will be working in a lone capacity under the direction of a Team Leader and in conjunction with other team members, ensuring clinical standards are maintained using evidence based practice.You will be flexible, adaptable and reliable and be able to evidence excellent clinical skills.

About us

Working for Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust offers you a great opportunity to be a part of a talented, passionate and committed team delivering excellent community based healthcare services throughout Cheshire and Merseyside.

Our services support adults providing care in the community to help prevent ill health and reduce unnecessary hospital admissions.

We have a wide range of roles in our organisation including Nurses, GPs, Allied Health Professionals, Dental, Management, Health Informatics as well as the wider healthcare team supporting effective delivery of patient facing services.

Whatever your role, you will play a valuable part in our services.

In addition to being an exceptionally rewarding environment to work in, there are a number of other benefits, including:

Flexible working options
At least 27 days holiday per year plus bank holidays (based on the standard working week 37.5 hours)
Staff benefits including NHS Pension, childcare vouchers, a salary sacrifice car scheme, additional annual leave purchase scheme, trade union membership and a range of ambassadorial engagement roles
Annual appraisals, personal development plans and a wide range of supported apprenticeships to support career aspirations
Strongly developed Wellbeing support, including access to a confidential support service 24/7 for personal advice

Visit our website wchc.nhs.uk for more information about who we are and what we do.

Date posted

24 March 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

844-7795377

Job locations

South Wirral Community Nursing Team

Eastham Clinic, 31 Eastham Rake, Wirral

Eastham

CH62 9AN

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the requirements of the role and the type of knowledge and skills the successful candidate will need to demonstrate, please see the attached job description and person specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Quals & professional

Essential

NVQ Level III - direct care, social care (or equivalent)
Manual Handling Skills
Knowledge of Infection Control
Knowledge of Tissue Viability

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

Experience of patient care
Experience of working within a team

Desirable

Experience of working within the Community

Skills and attributes

Essential

Good communication skills verbal/written
Ability to work unsupervised when required
Good interpersonal skills
Good personal organisational skills

Desirable

Basic computer skills

Personal qualities

Essential

Willingness to undertake in-service training and development
Access to a car for work purposes

Person Specification

Quals & professional

Essential

NVQ Level III - direct care, social care (or equivalent)
Manual Handling Skills
Knowledge of Infection Control
Knowledge of Tissue Viability

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

Experience of patient care
Experience of working within a team

Desirable

Experience of working within the Community

Skills and attributes

Essential

Good communication skills verbal/written
Ability to work unsupervised when required
Good interpersonal skills
Good personal organisational skills

Desirable

Basic computer skills

Personal qualities

Essential

Willingness to undertake in-service training and development
Access to a car for work purposes

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

Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

South Wirral Community Nursing Team

Eastham Clinic, 31 Eastham Rake, Wirral

Eastham

CH62 9AN

Employer's website

https://www.wchc.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

South Wirral Community Nursing Team

Eastham Clinic, 31 Eastham Rake, Wirral

Eastham

CH62 9AN

Employer's website

https://www.wchc.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)