Health Care Assistant - Emergency Department

Job Overview

We are seeking a Health Care Assistant to join our Emergency Department Team at Southport Hospital.

Key Responsibilities

• Work closely with all members of the team to ensure competent, safe delivery of care and achievement of specific role‑dependent duties that are within your scope of training and competence.
• Communicate compassionately and effectively with patients and their families while maintaining confidentiality.
• Provide personal care to patients, maintaining their privacy and dignity, and support with rehabilitation.
• Deliver personal care duties and support activities of daily living, e.g., mouth care, personal hygiene, and toileting needs, demonstrating person‑centred care.
• Safely deliver care duties including manoeuvring patient equipment such as hoists and wheelchairs.
• Under supervision of a registered healthcare practitioner, undertake delegated procedures within the limits of required training and competence, such as patient moving and handling.
• Support patients’ feeding, diet and nutritional needs and accurately record intake and output, noting and reporting changes to nursing staff.
• Ensure patient property is managed as per Trust policy.
• Monitor levels of supplies and order supplies for the department as appropriate.
• Demonstrate duties to new starters, contributing to the learning environment.
• Work in partnership with the individual, their carers/families and the wider healthcare team.
• Maintain and develop your own skills and knowledge through learning activities, keeping evidence of development and actively preparing for and participating in appraisal.
• Participate in team handovers.

Requirements

• Relevant UK experience in a healthcare setting.
• Ability to commence employment immediately or within a very short timeframe.
• Genuine interest in caring for acutely unwell patients as part of a multi‑disciplinary team.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Continuing employment will include a supernumerary period to become proficient in providing basic care and other day‑to‑day responsibilities.

This advert closes on Wednesday 27 May 2026.