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Community Nursing Auxiliary / Health Care Assistant
Band 3
Main area Community Nursing Grade Band 3 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 30 hours per week Job ref 844-8002155-A
Site Eastham Clinic Town Eastham Salary £25,760 - £27,476 pro rata pa Salary period Yearly Closing 04/10/2026 23:59
Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust's common purpose:
We will support you and your community to live well.
Our values:
Compassion
Supportive and caring, listeningto others.
Open
Communicating openly, honestly and sharing ideas.
Trust
Trusted to deliver, feeling valued and safe.
Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust provides high quality community health and care services which are responsive to the needs of our local population. Services are delivered by our dedicated and innovative multi disciplinary professionals and supported by equally committed staff behind the scenes. We strive to continue developing and improving our services by working with and listening to our populations, partners, commissioners and staff.
WCHC offers you a great opportunity to be a part of a talented, passionate and committed team delivering excellent community based services across Cheshire and Merseyside.
Job overview
PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY
We are looking to recruit a Community Health Care Assistant to support our South Wirral Community Nursing Team.
A Community Nursing Auxiliary/ Health Care Assistant (HCA) in the National Health Service (NHS) plays a key role in supporting patients in their own homes or community settings. Their duties focus on practical care and assisting qualified healthcare professionals.
Main duties of the job
Here are the main duties:
- Monitoring Clinical Observation signs (temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure)
- Supporting medication routines (depending on training and supervision)
- Dressing wounds or assisting nurses with procedures
- Helping patients maintain a clean and safe home environment
- Supporting with light household tasks (e.g., meal prep, tidying)
- Encouraging independence in daily activities
- Providing companionship and reassurance
- Supporting patients with mental wellbeing and reducing isolation
- Communicating with patients’ families or carers
- Recording patient information and reporting changes in condition
- Communicating with nurses, GPs, and other healthcare professionals
- Following care plans accurately
- Working in diverse settings like clinics, care homes, or supported housing
- Following infection control procedures
- Recognising and reporting safeguarding concerns (e.g., abuse or neglect
Working for our organisation
Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by CQC (Dec 2023) with some outstanding areas.
As an aspiring outstanding Trust we have numerous policies and procedures in place which provide standard organisational ways of working, in line with organisational objectives, relevant legislation and requirements. Policies allow for continuity and consistency within the Trust. Employees must abide by and adhere to all Wirral Community NHS Trust’s policies, at all times.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Pressure Ulcer Prevention
- Shared Care
- Support Registered Nurses
Qualifications and professional training
- Knowledge of Infection Control
- Knowledge of Tissue Viability
Experience and knowledge
- Experience of patient care
- Experience of working within a team
- Experience of work in the community
Skills and attributes
- Good interpersonal skills
- Good personal organisational skills
- Ability to work unsupervised when required
- Access to a car for work purposes
- Basic computer skills
- Willingness to undertake in-service training and development
By applying for this post you are agreeing to Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are appointed to a post information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Record system.
For further information explaining how we use your information in line with GDPR please see our ‘Guidance for applicants’ document under the section 'Additional documentation'.
We are a Disability Confident and Mindful Employer.WCHC is committed to recruiting and supporting a diverse workforce and we welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of disability, age, sex, race, religion, sexual orientation, maternity/pregnancy, marriage/civil partnership or transgender status. We are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities. We actively encourage BAME, LGBTQ+ and disabled applicants and value the positive impact that difference has on our teams. We are committed to equality and diversity within our workforce and are keen to support reasonable adjustments to support our new and existing staff.
We are proud to support our Armed Forces Community as aVeteran Aware NHS Trust and are pleased to share that we recently achieved Bronze Award accreditation, in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme . We support the armed forces as an employer; recognising the experiences and skills ex-military personnel have gained through their service.
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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.
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Contact Details:
Wirral Community Health and Care Recruitment Team
