Healthcare Assistant Recruitment Event

Are you passionate about working in healthcare?
We are looking to recruit motivated, caring, and compassionate individuals for the role of Healthcare Assistant (HCA) to assist qualified nursing staff with patient care.
Under the direction of the Registered Nurse the Health Care Assistant will
work with all members of the multi disciplinary team to contribute to the
provision of the highest standards of care delivery in undertaking personal
care duties for patients in hospital/community.
You will contribute to the assessment and care plans that have been developed, to work within standard operating procedures as defined within each area. You work closely under direction of the senior nurse who will be available for reference and will be able to respond to individual need in delivering patient care.
The Secretary of State has approved the partnership between St Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals and Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals.
From 1stJuly we have come together as a single organisation under the name Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
The Trust delivers acute hospital care, intermediate care, community, and primary care services to a population of over 600,000 people with a combined workforce of around 9000 dedicated and skilled staff from 17 locations including Whiston, Southport & Formby, St Helens, Ormskirk and Newton hospitals.
The Trust provides regional services for burns, plastic surgery and spinal injuries to more than 4 million people across Mersey and West Lancashire, Cheshire, the Isle of Man and North Wales.
Our Vision is to deliver 5 Star Patient Care:

• CARE that is evidence based, high quality and compassionate
• ​​​​​​SAFETY that is of the highest standards
• COMMUNICATION that is open, inclusive and respectful
• SYSTEMS that are efficient, patient centred and reliable
• PATHWAYS that are best practice and embedded, but also respect the individual needs of patients

Our achievements include:

• Trust rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• Awarded National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for our Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

Please see our Wellbeing & Benefits booklet for more information on our staff benefits.
Advert date: 11th January 2024
Closing date: 25th January 2024
Shortlisting date: 26th January 2024
Interview date: 3rd February 2024
The events will be held at Southport and Formby District General Hospital and time slots will be allocated after the application has been screened.
Please be aware, that we may close a vacancy earlier than stated, should a sufficient number of applications be received, you are therefore advised to apply at your earliest convenience.