Job Summary
We are currently recruiting B3 Clinical Support Workers who are committed to delivering excellent patient care to join our first class team. Experience is preferable but not essential as intensive training will be given and you will have the opportunity to develop your personal skills.
Note this vacancy will close once sufficient applications have been received**
Previous applicants need not apply**
Main duties of the job
* To work within the Endoscopy Day Case Unit of Gastroenterology.
* Caring for patients, within a framework of high quality standards of care and practice. Taking into account patients' social, psychological and physical needs.
* Undertake Endoscopy training requirements which include assisting with endoscopic and clinical procedures and the re‑processing of equipment in line with the British Gastroenterology Society.
* Work collaboratively and co‑operatively with others to meet the needs of patients and their families.
* Maintain strict infection control standards.
About Us
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital. We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients. UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities – from birth and beyond. For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West. Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award‑winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
Details
Date posted
25 November 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full‑time
Reference number
287‑AMED‑307‑25
Job locations
Aintree Hospital
Longmoor Lane
Liverpool
L9 7AL
Job Description
1. Clinical Responsibilities – Assist the qualified nursing staff in maintaining patient standards of care. Work under the supervision of a qualified nurse within the endoscopy rooms, support taking of tissue samples (biopsy) and complete paperwork accurately. Prepare endoscopic equipment, undertake cannulation and venepuncture as required, prepare accessories such as dilatation balloons and inflation devices. Undertake other endoscopy assistant tasks under supervision until assessed and competent. Work in the recovery area under supervision to evaluate patient observations (blood pressure, pulse, temperature) and assist in the patient recovery stage through to discharge. Know own limitations and report lack of knowledge/training to Senior Nurse Educator/Trainer and assessor. Work within the re‑processing area to decontaminate endoscopy equipment to a set standard.
2. Clinical Governance / Quality – Caring for patients within a framework of high quality standards of care and practice.
3. Education and training development – Trains/mentors others in own skillset, works with an assessor, develops an action plan, produces a progression portfolio, keeps up to date with unit policies and procedures, attends unit meetings and teaching sessions, attends all in‑house Trust and Gastroenterology training courses and meetings, maintains infection control practices, works within Trust policies, maintains good communication, and completes mandatory training.
Person Specification
Essential Qualifications
* NVQ3/equivalent
Essential Experience
* Previous experience in an NHS healthcare setting
Essential Knowledge
* Awareness of Health and Safety and Security procedures and policies
Desirable
* Undertaken NHS Decontamination Training Programme
* Demonstration of IPC knowledge
Essential Skills
* Ability to develop effective relationships at all levels with clients, colleagues and members of the public
* The ability to establish and maintain effective communications
* The ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team
* The ability to maintain documentation to the required standard
* The ability to prioritise own workload
* The ability to recognise hazards
* The ability to maintain equipment and basic stock usage and control procedures
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
Employer details
Employer name
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Aintree Hospital
Longmoor Lane
Liverpool
L9 7AL
Employer's website
https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/
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