Main area Healthcare Assistant/Clinical Support Worker Grade Band 2 / 3 Contract Permanent: Fully rotational day to nights Hours
* Full time
* Part time
* Flexible working
37.5 hours per week (Fully rotational day to night) Job ref HCA/CSW - JULY 2025
Employer Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Leighton Hospital Town Crewe Salary £24,465 - £24,937 pa, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 13/07/2025 23:59
Healthcare Assistant/Clinical Support Workers
Band 2 / 3
Job overview
**Please note these roles do not provide sponsorship**
Are you interested in becoming either a Healthcare Assistant (HCA) or a Clinical Support Worker (CSW) at Mid-Cheshire Hospital Trust?
Both these roles support in the delivery of high-quality patient care by attending to aspects of patient personal hygiene, supporting patients to access appropriate nutrition, providing bowel and bladder care and maintaining patient privacy and dignity at all times. The post holders will undertake a range of clinical care duties as delegated by a Registered Nurse.
Experience would be preferable due to the fast pace of the role, however training could be provided for the right applicant who shows the quality and skills required for patient care in a rewarding yet challenging environment.
Please note that recruitment for this role will follow the process below:
Monday 21st July 2025 - Assessment Centre and Interviews (if you are shortlisted for this role) will be held at Infinity House (you will need to be available to attendin person on this date.
No remote/teams assessments or interviews will be available due to the face-to-face nature of the role.
Main duties of the job
These roles support in the delivery of high-quality patient care by attending to aspects of patient personal hygiene, supporting patients to access appropriate nutrition, providing bowel and bladder care and maintaining patient privacy and dignity at all times. The post holder will undertake a range of clinical care duties as delegated by a Registered Nurse.
Working for our organisation
MCHFT provides a full range of local hospital and community services for people across East Cheshire (population 399K) and West Cheshire and Chester boroughs (population 357K). The Trust provides high quality planned and unplanned/emergency care, cardiac and critical care as well as child health, maternity services, and intermediate care across our sites at Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford.
The Trust provides 500 beds and employs over 5,000 members of staff. An extensive range of community services is provided across 26 medical centres and schools by our community arm, Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership, in collaboration with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FT and the South Cheshire and Vale Royal GP Alliance.
With the formation of Integrated Care Systems in July 2022 the Trust became a strategic partner in both Cheshire East and Cheshire West and Chester ‘places’ and is part of the Cheshire and Merseyside partnership caring for a population of over 2.7million. During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its ‘Be Safe Be EquiPPEd’ campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE. At Mid Cheshire, our mission is to inspire hope and provide unparalleled care for the people and communities of Cheshire, helping them to enjoy life to the fullest.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
* Assist patients in maintaining their personal hygiene, grooming and
dressing needs with specific concern for their religious, cultural and
personal preference, ensuring privacy and dignity at all times.
* Assist patients in gaining access to and in the use of appropriate toiletfacilities. Measure and record body waste/fluid balance accurately.
* Ensure patients nutritional needs are met through assisting in the
preparation of patients prior to meals and beverages, providing help andassistance in feeding/drinking as necessary.
• Appropriately record and monitor dietary intake of patients, informingrelevant staff of progress and/or any difficulties relating to dietary/fluidintake.
• Undertakes a range of care duties (appendix 1) consistent with the Band 3 CSW national AFC profile, delegated by a registered staff member, relevant to the services provided / work area. Care duties may include, capillary blood glucose monitoring, pregnancy testing, urinalysis, ECG’s, removal of urinary catheters, wound management of non-complex wounds / basic dressing, insertion and removal of venous cannula and venepuncture.
• Assist patients in their mobility requirements, prepare the environment,move and position appropriately to maximise their physical comfort,utilising equipment trained to use and as directed by the multiprofessional team.
• Assist in the care of patient’s pressure areas and prevention of pressuredamage, undertaking risk assessments, and recording and maintainingrelevant documentation and escalation as required.
• Assist in the procedure of duties relating to last offices for deceasedpersons. Ensure that all religious and cultural wishes, obligations areadhered with.
• At the delegation of the registered staff member, transfer the patientfrom one care area to another, including to other hospitals forinvestigations.
• Assist in providing conditions to meet the patient’s need for rest andsleep.
• Chaperone the patient as required ensuring appropriate support.
• Actively support and assist in alleviating distress and anxiety of patients,relatives or visitors, consistent with their personal beliefs andpreferences. Seeking support from registered staff as needed.
• Support patients with dementia/cognitive impairment.
• Use a range of techniques for infection prevention and control includingwaste management, hand washing and the use of Personal ProtectiveEquipment (PPE).
• To assist with bed-making and maintaining the general tidiness and
cleanliness of the ward or department.
• To assist in handling patients’ property and valuables accordingly to TrustPolicy, using approved documentation and always acting in a trustworthymanner.
• Undertake and document patient observations that includes
temperature, automated blood pressure, pulse, respiratory rate,
conscious level, oxygen saturation levels and conscious levels (not GCS),accurately calculating the National Early Waning Score (NEWS2) andescalating as required to the registered practitioner.
• To maintain standards of organisational conduct e.g. correct wearing ofuniform, punctuality etc.
• To work effectively within a team and assist in maintaining a good
working atmosphere.
• To assist in the induction of new staff within the department,
demonstrating own duties to new starters. Lead in setting an example tonew starters to ensure safe and effective care.
• Obtain specimens from patients for ward or laboratory testing
Person specification
Qualifications
* NVQ 2/3 in Social Care or equivalent
skills and knowledge
* Importance of equality, diversity and rights in patient care
* Importance of quality of care and changes in practice
* Willingness to develop IT skills
* Importance of continued learning
Experience
* previous NHS experience
Key Messages
· Please let us know if you require an adjustment to our recruitment process.
· All correspondence will be sent via the email address you have registered as your TRAC account.
· Selection is based on the Trust's values, and the criteria outlined in the Job Description for the role.
· Employers have a legal responsibility to ensure that their employees have a “right to work” in the UK. Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust hold a Sponsor Licence, which means that we MAY be able to sponsor you IF the role meets the UK Government requirements for sponsorship. Not all NHS roles are eligible for sponsorship. To be eligible for sponsorship, the role must be in an eligible occupation code and must meet the skill level and the minimum salary threshold (usually £38,700 per year for Skilled Worker or £23,200 for Health Care Worker Visa). You can find more information on the Government website .
· Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the entry point (bottom) of the pay band.
· Appointments are subject to a 6-month probationary period. LED Doctors are subject to a 3-month probationary period.
· Please provide a contact email address for referees when you submit your application. We will not request any references until after you have been made a formal job offer.
· You will be required to pay for your DBS disclosure (where the post requires one). This will be done via 3 monthly instalments from your pay. We encourage applicants to join and remain registered with the DBS update service.
· We do not reimburse travel to interview expenses.
· Secondments will be considered for fixed term positions when both parties agree. Candidates should seek approval from their current line manager before application.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Application numbers
We expect to receive a very high level of applications for this vacancy, and due to this a limit has been set on the number of applications we are able to receive. Once this limit is reached the vacancy will close. We would urge interested candidates who meet the specification to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
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