Overview
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Working Hours: Full or Part Time hours available.
Although experience and qualifications in care are desirable they are not essential. We are looking for dedicated, enthusiastic individuals who want to help Team Countess provide Safe, Kind and effective care.
Training and opportunities to develop further in the healthcare field will be provided to successful applicants. With support from the Trust and Wirral Metropolitan College, all successful candidates will have the opportunity to enrol and successfully complete National Vocational Qualification Courses (NVQ's) level 2/3 in Health and Social Care.
To gain an invite to the interview, we really want to know about you as an individual. Your supporting statement on your application is important as excellent communication skills are essential to the role. Demonstrating good grammar and literacy skills in a minimum of 50 words, please explain why you want to be a Healthcare Assistant at The Countess of Chester Hospital and what skills, experience and personal qualities you can bring to the role.
Please note we are not able to provide sponsorship for this vacancy.
If your application is successful please note you will be invited to an interview on the 22nd September 2025.
The right candidate will be provided with a 7 day Healthcare Assistant Induction, introducing you to the Trust and ensuring that you settle into your new role. Successful candidates will be provided with resources and guidance to ensure completion of the national mandatory Care Certificate within 6 months of appointment.
Please see attached the Job Description for full list of duties & responsibilities for this role.
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership.
Its services are provided from three locations: the Countess of Chester Hospital, Ellesmere Port Hospital, and Tarporley War Memorial Hospital.
The Trust employs over 5916 staff (headcount) and provides a range of services to a population of approximately 411,000.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs will be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above. Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Chester, Wirral, Ellesmere Port and surrounding areas may have related postings from time to time.
Job location and related postings:
* Ellesmere Port, England, United Kingdom
* Chester, England, United Kingdom
* Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
* St Helens, England, United Kingdom
Healthcare Assistant – Outpatients (Bank) postings available in Chester, Liverpool, and surrounding areas.
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