Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Health Care Assistant
The closing date is 27 February 2026
We have an exciting opportunity to recruit a highly motivated Health Care Assistant to join our busy Community Heart Failure service at York centre. Liverpool University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
The service operates across a variety of settings including community based Heart failure clinics, patients' home, working closely with primary and secondary care.
Candidate needs to be mobile and have the ability to visit patients in their own home across Liverpool in a timely manner.
This will also require consideration of skills to provide delivery of patient education, support to reduce symptoms and prevent unnecessary hospital admission/readmission and maximise the patient's quality of life. Clinical support will be provided by the Heart failure specialist nurses within the team.
This is an exciting post, within a well-established team of specialist nurses. We are looking for an experienced Health Care Assistant with skills in phlebotomy, recording patients clinical observations.
The role requires flexibility, working within an evolving proactive, dynamic and committed multidisciplinary community Heart failure Team. This is a permanent position.
**Please note this vacancy may close early once sufficient applications have been received**
**Previous applicants need not apply**
For further details / informal visits please contact: Claire Horan, Clinical Team leader, York centre, 296-7529. Mobile 07818010593
Main duties of the job
The postholder will work as part of the multidisciplinary team and will assist and support the clinical team(s). This may include working within the patient's home environment and other clinical settings within community.
Successful candidate must be able to travel between locations and provide own transport.
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.
Job responsibilities
Work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team. Undertake a range of patient interventions within the scope of NVQ level 3 skills for patients as delegated by team leader or other qualified clinical staff. Offer advice to patients and carers on a wide range of health issues to include health promotion, lifestyle advice and self‑care. Plan and organise own work schedule once delegated from team leader. Undertake basic patient observations. Work within existing clinical guidelines, policies and infection control procedures. Offer advice and support to patients and families in a wide range of situations. Communicate factual and sensitive information within confidentiality guidelines to patients, ensuring all information is appropriately documented and reported back to the team leader. Demonstrate own role to new starters and students. Ensure safe moving and handling techniques in the delivery of patient care, this can include the safe use of equipment. Communicate information to multi-disciplinary team and other agencies as appropriate. Undertake ordering and receipt of stores. Undertake further training to gain skills in other areas. Utilise NVQ level 3 skills within identified areas as required by the clinical team. Deliver patient care within the essence of care standards and Trust guidelines and policies. Document care delivered within hand‑written or electronic patient records. Participate in own PDR with team leader to establish objectives, reporting arrangements, supervision and ongoing development. Participate in mandatory training events. Work with community groups to improve patient participation and involvement. The post holder shall as necessary provide cover for and undertake duties of absent colleagues. The post holder shall follow all the policies and procedures of the organization.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* NVQ Level 3 or equivalent.
Experience
* Previous health and social care experience or equivalent.
Knowledge
* Understanding of the principles of Data Protection Act.
* Health and Safety.
* Equality and Diversity
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.
Address
Community Heart Failure Team York centre
Community Heart Failure Team York centre
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