Health Care Assistant Trauma Rehab Unit - Seddon Suite

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; St Helens; On-site; GBP 24,000; Full time

Job description

Job Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an individual to join our existing dedicated friendly team of staff within Seddon Suite at St Helens Hospital. We are looking for a candidate who is enthusiastic and can demonstrate effective communication skills and ideally have previous rehabilitation experience.

Seddon Specialist Rehabilitation Unit is a 20 bedded purpose-built facility based in Elyn Lodge, St Helens hospital. The pathway encompasses designated units offering different levels of high quality rehabilitation within the Hyper Acute, Hub, Spoke and Extended Rehabilitation Units and within specialist community and outpatient services, providing specialist assessment and rehabilitation for those who have suffered traumatic injury or illness.

The post holder may be required to work across both Whiston and St Helens sites and must be flexible in working all shifts Monday to Sunday and rotation to night duty.

An Enhanced DBS with barred lists for both Adults & Children is required for the post.

Interview Date: TBC

Main duties of the job

1. To work as part of the Nursing Team undertaking household support tasks and direct care tasks as delegated by the Nurse in Charge.
2. To support the qualified Nursing Staff in the maintenance of high standards of nursing care to patients.
3. To assist in providing an environment within the ward that is conducive to patient recovery and pleasant for patients and their families.
4. To accept responsibility for specifically delegated functions within the ward which the Nurse in Charge feels are appropriate for untrained staff to undertake.
5. To ensure where entries are made in nursing documentation, that these are correct, legible and comprehensive and countersigned by a registered nurse.
6. To understand and adhere to all Trust Policies.
7. To ensure the Health and Safety of patients, relatives and other staff is considered and not prejudiced by the post-holder at any time.

About us

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites. We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.

Our Services

Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.

Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.

Community Services
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.

Specialist Regional Services
We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancs, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.

Achievements

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

Date posted
11 April 2025

Pay scheme
Agenda for change

Band
Band 2

Salary
£23,615 a year per annum

Contract
Fixed term

Duration
6 months

Working pattern
Full-time

Reference number
409-7031316

Job locations
St Helens Hospital
Marshalls Cross Road
St Helens
WA9 3DA

Job Description

Job responsibilities

KEY DUTIES

1. To work as part of the Nursing Team undertaking household support tasks and direct care tasks as delegated by the Nurse in Charge.
2. To support the qualified Nursing Staff in the maintenance of high standards of nursing care to patients.
3. To assist in providing an environment within the ward that is conducive to patient recovery and pleasant for patients and their families.
4. To accept responsibility for specifically delegated functions within the ward which the Nurse in Charge feels are appropriate for untrained staff to undertake.
5. To ensure where entries are made in nursing documentation, that these are correct, legible and comprehensive and countersigned by a registered nurse.
6. To understand and adhere to all Trust Policies.
7. To ensure the Health and Safety of patients, relatives and other staff is considered and not prejudiced by the post-holder at any time.

CLINICAL & PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

1. To ensure that privacy and dignity of patients is paramount and is not compromised.
2. To ensure that all patient information is confidential and is not disclosed to a third party except with permission of the Nurse in Charge.
3. To report any untoward incidents/occurrences.
4. To ensure that all patient care is delivered with the highest degree of professionalism.
5. To present an appearance which gives a positive image of the Trust and a manner which is appropriate and which inspires confidence.
6. To participate in an annual performance review undertaken with the Ward Manager to identify personal development needs.

ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES
Ensure patient records are kept up to date and accurate and recording is done in line with Trust policies and procedures.

TEACHING & TRAINING RESPONSIBILITIES
To attend specifically fire and lifting and handling lectures annually and ensure appropriate updates are attended once H.C.A. training is complete.

Person Specification

Qualifications Essential

1. NVQ Level 2 (Ideally in Health Care) or equivalent qualification, or equivalent experience.
2. Care Certificate, or willing to work towards upon appointment.

Knowledge & Experience Essential

1. Previous experience of acute health care setting.
2. Previous experience in the provision of direct patient care.
3. Previous experience within a customer service environment.

Skills Essential

1. Excellent communication skills.
2. Ability to work autonomously and as part of a Multi-Disciplinary Team.

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.

Employer details

Employer name
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Address
St Helens Hospital
Marshalls Cross Road
St Helens
WA9 3DA

Employer's website
https://www.merseywestlancs.nhs.uk/