Healthcare Assistant – Gastroenterology | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Healthcare Assistant – Gastroenterology | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Employer: Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Location: Liverpool, L7 8YE

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full time

Disability Confident: No

Closing Date: 26/06/2026

Responsibilities

• General bed making/making up of clean beds in readiness for new admissions and operation beds; clear and clean vacated bed spaces and prepare ready for use according to ward/unit protocol.
• Prepare used linen bags for collection by porters and ensure adequate supply of linen bags/skips ready for use.
• Assist in maintaining a clean and safe environment in all areas.
• Safe disposal of clinical waste and sharps as per Trust policy.
• Attend to the needs of visitors and patients, particularly those who may be distressed or bereaved.
• Care for patients’ property, including valuables, in accordance with Trust policy.
• Provide support and assistance to new and junior members of staff.
• Promote effective communication within the multidisciplinary team and take measures to overcome communication difficulties.
• Contribute to the management of aggressive and abusive behaviour.
• Obtain demographic details and social history from patients/visitors to assist in the admission process.
• Participate in all aspects of patient care with particular attention to personal hygiene and grooming.
• Provide patient toileting needs, ensuring privacy and dignity is maintained.
• Support patients in managing incontinence and promotion of continence.
• Record patient fluid intake and output using fluid balance charts.
• Prepare and serve patients’ meals, drinks and snacks.
• Assist/feeding patients as necessary.
• Record patient dietary intake when indicated in the patient’s plan of care.
• Enable patients to maintain/improve their mobility by use of exercise and mobility appliances.
• Assist in the prevention of pressure sore development as directed by the registered nurse in conjunction with the patient’s plan of care.
• Carry out movement and handling within the safe practice guidelines from mandatory training and in relation to the patient’s manual handling plan.
• Obtain specimens from patients for ward or laboratory testing.
• Remove cannula, catheters and nasogastric tubes.
• Undertake dressing of non-complex wounds in accordance with identified competencies and in conjunction with the plan of care; provide naso-gastric/PEG feeding once the tube has been passed and checked by a registered professional.
• Prepare and maintain environments for clinical treatments and investigations.
• Prepare patients for treatments, investigations or procedures, offering support, answering questions and assisting in recovery.
• Collect blood products from laboratory as requested.
• Chaperone and escort patients to clinical departments within the hospital and to other hospitals for investigations.
• Assist registered nurse in performing last offices.
• Conduct general and clinical observations of patients, recording blood pressure, pulse, temperature, respiration rate, oxygen saturation, peak flow; undertake blood glucose monitoring and venepuncture upon direction of the registered nurse.
• Document care given in patients’ nursing records, ensuring the entry is countersigned by the registered nurse responsible for the patient at the time.
• Initiate basic life support techniques as appropriate and provide assistance to the registered nurse as required in prolonged resuscitation situations.
• Contribute to the development of Essence of Care and benchmarking.
• Provide a verbal handover of patient care under the direct supervision of the registered nurse.
• Ensure due regard is given to customs, values and spiritual beliefs of patients and carers.

This advert closes on Wednesday 3 Jun 2026.

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