Job overview

The role of a Healthcare Assistant within ward A4 , is to provide care for both males and females from the age of 18. We are a 33 bedded ward. We are an acute surgical ward, caring for patients requiring surgical care, including colorectal, urology, ENT, breast and UGI.

Main duties of the job

You will be working within a highly skilled nursing team within ward A4. You will be supporting patients that require emergency surgery, conservative surgical management,  with all aspects of daily living, including personal care, nutrition, toileting and pressure area care. You will be part of the team which supports patients in recovering and supporting them daily back to their baseline ready for discharge. 

Working for our organisation

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff.  We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.

Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system.  Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.

Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.

A CQC-rated ‘good’ organisation with ‘outstanding’ features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.

Our workforce of nearly 5,000 across both sites comprises more than 50 nationalities. We strive to be an equal, diverse and inclusive employer, which is recognised as a pioneer in its equality, diversity and inclusion work. The Trust is proud to have achieved numerous external accreditations and is working towards achieving the Anti-Racist Organisation Framework, recognising the importance of anti-racism in all that we do.