Healthcare Assistant

CV-Library • Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire • 50min ago

Evolve Staffing Ltd. is actively recruiting compassionate, dependable, and experienced Band 2 Healthcare Assistants (HCA / Clinical Support Workers) with proven clinical experience in an NHS or private hospital setting to support acute hospital wards and clinical departments across major NHS Hospital Trusts in Cheshire.

Operating within one of Cheshire's primary major NHS acute healthcare facilities—a significantly larger and more comprehensive clinical hub compared to regional community networks—this role presents an outstanding opportunity for dedicated healthcare support staff seeking flexible shift patterns, top-tier agency pay rates, and diverse clinical exposure within fast-paced acute hospital ward environments.

As a Band 2 HCA representing Evolve Staffing Ltd., you will work as an integral member of the multidisciplinary clinical team alongside Registered Nurses (RNs), Ward Sisters, and Medical Officers.

You will deliver high-quality, person-centered direct patient care, assist qualified nursing staff with vital physiological observations, uphold strict infection prevention control standards, and ensure patient safety, comfort, and dignity across general medical, surgical, emergency assessment, elderly care, and acute inpatient wards.

Key Responsibilities & Clinical Duties

As a Band 2 Healthcare Assistant within a major Cheshire NHS hospital ward setting, your primary responsibility is to support qualified nursing staff in maintaining exceptional standards of inpatient care, patient safety, and ward efficiency.

Your day-to-day duties across general inpatient wards will encompass:

Direct Patient Care & Daily Living Support

Personal Hygiene & Comfort Care: Providing compassionate, dignity-led assistance with personal hygiene routines, including bed baths, showering, oral care, pressure area care, skin integrity maintenance, and grooming for acutely unwell patients.
Safe Patient Transfer & Ergonomics: Assisting patients with mobility, repositioning, and ward transfers using safe moving and handling techniques and specialized equipment (e.g., slide sheets, standing hoists, passive hoists, and lateral transfer boards).
Nutritional & Hydration Monitoring: Supporting patient nutrition by assisting with meal delivery, protected mealtime assistance for dependent patients, preparing hot/cold drinks, and maintaining detailed, auditable fluid balance and food intake monitoring charts.
Elimination & Continence Management: Assisting patients with elimination needs, catheter bag drainage monitoring, commode assistance, bedpan placement, and prompt, hygienic incontinence care.

Clinical Support & Physiological Observations

Vital Signs Monitoring: Performing and accurately recording baseline physiological observations, including Blood Pressure, Heart Rate/Pulse, Respiratory Rate, Body Temperature, Pulse Oximetry ($SpO_2$), and Blood Glucose levels using digital clinical monitoring systems.
NEWS2 Escalation: Calculating and recording National Early Warning Scores (NEWS2) to promptly recognize, document, and escalate subtle signs of clinical deterioration to the nurse in charge or attending medical team.
Basic Clinical Procedures: Assisting qualified nursing staff during simple sterile dressing changes, routine wound checks, specimen collection (urine, stool, sputum, MRSA swabs), and urinalysis dipstick testing.

Ward Operations, Infection Control & Governance

Infection Prevention & Control (IPC): Maintaining strict adherence to NHS Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) guidelines, including bare-below-the-elbows policies, strict hand hygiene protocols, and proper donning/doffing of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
Environment & Hygiene Maintenance: Ensuring ward cleanliness, sanitizing bed spaces between patient admissions, transfers, and discharges, and keeping clinical equipment clean, tested, and ready for immediate use.
Documentation & Team Handover: Maintaining accurate, contemporaneous nursing documentation, patient care records, skin assessment charts, and actively participating in structured shift handovers.
Safeguarding & Caldicott Compliance: Upholding patient dignity, privacy, confidentiality (Caldicott principles), and safeguarding vulnerable adults in line with NHS Trust governance protocols.

Candidate Requirements & Qualifications

To qualify for this Band 2 NHS Hospital HCA role via Evolve Staffing Ltd. in Cheshire, candidates must demonstrate:

Hospital Experience: Minimum of 6 months recent clinical experience working as a Healthcare Assistant, Clinical Support Worker, or Nursing Auxiliary within an acute UK NHS Hospital Ward or Private Hospital inpatient environment.
Qualifications: Care Certificate, NVQ / QCF Level 2 or Level 3 in Health and Social Care, or an equivalent clinical support qualification is highly desirable.
Core Competencies: Proven practical proficiency in taking vital signs (NEWS2), manual handling/hoisting equipment operation, infection control standards, and accurate patient record keeping.
Compliance Standards:
- Valid Right to Work in the United Kingdom.
- Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) certificate registered on the Update Service (or willing to apply for a new check).
- Occupational health clearance, including verified immunity against Hepatitis B, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Tuberculosis, and Varicella.
- Valid practical certificates in Moving & Handling and Basic Life Support (BLS) / Resuscitation.
- Two satisfactory professional references covering the last 3 years of healthcare employment.

Why Choose Evolve Staffing Ltd.?

At Evolve Staffing Ltd., we deeply value our clinical support workforce. Joining our agency network offers:

Total Shift Flexibility: Choose from early, late, long day, night, and weekend shifts to suit your personal lifestyle and commitments.
Major Cheshire NHS Trust Access: Gain consistent, high-volume shift bookings across premier acute NHS trusts and major hospital sites in Cheshire.
Fast-Track Onboarding: Dedicated recruitment consultants to guide you seamlessly through registration, clinical vetting, and compliance.
Weekly Payroll: Dependable, fast weekly payments processed via PAYE or compliant Umbrella providers.
Career Growth: Access to free mandatory training refresher courses, ongoing professional support, and referral bonus structures.

Application Process

If you are an experienced Band 2 Healthcare Assistant seeking flexible, well-paid agency shifts in major NHS acute hospitals across Cheshire, submit your updated CV today highlighting your NHS or private hospital ward experience. A dedicated recruitment consultant from Evolve Staffing Ltd. will reach out promptly to complete your registration.