Higher Level Nursing Assistants
Job overview
If you are an overseas national who would require a Certificate of Sponsorship from the Trust to ensure your Right to Work in the UK, the Band 3 Healthcare worker role is unable to offer this if you are new to the NHS (or have less than 2 years’ service in the NHS) and therefore your starting salary would be £24,071.
This is due to a change in the increased salary threshold advised by the UK Home Office on 12^th March 2025, stating that Employer sponsorship will only be available for starting salaries above £25,000. If you apply for the role and this restriction applies to you, your application would be automatically rejected prior to shortlisting stage.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a permanent full or part-time Higher-Level Nursing Assistant to join our busy and ever-expanding Endoscopy Units.
We operate a 5 day a week service, 8am until 6pm, Monday to Friday.
Whilst experience in working in Endoscopy Unit would be desirable it is not essential as a full training in all aspects of the job role will be given.
The successful candidate will be expected to work in all areas of the department including the ward area admitting and caring for patients undergoing and recovering from endoscopic procedures. Working within the procedure rooms assisting the endoscopist and qualified nurses, and in the decontamination unit processing endoscopes.
Main duties of the job
To provide clean endoscopes for use on a variety of endoscopy lists and endoscopy procedures as required.
Responsible for the recording and monitoring equipment testing and quality assurance on endoscopes escalating any issues identified.
To work under the supervision of the senior nurses and with other members of the multidisciplinary team to provide the physical and emotion care for both inpatients and outpatients undergoing a variety of endoscopic medical and surgical procedures on the department.
About Us
As nurses at Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, we are committed to ensuring our patients are at the centre of everything we do and providing high quality of care is paramount to our organization. The foundations of our close relationships with patients in Endoscopy are rooted within the Trust values of Working Together as a team, demonstrating Excellence, being Accountable, working as Role Models, and always Embracing Change.
Endoscopy services are based in both Warrington and Halton Endoscopy hospital sites. We have an excellent department, delivering a high-quality Endoscopy Service that is proud to be JAG Accredited.
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Job Summary: To work in a collaborative and supportive environment with members of the multidisciplinary team. To carry out care and treatment tasks, delegated from professionally qualified staff, requiring a range of technical ability, numeracy, and literacy skills as well as a significant level of interpersonal skills and manual dexterity.To supervise, where appropriate, less experienced decontamination assistants in the decontamination processes and the clinical environments, ensuring Trust Policies, local and national guidance are met. To assist in the provision of care to patients, supporting and supervised by a registered nurse.
FULL JOB DESCRIPTION ATTACHED
Person specification
application form
Essential criteria- Good communication
- To work independently and as part of a team
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Essential criteria- Knowledge of Decontamination
- basic understanding of the decontamination process
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Essential criteria- NVQ level 3 direct care or equivalent experience
- To work independently and as part of a team
You can find more information on the Government website. Please review your eligibility and the eligibility of the role before submitting your application.