Senior Healthcare Assistant - Paediatric Assessment Unit
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 01/09/2026
- Closes
- 10/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a Senior Healthcare Assistant on Ward 8 at Royal Preston Hospital, a 30-bedded unit caring for children aged 0-16, including a Paediatric Assessment Unit and High Dependency Unit. You will support qualified nursing staff in providing high standards of care, greet patients, complete documentation, and be a valued member of the multi-disciplinary team. The position requires flexibility for shifts and unsocial hours, including nights, and a passion for delivering compassionate care.
Key responsibilities
- Provide good quality personalized care in accordance with agreed local and national standards.
- Take samples from patients for testing or dispatching eg: Urine, sputum, faeces, MRSA swabs, blood sugars.
- Assist patients to meet nutritional needs in line with their individual care plan.
- Undertake clinical duties relevant to clinical area following achievement of competencies.
- Assist to maintain patient safety, conforming to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines.
- Assist in maintaining standards of care to improve the patient experience and outcome of care.
Essential criteria
- GCSE Maths & English grade 4-9 or grade C or above OR level 2 functional skills in maths and level 2 functional skills in English
- BNCS or NVQ 2/Internal Level 2 training programme in Health and Social Care(must include work-based assessments)
- Must be willing to undertake and complete Trust internal Level 3 training programme course asap
- Previous experience of working in an acute health care or related setting
- Understanding of health and safety issues within healthcare
- Understanding of concept and application of confidentiality
- Understanding of the role of a senior HCA
Desirable criteria
- Level 3 QCF diploma (Qualification Credit Framework) in healthcare / NVQ level 3
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £25,760 – £27,476 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job summary
Are you looking for a motivating and rewarding career? Do you thrive on a challenge and want to make a difference to our patients in Lancashire Teaching Hospitals?Ward 8 at Royal Preston Hospital is a 30 bedded unit, caring for children aged 0 - 16 with medicaland surgical conditions, adolescent children with mental health issues and day care patients requiring both medical and surgical procedures. Incorporated on the ward is a busy Paediatric Assessment Unit and High Dependency Unit for children requiring closer observation.
The paediatric assessment unit has a vacancy for a Band 3 Senior Health Care Assistant .
\*\*\*\*\*PLEASE NOTE\*\*\*\*\*
To meet the essential criteria for this vacancy, you must have:
- GCSE Maths & English grade 4-9 or grade C or above OR level 2 functional skills in maths and level 2 functional skills in English
- BNCS or NVQ 2 / Internal Level 2 training programme in Health and Social Care (must include work-based assessments). We are unable to accept qualification that are achieved through online learning only.
All overseas qualifications must be proved comparable to UK standards through ENIC
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\*\*This role does not qualify for international sponsorship\*\*
Main duties of the job
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