Job summary

Are you looking for a rewarding job where you can make a valuable contribution to high quality patient care?

Warrington & Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has a vision to provide high quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Warrington, Halton and their surrounding areas.

There has never been a better time to join Warrington & Halton Hospital - we're a well-established Trust with a great history, constantly striving to improve. A forward-thinking recruitment philosophy creates fantastic opportunities for all our employees, whom we refer to as #TeamWHH, it is our aim to be the employer of choice within the region!

Our vision is High Quality, Safe Healthcare and our staff work together to provide excellent health care services. If you're passionate about making a difference and would like to be a part of our exciting and progressive NHS Foundation Trust then we welcome you to apply.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking experienced and highly motivated Healthcare Assistants to join our teams and develop their skills in an Acute hospital setting.

You must have previous experience of providing care in a hospital or care setting and be able to demonstrate your clinical knowledge. Excellent communication and organisational skills are also essential and you should have a flexible approach to your working patterns.

In return we can offer you a friendly working environment with on-going support from enthusiastic and dynamic teams who are committed to providing the highest standards of care.

About us

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.