Healthcare Assistant - Frailty | University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Band 2 Health Care Assistant – Frailty Unit (Part‑time, rotational days and nights)

1A Frailty is a 12‑bedded unit providing excellent care to our elderly patients on Ward AIFU on the Royal site. This is a fantastic opportunity for a band 2 health care assistant to join the team. Applicants are advised to read the job description fully and to provide a comprehensive personal statement. PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY.

• Assist patients in meeting hygiene needs and carry out all aspects of personal care and grooming, including emptying catheter bags.
• Provision of patients’ toileting needs, ensuring privacy and dignity is maintained.
• Support of patients in managing incontinence.
• Measure patients’ fluid intake and output using fluid balance charts and report information to the Registered Nurse.
• Preparation and serving of patients’ meals, drinks and snacks; assist feeding when necessary.
• Assist patients in completing menu forms and liaise with the Catering Department regarding the number of meals needed.
• Report patients’ dietary intake as indicated in the patients’ plan of care.
• Carry out any movement and handling within the safe practice guidelines from mandatory training and in relation to the patient’s manual handling plan.
• Enable patients to maintain/improve their mobility by use of exercise and mobility appliances as directed by individual care plans.
• Assist in the prevention of pressure sore development as directed by the Registered Nurse in conjunction with the patient’s plan of care.
• Obtain specimens from patients for ward or laboratory testing.
• Escort patients to clinical departments within the hospital.
• Assist the Registered Nurse in performing last offices.
• General observations of patients, reporting anything untoward to the Registered Nurse.

• Band 2 – requires RQF 3 or A‑level and above.
• Previous healthcare assistant experience essential.
• Band 2s will not be eligible for sponsorship as these roles do not meet the required skill level.

This advert closes on Monday 9 Feb 2026.