Healthcare Assistant - Gynaecology

About The Trust

Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust (LWH) is part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group (UHLG). UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues who care for the communities of Merseyside and the North West. Every year LWH delivers approximately 7,500 babies, performs around 50,000 gynaecological inpatient and outpatient procedures, cares for over 1,000 premature and low‑weight newborns, conducts around 1,000 IVF cycles and more than 4,000 genetic appointments.

Because of its strong dedication to research and innovation, LWH is the specialist health provider of choice in Europe for women, babies and families.

Assist in the provision of the service and contribute to the effective running of the ward, ensuring a quality patient experience. Work with doctors and qualified nursing staff to deliver evidence‑based, individually tailored care to patients in the gynaecology division. Support relatives and carers attending the ward or associated departments, and make best use of available resources.

• Assist doctors and nursing staff with high‑quality, evidence‑based care for patients in the gynaecology department.
• Assist with chaperoning scans and other procedures.
• Support cleanliness of the department and provide emotional support for patients.
• Carry out patient observations and other clinical skills.
• Prepare notes and equipment on the ward or clinics as part of routine tasks under supervision.
• Ensure security of patient valuables is locked away in accordance with hospital procedures.
• Assist in the movement of patients as and when required, using appropriate equipment.
• Contribute to a best‑possible use of resources across the department.

Posts advertised to internal staff are open to employees of hospitals within the University Hospitals of Liverpool Group. Please confirm your employment in your application form.

Under current Home Office Immigration Rules, we are unable to offer right‑to‑work visa sponsorship for Band 2 and 3 roles with a salary of less than £25,000 pa.

We reserve the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received sufficient applications for a shortlist.

Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.

LWH is committed to creating a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We particularly welcome applicants from racially minoritised backgrounds, with disabilities, or who are members of the Armed Forces, Reservists or Veterans.

We value equality, diversity and inclusiveness, and aim to have a workforce demography representative of the local community. We operate Zero Tolerance to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment, and will make reasonable adjustments to ensure our recruitment and selection process is accessible to all.

We are currently unable to offer right‑to‑work visa sponsorship for Band 2 and 3 roles with a salary of less than £25,000 pa, as they do not meet UK Visas & Immigration criteria.

Trust policy requires the cost of DBS applications to be recovered via salary. The amount of £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced) will be deducted from salary in manageable monthly instalments for up to 3 months following commencement in post.

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