Assistant Practitioner - Oxygen Assessment Service
| Posting date: | 08 May 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £28,392 - £31,157 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 June 2026 |
| Location: | Liverpool, L7 8YE |
| Company: | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7709158/287-RMED-9-26 |
Summary
A Vacancy at Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
We are looking to recruit an experienced assistant practitioner (Band 4) to work within our Oxygen Assessment Service.
Candidates must possess a caring nature and be able to provide high quality care in a fast pace and ever progressive service. If you feel you have these qualities we would welcome your application.
We provide an excellent working environment with an excellent staff well-being programme and are a reputable university teaching hospital.
The individual will have completed the foundation degree in health and social care or equivalent and can demonstrate dedication to providing high standards of care.
• Provide high quality patient care, appropriate to patient need.
• Take personal responsibility for ensuring that patients are treated with courtesy at all times, the individual needs of the patients are respected, and confidentiality is maintained at all times.
• Promote and value the rights, responsibilities and diversity of people
• Team working with Specialist Nurses/ Physiologists to deliver treatments and patient education.
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit their careers page.
• Coordinate a team in care delivery and where appropriate other students.
• Work effectively as part of a multi disciplinary team recognising the contribution of all team members in meeting patients’ needs.
• Actively participate in team development and make suggestions to the team on service improvements.
Additional Clinical responsibilities.
Utilizing Trust policies and protocols, under the proximal supervision of the Registered Nurse, the assistant practitioner will:
• Undertake and interpret a range of patient observations as required in clinical area e.g. temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, neurological observations, National Early Warning Score [NEWS], oxygen saturation levels, ECG. Reporting adverse signs to registered Nurse/Doctor/Therapist.
• Obtain requested specimens and ensure transportation to appropriate department – urine, faeces, sputum, and exudates e.g. swabs from nose, eye, wound.
• Order routine bloods/investigations if required and have a basic understanding of normal and altered values, report adverse results.
• Assist with basic and where agreed intermediate cardio-pulmonary resuscitation procedures
• Maintain intravenous therapy safely as per Trust policy, report abnormalities to registered Nurse. The Assistant Practitioner will not alter infusion rates but will perform second checks for infusion fluids without drug additives.
• Assist in the administration of treatments
• Be responsible for and demonstrate competence utilising mechanical infusion pumps devices. Perform equipment and alarm checks at shift change.
• Undertake a range of procedures relevant to area of work e.g. venepuncture, cannulation, catheterisation, bladder scanning and complex dressings following assessment of competency.
• Undertake clinical audit for example, infection control audits.
Environmental Responsibilities.
• Ensure the maintenance of a safe environment at all times.
• Ensure the safe custody of patients’ valuables and property.
• Ensure the most effective and economical use of all supplies and equipment.
• Escort patients to other wards and departments as required.
• Be aware of Manual Handling regulations, particularly with regard to the moving and handling of patients, and attend both theoretical and practical training provided by the Trust
Educational Responsibilities.
• Demonstrate procedures to and supervise unqualified staff. Contribute to the learning environment on the ward and team mentoring at an optimum level.
• Supervise, assess and mentor Trainee Healthcare Support workers, Trainee Assistant Practitioners, assist in the supervision and learning of other students with the exception of their assessment.
• Participate in the induction of new members of staff to impart specific local knowledge of the ward/dept.
• Promote and participate in the Health Education both personally and with all patients and relatives as appropriate.
Professional responsibilities.
• Exhibit professional behaviour and attitude at all times, and demonstrate excellent customer care skills.
• Recognise the level of competence to ensure safe practice.
• Be familiar with and abide by Trust policies and procedures to ensure to ensure optimum patient care and safety of patients and staff.
• Adhere to trust uniform policy.
• Take personal responsibility for keeping up to date with new developments and participate in research/ clinical audit. Attendance at annual update sessions is mandatory.
• Act as a role model by upholding and implementing good practice in the workplace, always ensuring the highest standards of evidenced based care.
• Take every reasonable opportunity to sustain and improve knowledge.
This advert closes on Saturday 23 May 2026
We are looking to recruit an experienced assistant practitioner (Band 4) to work within our Oxygen Assessment Service.
Candidates must possess a caring nature and be able to provide high quality care in a fast pace and ever progressive service. If you feel you have these qualities we would welcome your application.
We provide an excellent working environment with an excellent staff well-being programme and are a reputable university teaching hospital.
The individual will have completed the foundation degree in health and social care or equivalent and can demonstrate dedication to providing high standards of care.
• Provide high quality patient care, appropriate to patient need.
• Take personal responsibility for ensuring that patients are treated with courtesy at all times, the individual needs of the patients are respected, and confidentiality is maintained at all times.
• Promote and value the rights, responsibilities and diversity of people
• Team working with Specialist Nurses/ Physiologists to deliver treatments and patient education.
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit their careers page.
• Coordinate a team in care delivery and where appropriate other students.
• Work effectively as part of a multi disciplinary team recognising the contribution of all team members in meeting patients’ needs.
• Actively participate in team development and make suggestions to the team on service improvements.
Additional Clinical responsibilities.
Utilizing Trust policies and protocols, under the proximal supervision of the Registered Nurse, the assistant practitioner will:
• Undertake and interpret a range of patient observations as required in clinical area e.g. temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, neurological observations, National Early Warning Score [NEWS], oxygen saturation levels, ECG. Reporting adverse signs to registered Nurse/Doctor/Therapist.
• Obtain requested specimens and ensure transportation to appropriate department – urine, faeces, sputum, and exudates e.g. swabs from nose, eye, wound.
• Order routine bloods/investigations if required and have a basic understanding of normal and altered values, report adverse results.
• Assist with basic and where agreed intermediate cardio-pulmonary resuscitation procedures
• Maintain intravenous therapy safely as per Trust policy, report abnormalities to registered Nurse. The Assistant Practitioner will not alter infusion rates but will perform second checks for infusion fluids without drug additives.
• Assist in the administration of treatments
• Be responsible for and demonstrate competence utilising mechanical infusion pumps devices. Perform equipment and alarm checks at shift change.
• Undertake a range of procedures relevant to area of work e.g. venepuncture, cannulation, catheterisation, bladder scanning and complex dressings following assessment of competency.
• Undertake clinical audit for example, infection control audits.
Environmental Responsibilities.
• Ensure the maintenance of a safe environment at all times.
• Ensure the safe custody of patients’ valuables and property.
• Ensure the most effective and economical use of all supplies and equipment.
• Escort patients to other wards and departments as required.
• Be aware of Manual Handling regulations, particularly with regard to the moving and handling of patients, and attend both theoretical and practical training provided by the Trust
Educational Responsibilities.
• Demonstrate procedures to and supervise unqualified staff. Contribute to the learning environment on the ward and team mentoring at an optimum level.
• Supervise, assess and mentor Trainee Healthcare Support workers, Trainee Assistant Practitioners, assist in the supervision and learning of other students with the exception of their assessment.
• Participate in the induction of new members of staff to impart specific local knowledge of the ward/dept.
• Promote and participate in the Health Education both personally and with all patients and relatives as appropriate.
Professional responsibilities.
• Exhibit professional behaviour and attitude at all times, and demonstrate excellent customer care skills.
• Recognise the level of competence to ensure safe practice.
• Be familiar with and abide by Trust policies and procedures to ensure to ensure optimum patient care and safety of patients and staff.
• Adhere to trust uniform policy.
• Take personal responsibility for keeping up to date with new developments and participate in research/ clinical audit. Attendance at annual update sessions is mandatory.
• Act as a role model by upholding and implementing good practice in the workplace, always ensuring the highest standards of evidenced based care.
• Take every reasonable opportunity to sustain and improve knowledge.
This advert closes on Saturday 23 May 2026