Health Care Assistant
| Posting date: | 02 June 2026 |
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| Salary: | £13.24 per hour |
| Additional salary information: | £13.24 an hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 June 2026 |
| Location: | Warrington, WA5 2EY |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | A1049-26-0003 |
Summary
Undertake, record and follow guidelines for the tasks for which you have received appropriate training and achieved competence; Urinalysis and preparation of specimens for investigation by the pathology laboratory; Prepare and maintain environments and equipment before, during and after patient care interventions; Assist in raising awareness of health and well-being by healthy lifestyle promotion; Give accurate and appropriate information to patients and groups within own competence; Support and monitor patients during nebulisation therapy; Support and monitor patients as requested awaiting transfer to hospital; Support the nurse team and respond to requests for assistance with home visits to housebound patients. Measure and record following physiological measurements in routine presentation: Blood pressure Pulse rate and rhythm Temperature where indicated Height and weight body mass index Phlebotomy ECG Chaperone duties Feno testing Vaccinations and injections New patient health checks NHS health screening checks Admin tasks allocated after appropriate training Allocation of BP monitors and patient teaching Allocation of blood glucose monitors and patient teaching Restock and maintain clinical equipment, vaccines and drugs Assist GPs in procedures as requested e.g. insertion of coils/implants/pessaries