Health Care Support Worker - Recruitment Event 2026

Shortlisted applicants will be invited to attend our recruitment event, where we will be recruiting to Band 2 Health Care Support Worker opportunities across all divisions. While we will take your preferences into consideration, appointments will be dependent upon the vacancies available and suitability for the individual area. Further information regarding your event location and attendance arrangements will be provided if you are shortlisted., As a Health Care Support Worker, you will play an important role in supporting patients and working alongside registered healthcare practitioners and the wider multidisciplinary team to provide safe, high-quality, compassionate and person-centred care. Your responsibilities will include:

• Undertaking personal care duties for patients, with supervision available from a registered healthcare practitioner. This includes supporting patients with personal hygiene and feeding where clinical skills are not required.
• Recording patients' personal care information in accordance with local and Trust policies.
• Working collaboratively with members of the multidisciplinary team to deliver the Trust's vision and values.
• Supporting new employees by demonstrating the routine within your own ward or work area, where required.
  
  Are you passionate about caring for people and making a real difference to patients during their time in hospital?, We are looking for people who are compassionate, enthusiastic and motivated, with a genuine commitment to providing excellent patient care.
You will need to be comfortable working as part of a multidisciplinary team, communicating effectively with patients and colleagues and contributing positively to the patient experience.

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites. Primary Care Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital. Community Services Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre. Specialist Regional Services We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales. Achievements:
• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme.