Bank Health Care Support Worker - Bath

NHS Jobs; Bath; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible self-booking shifts

Wagestream access

Career development opportunities

24/7 wellbeing service

Free training and development

Job summary

HCRG Care Group is seeking a Bank Health Care Support Worker to provide direct patient care at St Martin's Hospital or Paulton Memorial Hospital. Be part of a supportive team that values compassionate care, clinical excellence, and professional development within a busy community healthcare setting.

You will gain experience across services with flexible self-booking shifts, access to Wagestream, and opportunities for learning and advancement.

Qualifications

• Care Certificate, or willingness to achieve within an agreed timeframe.
• Experience of working under supervision and supporting colleagues within a team environment.
• Experience of delivering patient-centred care.
• Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team and recognise own limitations.
• Good typing, data entry, organisational, and time management skills.
• Ability to safely undertake patient moving and handling and delegated nursing/therapy tasks following training.
• Self-motivated, proactive, and committed to delivering high standards of care.

Responsibilities

• Deliver hands-on care that improves patient comfort, wellbeing, and recovery.
• Support patients to maintain their independence and dignity.
• Become a valued member of a supportive healthcare team.
• Build relationships with patients and their families during important moments in their care journey.
• Gain experience across a variety of clinical settings, including dressing and fracture clinics.
• Help ensure a safe and clean care environment through excellent infection control practices.
• Develop your healthcare skills while working alongside experienced professionals.
• Play an important role in delivering compassionate, high-quality patient care.

Skills

Care teamwork

Effective communication

Patient-centred care

Infection control practices

Education

Care Certificate

Job description

Package Description: Start or Grow Your Healthcare Career with a Team That Values You If you're passionate about helping others and want a role where every shift matters, this could be the perfect opportunity. As a Bank Health Care Support Worker, you'll make a direct difference to patients' lives while gaining valuable experience within a busy and rewarding healthcare setting. Based at St Martin's Hospital or Paulton MemorialHospital, you'll join a supportive team that values compassion, teamwork, and professional development. Whether you're beginning your healthcare career or bringing existing care experience, you'll have the opportunity to build new skills, work flexibly, and play an important role in delivering outstanding care to our patients and community.

Package Description Join our friendly and dedicated team as a Bank Health Care Support Worker on St Martin's Hospital or Paulton MemorialHospital. At HCRG Care Group, you'll become part of a supportive team environment where your contribution is valued, your wellbeing is prioritised, and youll have opportunities to develop your skills and experience across a range of services.

What We Offer

• Competitive hourly pay of £13.64 per hour
• Flexible working through self-booking shifts, giving you greater control over when you work
• The ability to request preferred shifts or days off up to six weeks in advance, helping you achieve a healthy work-life balance
• Access to Wagestream, allowing you to track your earnings and access pay as you earn it, providing greater financial flexibility
• The opportunity to work in an environment committed to the highest standards of clinical care and quality
• Opportunities to gain experience across different services and settings, helping you build your knowledge and develop new skills
• Access to our Strive for Better Networks, connecting you with healthcare professionals across the organisation and supporting your professional development
• A comprehensive 24/7 wellbeing service, including counselling, legal and financial advice, career coaching, trauma support, guided self-help resources, and wellbeing information
• Free statutory and mandatory training, alongside a wide range of learning and development opportunities to support your ongoing career growth
• A forward-thinking culture that encourages innovation, where your ideas are welcomed and supported to help improve services for patients and service users
• Opportunities to be recognised for your achievements through local and national awards, as well as regular engagement with senior leaders through initiatives such as our virtual Ask Our Executives events
• The pride of working for an organisation committed to exceptional care, with the majority of services rated Good or Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission

Why This Role Is So Rewarding

You'll:

• Deliver hands-on care that improves patient comfort, wellbeing, and recovery.
• Support patients to maintain their independence and dignity.
• Become a valued member of a supportive healthcare team.
• Build relationships with patients and their families during important moments in their care journey.
• Gain experience across a variety of clinical settings, including dressing and fracture clinics.
• Help ensure a safe and clean care environment through excellent infection control practices.
• Develop your healthcare skills while working alongside experienced professionals.
• Play an important role in delivering compassionate, high-quality patient care.

Person Specification

Essential Criteria

• Good general education.
• Care Certificate, or willingness to achieve within an agreed timeframe.
• Experience of working under supervision and supporting colleagues within a team environment.
• Experience of delivering patient-centred care.
• Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team and recognise own limitations.
• Good typing, data entry, organisational, and time management skills.
• Ability to safely undertake patient moving and handling and delegated nursing/therapy tasks following training.
• Self-motivated, proactive, and committed to delivering high standards of care.

Desirable Criteria

• Experience of working within community healthcare services, the NHS, or an acute/urgent care setting.
• Basic wound care knowledge and skills.
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle during working hours.

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care. Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We're a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

Finally, we need to let you know that the company you'll work for is part of HCRG Care Group Holdings Limited and by applying for this job we need to process and hold information about you. If you would like to know a little more about how we use your information, please see our website's privacy policy.

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