Clinical Health Care Support Worker GLiSH

Lincolnshire Community Health Service NHS Trust; Scunthorpe; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare service provider in Scunthorpe is looking for a Clinical Health Care Support Worker to join their team. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing patient support, handling administrative tasks, and ensuring quality care under the supervision of a registered professional. Ideal candidates will have a GCSE in English and NVQ3 in healthcare, along with awareness of sexual health issues. The role offers flexible working arrangements to support a balanced work-life dynamic.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Training and career development

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Experience as Healthcare Support Worker within sexual health field is desirable.
• Good IT skills and experience are necessary.
• Evidence of admin/reception experience required.

Responsibilities

• Support and deliver a confidential, quality service under direction.
• Carry out assigned tasks including direct nursing care.
• Ensure patients receive safe and individualised care.

Skills

Awareness of sexual health issues

Basic knowledge of genitourinary medicine

Health promotion knowledge

Education

GCSE English Grade C or above

NVQ3 in healthcare or equivalent

Clinical knowledge gained through training

ECDL or IT Qualification

Job description

Go back Lincolnshire Community Health Service NHS Trust

Clinical Health Care Support Worker GLiSH

The closing date is 14 January 2026

Northern Lincolnshire Integrated Sexual Health (NLiSH) services have an opportunity for a healthcare support worker to join their countywide team. The base for this post is Scunthorpe, but there will be an expectation to support other clinics across North and North East Lincolnshire when service demands require. Travel time and expenses are supported.

The role is varied and requires candidates to be non-judgemental and adhere to strict confidentiality policy. Experience within healthcare including venepuncture skills is desirable but not essential as full training will be provided to the successful candidate.

Main duties of the job

HCSW:

Sets up clinical rooms, chaperones specialist practitioners within clinical examinations and handles and processes samples.

Provides support on a regular basis for reception and central booking line.

Undertakes stock control, ordering of sundries and stock taking duties.

Ensures all infection control policies are met by ensuring cleaning duties and clinical waste duties are appropriately met.

Will be taught microscopy skills to support in house diagnostic services.

About us

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust is in the top 25 per cent of all community trusts for overall staff engagement in the 2021 NHS National Staff Survey.

At LCHS, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in LCHS' workforce.

LCHS recognises the increasing demand for more flexibility in working practices in order to accommodate the personal goals and commitments that employees experience at different stages during their working lives. Flexible working opportunities such as part-time working, compressed hours, job shares, and hybrid working models can help staff to balance their personal and work commitments. Arrangements can be put in place if it can be shown that the needs of the individual can be balanced with those of the service and the impact on other team members, enabling the Trust to recruit and retain skilled staff, raise staff morale, reduce absenteeism and respond to changing service needs more effectively.

We are an ambassador of a learning culture that will support the right individual to progress in their chosen career through an 'earn while you learn' apprenticeship programme. Visit our Learning and Development page to find out more https://www.lincolnshirecommunityhealthservices.nhs.uk/join-us/learning-and-dev

Job responsibilities

The HCSW will use evidence-based practice to help support and deliver a confidential, quality and cost-effective service in support of and under the direction of a registered professional. They will carry out assigned tasks, appropriate to their role, experience and competence, including direct nursing care and administrative duties as delegated by the nurse in charge and as part of a wider LiSH team. The HCSW will ensure that patients receive safe, individualised and effective care, accepting delegated responsibility appropriate to the role, experience and competency of the post holder.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• GCSE English Grade C or above
• NVQ3 in healthcare or equivalent
• Clinical knowledge gained through training
• ECDL or IT Qualification

Previous Experience

• Recent experience as Healthcare Support Worker/Health Advisor Assistant within sexual health field
• Good IT Skills/experience
• Evidence of admin/reception experience
• Portfolio evidence of competency, skills and knowledge
• Knowledge of sexual health targets
• Recent experience in a Dept of Genito-Urinary medicine and/or contraceptive health clinic

Knowledge & Skills

• Awareness of sexual health issues
• Basic knowledge of genitourinary medicine, contraception and health advising including partner notification
• Health promotion knowledge

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Lincolnshire Community Health Service NHS Trust