Clinical Healthcare Support Worker

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust; Bath; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

An NHS healthcare provider in Bath is looking for a Clinical Healthcare Support Worker to deliver compassionate care and support to patients. This role requires excellent communication skills and a caring attitude. You will assist with vital monitoring, patient self-care, and work alongside registered nurses. The position is full-time, with training provided, and has opportunities for progression. A GCSE or equivalent is essential, and experience as a healthcare assistant is desirable.

Qualifications

• Essential to understand the need for strict confidentiality.
• Caring approach to patients and relatives is crucial.
• Ability to prioritize workload effectively.
• Working under own initiative is essential.
• Teamwork awareness is important.

Responsibilities

• Support registered nurses in delivering compassionate health care.
• Monitor vital signs and record them accurately.
• Measure glucose and manage samples.
• Perform wound swabs and venepuncture tasks.
• Accurately record all actions in patient notes.

Skills

Understanding of confidentiality

Caring approach to patients

Ability to prioritize workload

Ability to work independently

Teamwork awareness

Education

Basic school education with GCSE passes or equivalent

NVQ Level III Care Award or equivalent

Job description

Job Summary

We are expanding our team of Clinical Healthcare Support Workers within the Surgical Assessment Unit and are inviting caring, compassionate people who are happy to work as part of a large and inclusive team to join us. The Surgical Assessment unit is a 14‑bedded surgical ward, caring for emergency surgical, urology, ENT, orthopaedic, and other patients, as well as an 11‑trolley Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) and 8 waiting‑room chairs.

As a Clinical Healthcare Support Worker, you will be a core member of the team delivering personal care to patients and supporting them with their own self‑care and independence. Flexibility, commitment, and compassion are essential, and in return we offer a rewarding career at the RUH. Many of our Clinical Healthcare Support Workers progress to become registered nurses via the apprenticeship route, with full support from our nursing and education teams.

We provide all the training you need before you start working on one of our wards. You will begin with our induction programme to help you settle into the Royal United Hospital Bath and learn the skills you need for this role, and we will start you working towards achieving the Care Certificate (if you do not already hold this qualification).

Main duties of the job

• Support registered nurses to deliver high quality, compassionate health care to patients in accordance with assessed needs and a care plan.
• Monitor vital signs: blood pressure, oxygen saturation levels, body temperature, pulse rate, and respiration rate.
• Measure glucose levels and collect, test and manage urine, faecal and sputum samples.
• Perform wound swabs, remove catheters, and venepuncture.
• Record all actions accurately in patient notes.

Person Specification

Essential Qualifications

• Basic school education with GCSE passes or equivalent.
• Basic IT skills.

Desirable Qualifications

• NVQ Level III Care Award – Direct Care or equivalent.

Essential Skills

• Understands the need for strict confidentiality.
• Understands and committed to a caring approach to patients and relatives.
• Able to prioritise own workload.
• Able to work under own initiative within the boundaries of the role.
• Demonstrates awareness of the importance of working as part of a team.

Desirable Skills

• Experience of working as a health‑care assistant in a hospital or outpatient setting.

Employment Details

• Seniority level: Entry level
• Employment type: Full‑time
• Job function: Other
• Industry: Hospitals

Job Details

• Date posted: 03 December 2025
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 3
• Salary: £24,937 to £26,598 a year, pro rata
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full‑time
• Reference number: 427‑7648363
• Job locations: Royal United Hospital, Combe Park, Bath, BA1 3NG

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and a Submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) is required.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current skilled‑worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information please visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

Employer details

Employer name: Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust

Address: Royal United Hospital Combe Park Bath BA1 3NG

Employer's website: https://www.ruh.nhs.uk/