Clinical Healthcare Support Worker - various opportunities

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust; Bath; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Bath is expanding its team of Clinical Healthcare Support Workers. This role involves delivering personal care and supporting patient self-care in a responsive team environment. While prior healthcare experience is welcomed, it is not essential as full training will be provided. Candidates should possess strong communication skills in English and a customer-focused approach. This position offers a fulfilling career in a supportive and inclusive environment.

Benefits

Staff wellbeing program

Training provided

Inclusive environment

Qualifications

• Understand and communicate effectively in English.
• Numerical skills for patient observations are needed.
• Customer-focused approach essential for patient experience.
• Ability to use IT systems, training provided.
• Attention to detail to spot problems.

Responsibilities

• Deliver personal care to patients.
• Contribute to patient assessments.
• Record actions accurately in patient notes.

Skills

Communication in English

Numerical and analytic skills

Customer focused approach

IT system use

Attention to detail

Job description

Overview

We are expanding our teams of Clinical Healthcare Support Workers within our hospital and we're inviting caring, supportive people to take a look at this exciting opportunity to join us. We are looking for people who love working as part of a team to help others and can come to work with a positive attitude and a friendly smile. Our Clinical Health Care Support Workers are integral to our nursing teams. It takes flexibility, commitment and compassion, but in return we can offer you a rewarding career where you can really make a difference. If you're passionate and want to make a positive difference to our patients and colleagues every day, we have a number of Clinical Healthcare Support Workers vacancies across our adult inpatient medical and surgical wards. While previous healthcare experience is welcomed, it is not essential. We provide full training before you begin working on one of our wards. You'll start with our new to care induction programme, designed to help you settle into life at the Royal United Hospitals Bath. During this time, you'll learn the skills needed for your role and begin working towards the Care Certificate unless you already hold this qualification.

Responsibilities

• As a Clinical Healthcare Support Worker you will be a core member of the team delivering personal care, both clinical and non-clinical, to patients. You'll also be key in supporting patients with their own self-care and independence.
• You'll work under the guidance of a healthcare professional such as a nurse and your job will vary depending on the ward you are based. Your daily duties will be varied to include:
• Delivering personal care such as helping patients get up, washed and dressed, taking patients to the toilet, helping at meal times
• Contribute to patient assessments such as blood pressure monitoring, oxygen saturation levels, body temperature
• Recording your actions accurately in patient notes

Our hospital is a 24 hour service as our patients need care and attention around the clock.

Qualifications and Skills

• You need to be able to understand and communicate both verbally and in writing in English
• You don't need any formal qualifications in maths but you will need to have numerical and analytic skills to do patient observations
• You will need to have a customer focused approach which is essential to providing patients with the best possible experience
• You will need to be able to use IT systems and databases (training is provided)
• You will have the skill to focus on the details with the ability to spot problems. You will know when you are able to correct or when to escalate

About RUH Bath and Our Values

At the RUH we're proud to put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone's contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on. We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks—celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger. A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential. We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We\'ve even got a pool!

Visa and eligibility

Please note that this role currently does not meet the minimum salary threshold of £25,000 required for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship, as set by the UK Home Office effective from 9 April 2025. While higher pay points may be available depending on verified NHS experience, the majority of new appointments typically commence at the lower end of the pay band, which falls below the sponsorship threshold. As such, visa sponsorship may not be available for candidates who do not already have the right to work in the UK.