Clinical Support Worker | Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust

Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust; Welwyn Hatfield; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Welwyn Hatfield is looking for a motivated Healthcare Assistant to join a supportive team. Responsibilities include personal care, patient observations, and maintaining records. Candidates should demonstrate teamwork, attention to detail, and a commitment to high standards of care. The role requires rotational shifts and offers opportunities for progression to higher band levels.

Qualifications

• Experience in personal care duties is essential.
• Ability to adhere to health and safety policies.
• Willingness to learn and develop self-care facilitation skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist patients with daily needs including bathing and dressing.
• Ensure cleanliness and accessibility of patient bed spaces.
• Contribute to maintaining and updating patient records.
• Perform patient observations including vital signs.
• Collect urine samples and perform basic wound care.

Skills

Personal care assistance

Teamwork

Infection prevention knowledge

Patient observation skills

Job description

Overview

Band 2/3 Healthcare Assistant required for Danesbury Neurological Centre. We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Health Care Assistant to join our friendly, supportive multidisciplinary team on the Neurological Rehabilitation unit in Welwyn. You will be working alongside our trained nursing and therapy staff assisting them in the day to day care and management of our patients to ensure they receive safe, high quality nursing care.

Responsibilities

• Undertake personal care duties, e.g. bathing, toileting, dressing, support with meals and assisting patients with their daily needs.
• Ensure the patient bed space is clean, tidy, accessible and that the patient has what they need within easy reach.
• Practice safe standards of care in accordance with Trust guidelines and policies; maintain concentration with occasional interruptions.
• Adhere to infection prevention and health and safety policies and procedures.
• Contribute to updating patient records (e.g. fluid balance, nutrition, height, weight, age).
• Develop the skills to actively facilitate self-care and independence with patients.
• Ensure equipment and stores are well maintained and take action if equipment is faulty.
• Work effectively as part of a team.

Progression to Band 3

• Perform patient observations including heart rate, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, temperature, respirations, blood glucose monitoring and GCS.
• Collect urine samples and perform wound swaps, wound observations and simple wound dressings.
• Removal of peripheral cannula and urinalysis.
• Further details available in the attached Job Descriptions.

Additional information

This vacancy does NOT meet the salary threshold for sponsorship. We are unable to offer this job vacancy to candidates on Student Visas.

Please note the following working pattern: rotational shifts between long day (11.5 hour) and night duty shifts, covering Sunday to Saturday, including weekends and bank holidays.

About the Trust

We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision – Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities. Our staff are proud to be innovative, caring and agile. We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds and ages.

Application reminder

If interest is high, the vacancy may close before the advertised closing date. Please apply as soon as possible.

This advert closes on Saturday 1 Nov 2025.

For further details, please see the attached Job Description.