Health Care Support Worker | Barts Health NHS Trust

Barts Health NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Barts Health NHS Trust is recruiting a Healthcare Support Worker (HCA) Band 3 to join the Newham Hospital team. The post supports those new to care and experienced HCAs, with a progression plan to Band 3 after achieving required competencies within six months.

The role involves patient observations, personal care, mobility support, and assisting with nutrition and hydration, under supervision of a registered nurse. Band 2 salary applies during the progression period.

Qualifications

• Compassionate and motivated individuals who are passionate about high-quality, person-centred care.
• Strong teamworking and communication skills are essential to ensure patient comfort, wellbeing and safety.
• Experience in hospital settings is preferred, with training support for progression if new to care.

Responsibilities

• Patient observations (e.g., monitoring vital signs).
• Assisting with personal care and mobility.
• Supporting patients’ nutritional and hydration needs.
• Taking blood pressure, recording ECG, MRSA screening as delegated.
• Simple wound dressings.
• Teamwork and effective communication to ensure patient safety.

Skills

Compassionate

Teamwork

Communication

Patient observations

Job description

Health Care Support Worker | Barts Health NHS Trust

Company: Barts Health NHS Trust

Newham Hospital is looking to recruit a Healthcare Support Worker (HCA) Band 3 who will work at Newham Hospital. This post is open to individuals who are both experienced Healthcare Support Workers or those new to care. Individuals that are new to care will receive support to complete the Band 3 competencies and progress into a Band 3 role within six months upon successful completion of all required competencies.

We are looking for compassionate and motivated individuals who are passionate about delivering high-quality, person-centred care in a hospital setting. The role involves undertaking a range of delegated clinical tasks, such as:

• Patient observations (e.g., monitoring vital signs)
• Assisting with personal care and mobility
• Supporting patients’ nutritional and hydration needs
• Undertaking limited range of delegated duties (e.g. taking blood pressure, recording ECG, MRSA screening)
• Simple wound dressings
• Strong teamworking and communication skills are essential to ensure the comfort, wellbeing, and safety of our patients.

An excellent communicator, they have experience of working in a team, to ensure the comfort, wellbeing and safety of our patients.

The post holder will be an integral part of the nursing team actively taking part in meeting the needs of patients and of the service in accordance with agreed standards under direct supervision of the registered nurse. The post holder will continue to develop essential competencies though training and practice to ensure safety and quality are the priority.

This post attracts individuals who are new to care. You will receive support to complete the Band 3 competencies and progress into a Band 3 role within 6 months upon successful completion of all required competencies; until then, you will be placed at a Band 2 salary.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm‑free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

This advert closes on Tuesday 3 Nov 2026