Health Care Support Worker - Drop In Sessions

The Methodist Church in Britain; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Good work-life balance

Drop-in recruitment sessions

Job summary

Wye Valley NHS Trust is recruiting Health Care Support Worker posts, full time and part time, open to people with or without previous care experience. The role supports nursing teams with patient care, including personal care, meals, mobility, bed making and monitoring patients' condition, and talking with patients and their families.

Candidates can meet the recruitment team at drop-in sessions; interviews are held on 19 November 2026.

Qualifications

• Good standard of secondary education.
• Expected to meet Care Certificate standards within 12 weeks of starting.

Responsibilities

• Support nursing teams in providing patient care.
• Wash and dress patients.
• Serve meals and feed patients.
• Help patients to move around.
• Make beds.
• Talk to patients and their families.
• Monitor patient condition.
• Carry out tasks alongside the wider team.

Skills

Personal care

Communication

Follow instructions

Organised

Education

Secondary education

Job description

Wye Valley NHS Trust is recruiting Health Care Support Worker posts, full time and part time, open to people with or without previous care experience. The role supports nursing teams with patient care, including personal care, meals, mobility, bed making and monitoring patients' condition, and talking with patients and their families. Candidates can meet the recruitment team at drop-in sessions without booking, with interviews for successful attendees on 19 November 2026. Sponsorship is not offered, so applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

What the job involves

• Support nursing teams in providing patient care
• Wash and dress patients
• Serve meals and feed patients
• Help patients to move around
• Make beds
• Talk to patients and their families
• Monitor patient condition
• Carry out a wide range of tasks alongside the wider team

What’s required

Qualifications

• Good standard of secondary education
• Expected to meet Care Certificate standards within 12 weeks of starting

Experience

• Working with people

Skills & knowledge

• Undertake personal care and related procedures
• Good listening and communication skills
• Able to follow direct instructions
• Well organised

Checks & eligibility

• Right to work in the UK

Other

• Flexible and adaptable to a changing environment
• Able to work as part of a team and autonomously
• Able to work well under pressure
• Caring and kind
• Cheerful and friendly

Nice to have

• Previous experience working in a care environment
• Diploma level 2/3 in Health & Social Care
• Willingness to work towards apprenticeship level 2/3 in Health & Social Care
• Willingness to undertake Maths and English Functional Skills qualifications
• Maths and English GCSE grades 3-9 or A-D, or equivalent Functional Skills, or pass internal literacy and numeracy assessment
• Knowledge of roles and responsibilities within a clinical setting
• Ability to perform patient observations and recordings

What’s offered

• Full-time and part-time posts, with flexible working arrangements open to discussion
• Good work-life balance
• Information on apprenticeship schemes at the drop-in sessions
• Support from the Trust to help staff reach their full potential