Healthcare Support Worker

Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust; Bournemouth; Vor Ort; GBP 21.000 - 25.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Healthcare Support Worker to join the Community Vaccination Service. The role involves administering vaccines in schools, clinics, care homes and patients' homes, collecting vaccines and equipment, and handling delegated admin tasks.

Successful applicants will support Covid vaccination delivery, assist the admin lead, and comply with DBS checks and right-to-work requirements. The closing date is 02 November 2026.

Qualifikationen

• Willing and able to apply existing experience and gain necessary skills to work effectively in the community, hospitals or other community settings, equivalent to a vocational level 3 qualification.
• Willing to develop and undertake further development / training as identified to meet the needs of the service, including Trust Band 3 Extended Skills programme and Care Certificate.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.

Aufgaben

• For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.
• Administering vaccines in schools, at community clinics, in care homes and in patient homes.
• Collecting vaccines and equipment from vaccine bases.
• Delegated administration tasks as identified by the admin lead, such as running reports and data collection.

Kenntnisse

Excellent communication skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Willing to learn/develop

Community healthcare experience

Ausbildung

Vocational Level 3 qualification

Care Certificate / Band 3 Extended Skills programme

Jobbeschreibung

Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust

Healthcare Support Worker

The closing date is 02 November 2026

The newly integrated Community Vaccination Service is looking for a team player and experienced HCSW to deliver the school age vaccinationprogramme alongside the Covid vaccination delivery to housebound patients and care homes, also assisting the admin lead with delegated tasks.

Vaccinations are the safest and most effective way of protecting individuals and communities from vaccine preventable diseases. Working for the

Community Vaccination Service allows for you to work as part of a team supporting and promoting the importance of vaccines who arepassionate to protect this age group and offering support to the Integrated Vaccination Service across the Trust.

Please note visa sponsorship for this role is unfortunately not available. Ensure you hold valid right to work in the UK and will not require sponsorship if successful.

Employment in this post requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which the Trust will cover the cost of.

Main duties of the job

Administering selected vaccines in schools, at community clinics, in care homes and in patient homes.

Collecting vaccines and equipment from vaccine bases.

Delegated administration tasks as identified by the admin lead. Such as running reports, liaising with schools/service users, data collection.

About us

At Dorset HealthCare we're on a mission to empower people to make the most of theirlives through our outstanding, joined‑up healthcare services. We're a dynamic, forward looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a widerange of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost800,000 people.

We do things differently here - it's one of the reasons the CQC rated us 'outstanding' in2019. It's also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or verygood experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference.Whether you're looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urbanlocations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots ofways you can make a difference in our communities.

Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testamentto our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe inequal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We're an inclusive workplace, whereeveryone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be thebest version of ourselves.

Working with us you'll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, andteach us what we don't know. And you'll be working towards our vision to be better everyday through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.

Job responsibilities

For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.

We understand that AI can be a useful tool when completing your application. However, we are seeing an increasing over-reliance of AI tools, which can negatively affect your application as it reduces a candidates individuality, and makes it difficult for us to gain a clear and authentic understanding of your experience, skills, and in turn your suitability for the role.

All submissions must be truthful and if you do use AI, it should only be used to enhance your application and not create your supporting statement in its entirety. Your supporting statement should be in your own words and must accurately reflect your personal experience and achievements. Where we have concerns that AI has been used to generate content that misrepresents your experience and suitability for the role, we may withdraw your application.

As part of our vision to have a skilled, diverse and caring workforce, Dorset HealthCare offers support for people getting into work. We offer an employability service to support individuals with application writing, interview skills and other employment support. If you would like or know of anyone who would value this support, please do [e-mail]

Person Specification

KnowledgeSkills and Training

• Willing and able to apply existing experience and gain necessary skills to work effectively in the community, hospitals or other community settings, equivalent to a vocational level 3 qualification
• Willing to professionally develop and undertake further development / training as identified to meet the needs of the service, including Trust Band 3 Extended Skills programme and Care Certificate.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.

Job Specific Experience

• Ability to work on own initiative, but with a commitment to participate in clinical supervision and reflective practice and further develop skills.
• Willingness to learn.

Personal Qualities/Attributes

• Ability to prioritise.
• Enthusiastic and motivated.
• Evidence of demonstrating the Trust's values and behaviours.

Additional Requirements

• Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English to a standard which enables the post holder to carry out the full range of duties and responsibilities of the role effectively.

Business Travel

• Subject to the provisions of the Equality Act, able to travel using own vehicle on Trust business. (working within the Community)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name

Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust