Healthcare Support Worker

Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust; Dewsbury; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in Dewsbury is seeking a Healthcare Support Worker to support patient care within the X-ray and DXA team. The role involves assisting with patient examinations, administrative support, and maintaining a safe and efficient working environment. Applicants should have a positive attitude, be team-oriented, and possess clear communication skills. This is a full-time entry-level position, offering a variety of employee benefits including a generous holiday allowance and access to the NHS pension plan.

Benefits

Access to the NHS pension plan

Generous holiday allowance

Exceptional employee health and wellbeing services

Flexible working options

Career progression and training support

Qualifications

• Applicant must be a team player with a positive attitude.
• Must communicate clearly over phone, face‑to‑face and in writing.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the delivery of planned/acute care for patients.
• Provide patient centred care and perform administrative roles.

Skills

Team player

Positive attitude

Communication skills

Job description

Contact

Please contact Liam Walmsley (X-ray/DXA Team Leader) regarding this role.
Email: [e-mail]
Phone: [phone]

About The Role

This post is for a Healthcare Support Worker within the X-ray and DXA team at Dewsbury and District Hospital. The position involves working on a rotation basis mainly on evenings (17-23:00) or weekends, typically 8.30-16:00 or 16-23:00. The shift pattern usually follows 5 shifts on, 7 off, then 4 shifts on, 5 off.

Shift Schedule Example

Example of shifts starting on Saturday 1st November:

• Saturday 1st: 17-23:00
• Sunday 2nd: 17-23:00
• Monday 3rd: 17-23:00
• Tuesday 4th: 17-23:00
• Wednesday 5th: 17-23:00
• Friday 7 days off
• Thursday 13th: 17-23:00
• Friday 14th: 17-23:00
• Saturday 15th: 8.30-16:00 or 16-23:00
• Sunday 16th: 8.30-16:00 or 16-23:00
• 5 days off before next block

Main Duties

To work under the direction of a registrant (usually a radiographer) and participate fully in the delivery of planned/acute care for patients attending the radiology service for treatment/investigations. Provide general support in the X-ray and DXA team, including 1-1 patient‑centred care, assisting with changing, cleaning, tidying the department, supporting patients through examinations, and performing some administrative/clerical roles.

Essential Person Specification Requirements

Applicant must be a team player, with a positive attitude and willingness to take on tasks. The successful candidate will be expected to comply with the trust core values of Respect, Caring, Improving and High Standards. Must maintain a safe working environment for self and others, and communicate clearly over phone, face‑to‑face and written. For a full list of the essential person specification requirements, see attached job description.

Be part of MY team

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients’ homes, the community and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values to deliver the best care. Our team is friendly, passionate, innovative and always seeking better ways to work.

We support work‑life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply.

If you value caring, high standards, improvement and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

Application Guidance

We understand that more applicants use AI technology to help with their applications. While these tools can be useful, they cannot fully capture your skills, knowledge and experience. It’s important to personalise your application. Relying solely on AI is not recommended, as it may reduce your chances of success. Our screening process is thorough, so if you have used AI, please disclose this on your application form.

Our Benefits

• Access to the NHS pension plan
• Generous holiday allowance of 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing with 5 and 10 years of service
• Exceptional employee health and wellbeing services
• Extensive benefits and support, including:
• Onsite nurseries and childcare salary sacrifice scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Home electronics scheme
• Car lease salary sacrifice scheme
• Working carers support and advice, carers network and carers passport
• Flexible working options and family and carer‑friendly policies
• Established staff networks, including LGBTQ+ and Race Equality
• Career progression, training and support

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Seniority level

Entry level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Other

Industries

Hospitals and Health Care