Healthcare Support Worker

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust; Weston-super-Mare; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking Health Care Support Workers for Weston General Hospital. This role involves providing compassionate patient care, supporting daily living tasks, and maintaining a safe environment. Ideal candidates are flexible with shifts and have a willingness to learn; previous experience is not essential as training is provided. Join a supportive team dedicated to enhancing patient lives in the community.

Qualifications

• Fully flexible across all shift patterns, including weekdays, weekends, nights and bank holidays.
• Previous experience not required; training provided.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care whilst maintaining privacy and dignity.
• Assist patients with daily living tasks including washing, hygiene, and meals.
• Help with mobility needs and provide pressure area care.
• Provide emotional support to patients and their families.
• Ensure ward environment is clean and safe.
• Record patients' vital signs and escalate changes.
• Possibly perform additional clinical skills.

Job description

Overview

Working as a Health Care Support Worker (HCSW) at University Hospital Bristol and Weston is an immensely rewarding job. A job in which your care can make a real difference to patients' lives. We are looking for enthusiastic, compassionate, and hard‑working individuals who also believe in our Trust Values: Supportive, Respectful, Innovative & Collaborative. Previous experience is not essential, as we offer training.

This advert is for HCSW roles within Weston General Hospital. You only need to apply once for a role to be considered for a number of HCSW positions across the trust. If you have a particular interest, please add this to your supporting statement.

Responsibilities

As a HCSW on the adult inpatient wards you will be involved with direct patient care whilst maintaining the privacy and dignity of patients. You will work alongside a registered nurse to provide the essentials: nursing care, helping your patients (male and female) with daily living tasks, including washing, hygiene & continence, and assisting with meals (nutrition).

• Helping with mobility needs and providing pressure area care.
• Providing emotional support to patients and their families.
• One‑to‑one observation for patients who present a high risk due to clinical condition.
• Ensuring that the ward environment is clean and safe to prevent infection and falls.
• Taking and recording patients' vital signs, identifying and escalating changes to the registered nurse.
• Possibly performing additional clinical skills such as ECGs, venepuncture and simple dressings as required by the ward area.
• Training and supporting new and junior team members, including student nurses, when competent.

Requirements

• Fully flexible across all shift patterns, including weekdays, weekends, nights and bank holidays.
• Previous experience not required; training provided.

About UHBW

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as "Good" overall, and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Weston, Bristol and beyond. We are a forward‑thinking, multi‑award‑winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care. Our hospitals are spread across Weston and Bristol, offering the very best of both worlds – countryside, city living and easy access to the South West.

UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce, we aim to recruit and retain a workforce that represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we are meeting our pledge.

Visa & Salary

Please note, this role does not currently meet the salary requirement for a Skilled Worker visa. From the 9th April 2025, the minimum salary required for a Skilled Worker visa became £25,000 per year.