Healthcare Support Worker (Band 2-3 Developmental)

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust; Eling; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust in Totton is seeking a Healthcare Support Worker to join a dedicated team delivering everyday care to patients. The role emphasizes organisation, adaptability and empathy in a busy hospital setting.

You will work primarily at Totton with flexibility to support other WKC units as required, contributing to patient comfort, safety and wellbeing while collaborating with nurses and other colleagues.

Qualifications

• Care and compassion with patients, facilitating daily activities.
• Ability to work within a team and follow directions.
• Good observed patient care and safety practices.

Responsibilities

• Provide everyday care to patients in a fast-paced hospital environment.
• Support nursing staff with patient observation and basic tasks.
• Maintain clean, safe, and welcoming care environments.

Job description

Working arrangements: Primarily based at Totton, with flexibility to work across other WKC units when required.

Are you the kind of person who always puts patients first? Are you a team player? Are you always looking to improve our patients' well-being?, Healthcare Support Workers (HCSW) are essential providers of everyday care for our patients. The HCSW role is rewarding, it's the kind of job where you will need to be organised, adaptable, resilient, and hardworking. You will have great prioritisation skills, good observational skills and have empathy for others.

Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.

Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.