Healthcare Support Worker | Bristol NHS Foundation Trust (BFT)

North Bristol NHS; West of England; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Healthcare Support Worker for the Gastro Inpatient ward. You will work closely with nurses and other staff to provide essential nursing care and support patients with daily living tasks.

The role involves 11.5-hour shifts on a rotational basis, including weekends and night duties, with progression opportunities toward more clinical duties under supervision.

Qualifications

• Experience in a care role would be advantageous but is not essential.
• Ideal for candidates who are new to care and want to start a career in healthcare.
• Willingness to work 11.5-hour shifts on a rotational basis, including weekends and nights.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care alongside a Registered Nurse.
• Assist patients with daily living activities such as washing, dressing and feeding.
• Monitor patients, take basic health checks and report concerns to the ward team.
• Support ward operations and maintain patient privacy and dignity.

Skills

Direct patient care

Vital signs monitoring

Mobility assistance

Daily living tasks

Job description

Healthcare Support Worker | Bristol NHS Foundation Trust (BFT)

Are you interested in a role that is an integral part of the patient’s journey through the hospital? Do you enjoy being busy and in a role with pace?

If yes, then this could be the role for you as an exciting opportunity has come up to join our Gastro Inpatient ward team as an Healthcare Support Worker!

Working on the Gastroenterology and Endocrine ward, the successful candidate will work closely with the ward team (nurses, medical staff and allied health professionals) to ensure the patients on our ward receive the highest standard of care.

Experience in a care role would be an advantage but not essential - this role is ideal for candidates who are new to care ready to start their career in healthcare, or candidates who have experience looking for a new and exciting opportunity in an acute setting.

We have X1 full time (37.5 hours per week) position available.

Shifts are 11.5hrs per day and will be covered on a rotational basis, covering 7.00 am – 19:30 pm and to include weekend, bank holiday and night duties (19.00 pm– 7.30 am).

Working as a Healthcare Support Worker, you will be involved with direct patient care whilst maintaining the privacy and dignity of patients. You will be working alongside a Registered Nurse to provide essential nursing care and helping your patients with daily living tasks such as:

• helping patients feel comfortable and move around
• monitoring patients and performing basic health checks
• washing, dressing patients and helping them go to the toilet
• serving meals and helping to feed patient

Upon successful completion of clinical skills training and progression into a Senior Healthcare Support Worker role, you will also be expected to carry out a range of clinical duties with minimal / no supervision, including:

• pulse rate and respiration rate
• wound swab
• collection and testing of urine, faecal and sputum samples

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations, operating from three main sites at Southmead, Bristol city centre and Weston.

With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that theSouth Westhas to offer.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which 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’re meeting our pledge.

Please see the job description attached for a full list of role responsibilities.

Nursing Care (under indirect supervision, once deemed competent)

• Obtain consent prior to giving care in accordance with Trust policies.
• Duties are delegated to you in line with care plans
• Not all duties are routine, and you will need to use your knowledge, experience and understanding to take decisions within your area of responsibility
• To carry out a range of clinical duties with minimal / no supervision, including for example, blood pressure monitoring, oxygen saturation levels, body temperature, pulse rate and respiration rate, glucose monitoring, collection and testing of urine samples / faecal samples / sputum samples and wound swabs ensuring delivery of high-quality patient care at all times. NB: this list is not exhaustive and will vary depending on area of work.
• Participate in patient assessment providing high quality holistic patient care and escalating concerns about patients to other clinical staff
• Practice safe standards of care to patients following Trust guidelines and policies and policies and be able to concentrate for periods throughout the day with occasional interruptions.
• Provide clinical care in accordance with the infection prevention and health and safety policies and procedures.
• Maintain the work environment in line with Trust infection control and patient safety policies
• Develop the skills to actively facilitate self-care and independence with patients.
• Promote health education specific to the clinical area and in line with national and local policies.
• Maintain accurate records relating to communication with patients, relatives, and members of the Multidisciplinary team regarding all aspects of care demonstrating a range of appropriate communicationskills.
• Ensuring equipment and stores are well maintained, taking appropriate action if the equipment is faulty
• Work effectively as part of a team.

Please note that the vacancy may close earlier than the advertised closing date if we receive a sufficient number of applications

This advert closes on Wednesday 4 Nov 2026

£25,272 - £27,476 per annum, pro rata for part time roles