Healthcare Support Worker - Forest Ward (SWICC)

NHS Jobs; Swindon; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Group pension

My Reward Hub discounts

Wage access on earned hours

Wellbeing support & coaching

Learning & development opportunities

Free beverages at base

Job summary

NHS Jobs is seeking a compassionate Healthcare Support Worker for Forest Ward at Great Western Hospital (SWICC). You will support patients with daily living, mobility, and rehabilitation as part of a multidisciplinary team, aiding stroke rehab and safe return home.

The role involves flexible shifts, ongoing training, and development through our Learning Enterprise. Prior care experience is valuable, and sponsorship is not provided.

Qualifications

• Demonstrate literacy and numeracy at interview assessment.
• Experience in providing care in healthcare or social settings.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Experience with time management and prioritising tasks.
• Commitment to a caring approach to patients and relatives.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver personal care to patients and support registered practitioners.
• Carry out non-clinical healthcare tasks under supervision.
• Provide care to agreed quality standards aligned with Trust values.
• Opportunity to develop knowledge and skills specific to area of work.
• Receive training to gain required core skills for the role.
• Support to obtain the Care Certificate if not already held.

Skills

Literacy & numeracy

Team player

Time management

Communication skills

Documentation accuracy

IT skills

Flexible shifts

Calm, caring demeanor

Enthusiasm for healthcare

Willing to train

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Healthcare Support Worker – Forest Ward (SWICC)

Package Description

As a Health Care Support Worker, you’ll be part of our valued team on our Forest Wards at Great Western Hospital (SWICC), receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including: A salary of £25,500 - £27.098 FTE with access to our group pension Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location

Job Introduction

Are you a compassionate and motivated individual looking to make a real difference to patients’ lives? We are seeking enthusiastic Healthcare Support Workers to join our dedicated team on Forest Ward, a 30‑bed Stroke Ward, supporting patients with Stroke rehabilitation and work towards returning home safely and independently. As a Healthcare Support Worker, you will be an integral member of the multidisciplinary team, working alongside registered nurses, therapists, and other healthcare professionals to deliver high‑quality, person‑centred care. You will support patients with activities of daily living, mobility and rehabilitation programmes, whilst promoting dignity, independence, and wellbeing throughout their recovery journey.

Forest Ward provides care for patients requiring ongoing rehabilitation and recovery support, making this an excellent opportunity for individuals who are passionate about helping people achieve their goals and maximise their independence.

We are looking for individuals who are caring, reliable, and committed to delivering excellent patient care. Successful applicants must be flexible and able to work a rotational shift pattern across seven days a week, including weekends and bank holidays.

Shift Pattern: Long Days: 07:00 19:45, Nights: 19:00 07:45

If you would like more information please contact ward manager Paula Lamb on [e-mail]

We are happy to answer any questions that you may have. Please note we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

Main Responsibilities

• Working as aHealth Care Support Worker you will be a member of the team delivering personal care to patients and supporting registered practitioners to deliver high quality, compassionate care.
• You will carry out a range of non‑clinical healthcare tasks, under the direct supervision of the registered healthcare practitioner.
• Your role is to provide compassionate care, to agreed quality standards and in accordance with Trust values.
• There will be opportunities to develop your knowledge and skills, specific to your individual needs.
• Training will be provided to ensure you have the required core skills and skills set specific to your area of work.
• You will also be supported to obtain your care certificate if you do not have this qualification.

Ideal Candidate

• Able to demonstrate literacy and numeracy skills at interview assessment.
• Prior experience of providing care in a healthcare or social setting
• Evidence of ability to work as a member of a team
• Experience of time management and prioritising work.
• Understands and is committed to a caring approach to patients and relatives
• Effective and appropriate communication skills both written and verbal
• Able to complete appropriate documentation accurately
• Demonstrate an awareness of healthcare work, policies and procedures
• Committed to providing high quality patient care
• IT skills, competent in Microsoft Office Keyboard skills
• Ability and willingness to undertake appropriate training within given time frames
• Flexible and adaptable to change, able to work a range of shifts and moving across wards/units dependent on clinical needs
• Able to demonstrate calm, caring patient manner and attitude
• Enthusiasm and commitment to working within the healthcare setting
• Willing to work in other areas of the Trust or Trust‑wide as and when required to do so.
• Able to meet the physical and developmental demands of the role;
• The role is physically demanding and can include standing for prolonged periods, moving and handling patients and equipment and other healthcare related tasks.

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care. Established in 2006, we are one of the UK’s leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year – guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do. We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone. While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we need to close it earlier than the date we’ve shown here. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can. As you’d expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. Finally, we need to let you know that the company you’ll work for is part of HCRG Care Group Holdings Limited and by applying for this job we need to process and hold information about you. If you would like to know a little more about how we use your information, please see our website's privacy policy.