Healthcare Support Worker - IAAU/SDEC Grimsby

Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust; Grimsby; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Grimsby is seeking a Healthcare Support Worker to assist registered nurses in delivering essential patient care. This role involves supporting with hygiene, mobility, and nutrition while working collaboratively within a clinical team. Candidates should have a good standard of secondary education and will benefit from on-the-job training. The position offers a full-time permanent contract with a salary range between £24,465 and £26,598 per annum.

Qualifications

• Assist the registered nurse in delivering patient care within the clinical area.
• Collaborate within the clinical area to meet patient needs and follow policies.

Responsibilities

• Support registered nurse in delivering safe, high-quality patient care.
• Undertake essential hygiene tasks and provide assistance with mobility.
• Incorporate prevention of falls and toileting.

Skills

Previous experience of working within Healthcare

Willingness to undertake on-the-job training

Education

Good standard of secondary education to GCSE level or equivalent

Job description

Healthcare Support Worker - IAAU/SDEC Grimsby

The closing date is 30 December 2025

The Healthcare Support Worker will assist the registered nurse in the delivery of care to patients within the clinical area.

The post holder will work under indirect supervision of the registered nurse and will undertake tasks and duties delegated to them, which are within the scope of this job description. They will work collaboratively within the clinical area to meet the needs of patients and their families, following Group policies and procedures.

The Healthcare Support Worker is a valued member of the multidisciplinary team promoting safe and quality care at all times.

Band 2 with uplift to band 3 once competencies completed for no experience staff; experienced staff already working at band 3 level will be employed as band 3.

Main duties of the job

The role is primarily to support the registered nurse to deliver safe, high‑quality patient care by undertaking essential hygiene tasks, pressure area care, support to patients with nutrition, hydration, mobility, and incorporating prevention of falls and toileting.

About us

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts – Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) – our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world‑class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital, Goole and District Hospital (NLAG) and Hull Royal Infirmary, Castle Hill Hospital (HUTH).

As teaching hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas – biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated.

Job responsibilities

For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.

As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work‑life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.

Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.

We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work‑life balance or a multi‑role career; if it works for you and works for the role, we’ll do our best to make it happen.

Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work‑life balance of colleagues.

We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well‑being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.

We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of peoples age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.

To learn more about The Humber Health Partnership and discover the unique benefits on offer to employees, view our latest videos, plus more, please visit our recruitment website at https://join.humberhealthpartnership.nhs.uk/

In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Recruitment & Workforce team will use and hold your personal data for the intended purpose and in line with the Recruitment & Workforce Privacy Statement.

We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers.

Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.

Person Specification

Education/ Qualifications

• Good standard of secondary education to GCSE level or equivalent.
• Willingness to undertake on‑the‑job training.

Knowledge, Training & Experience

• Previous experience of working within Healthcare.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name

Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Grimsby

Diana Princess of Wales Hospital, Scartho road

£24,465 to £26,598 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full‑time

Reference number

208-1116A1-25-2

Job locations

Grimsby

Diana Princess of Wales Hospital, Scartho road