Healthcare Support Worker - (NMSK Division) | Bristol NHS Foundation Trust

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust; West of England; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Part time

Job summary

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust is seeking Healthcare Support Workers to join the Neurological and Musculoskeletal (NMSK) Division at Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, based at Southmead Hospital.

The roles are across busy inpatient surgical and specialist wards, including Neurosurgery, Stroke, Major Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery. You will work alongside registered nurses to deliver compassionate, high-quality care and support patients during their hospital stay.

Qualifications

• Experience in health or social care settings.
• Enthusiastic, caring, respectful and reliable; committed to outstanding care.

Responsibilities

• Obtain consent prior to giving care in accordance with Trust policies.
• Duties are delegated to you in line with care plans and require clinical judgment.
• Carry out a range of clinical duties with supervision, including basic health checks.
• Assist with activities of daily living: washing, dressing and toilet needs.
• Provide meals and assist with feeding to support nutrition.
• Maintain accurate records and communicate with the multidisciplinary team.

Skills

Care experience

Enthusiastic

Caring

Reliable

Job description

Healthcare Support Worker - (NMSK Division) | Bristol NHS Foundation Trust

Company: University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust

Salary: pro rata per annum

Hours: Part-time

Location: Bristol, BS10 5NB

Job type: Permanent

Posting date: 4 Nov 2026

Closing date: 4 Dec 2026

We are looking for caring, motivated and proactive Healthcare Support Workers to join the Neurological and MusculoSkeletal (NMSK) Division at Bristol NHS Foundation Trust based at Southmead Hospital.

These opportunities are based across a variety of busy and rewarding inpatient surgical and specialist wards, including Neurosurgery, Stroke, Major Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery.

Working alongside registered nurses and the multidisciplinary team, you will play a vital role in delivering compassionate, high-quality care, helping patients achieve the best possible outcomes during their hospital stay.

We are recruiting Healthcare Support Workers at a Band 3 level. Applicants must meet all the essential criteria outlined in the Job Description to be appointed at Band 3. Candidates who demonstrate the values, aptitude and potential to succeed may be considered for a Band 2 HCSW.

• Experienced Healthcare Support Workers looking for a new challenge
• Individuals with previous care experience in health or social care settings
• Above all, we are looking for people who are enthusiastic, caring, respectful, reliable and committed to providing outstanding care.

As this is a patient facing role, interviews will be conducted face to face. If you are unable to attend the interview day we will attempt to rearrange to another day but online interviews will not be offered.

Working as a Healthcare Support Worker on an NMSK Ward, 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 patients

Every aspect of the role contributes to helping patients feel safe, supported and cared for during their time in hospital.

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 the South West has 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.

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.

This advert closes on Friday 20 Nov 2026

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