Healthcare Support Worker Recruitment July 2025 (Northern Services)

Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust; South Molton; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

The Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust seeks Healthcare Support Workers to join their teams in South Molton. This role is ideal for individuals looking to start a rewarding career in healthcare, providing necessary patient care while benefiting from training and development opportunities.

Benefits

Staff Discounts

Comprehensive Occupational Health Services

NHS Pension Scheme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Qualifications

• No previous experience or qualifications required.
• Desire to provide excellent patient care.
• Ability to meet competencies of the role.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high standard of care to patients.
• Provide personal care and assist in recovery.
• Work varied shift patterns, including nights.

Skills

Patient Care

Compassion

Teamwork

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Healthcare Support Worker Recruitment July 2025 (Northern Services), South Molton

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Posted:

22.06.2025

Expiry Date:

06.08.2025

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Role Summary

Are you passionate about people and looking to start a career in Healthcare? Or maybe you have some Healthcare experience and are keen to join an innovative and dynamic NHS Trust that’s really going places? Join us as a Healthcare Support Worker (HCSW), get paid while you learn and develop your career with the Royal Devon.

Every day, you will make a huge difference to the lives of the people we care for, delivering a high standard of care alongside your colleagues. Providing personal care, promoting nutritional needs, and assisting in the recovery and recuperation of patients on their journey to better health are just some aspects of this essential role.

We are holding interviews on Tuesday 1 July 2025, between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm at North Devon District Hospital.

About the Role

For more information on the Job Description and Responsibilities, please click the link below.

More detail about the role:

Our Healthcare Support Workers (HCSWs) form an essential and well-respected part of our Healthcare teams across a number of dynamic settings; out in the Community, in our Acute Hospitals, or within our Theatres teams to name just a few.

No previous experience or qualifications are required, just a desire to deliver excellent patient care with the support and guidance of your colleagues. You will quickly become a valued member of the team through our comprehensive training and induction programme, and our commitment to learning and development will satisfy even the most ambitious person. Once you’ve completed your training and gained the necessary experience, you will progress along the salary scale.

If you have previous, related experience and can demonstrate the ability to meet the competencies of the role, then you will join further up the salary scale, and we will continue to invest in your development as you progress your career with us.

We are offering minimum contracted hours of X hours per week, up to Y hours per week. If you cannot work hours or more per week and/or are not fully flexible with the days/shifts that you are able to work, unfortunately, we will not be able to consider your application at this time. If you are interested in working ad-hoc hours or have restrictions on the days/shifts that you are able to work, please apply directly to NHS Professionals (NHSP). Our teams are caring, compassionate, and inclusive, so whatever your background, you will be made to feel very welcome. More information about the role, training, and development, and the experiences of our HCSWs is included in the attached document. Read it now and find out for yourself why we are regularly voted as one of the best NHS Trusts to work for.

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Working patterns: We care for our patients around the clock, so we will need you to work a range of shift patterns. These range from short shifts, day shifts between 8 am and 8 pm, and hour day and night shifts with an hour break in the ward areas. Please do check this at your interview.

Interview date: Tuesday 1 July 2025, between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm at North Devon District Hospital, Barnstaple, EX 4JB. (What Three Words location: Working locations: We are recruiting across our services covering North Devon District Hospital, our Community Hospitals, and in our community locations in North Devon.

More information: Please click the attachments to read more information about the role.

As an inclusive employer, the Royal Devon values diversity and is committed to creating a culture of inclusivity where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential. We believe in fostering a sense of belonging and actively encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities. We recognize the advantages of having a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve.

The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy when sufficient applications have been received.

The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was established in April 2022, bringing together the expertise of both the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust.

About Us

Stretching across Northern, Eastern, and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over X staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than X people, cover more than X square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist, and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford). Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within people’s own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).

Our state-of-the-art equipment, leading technologies, and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world-class care to our local communities.

Our values are at the heart of everything we do, click here to find out more

It has never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as you will help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.

Looking after you is important to us.

We strive to help our staff create a healthy work-life balance through flexible working schemes and our family-friendly policies.

If you are starting out in the NHS, you’ll start with days paid annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to days plus bank holidays.

You will benefit from access to our own comprehensive occupational health services, including counselling, onsite wellbeing activities, and groups.

We will work together to maintain a culture that develops and supports you and your team.

This might include funding for a care certificate, a degree, or leadership qualifications. Or it might include days off to study, engage in CPD or rotational placements to help you hone your skills. Wherever you are heading in the NHS, we will help you get there.

Salary is not the only financial benefit

You will have access to an extensive range of staff discounts on shopping, fitness, and leisure options and you can spread the cost of technology and home appliance purchases from major retailers. You will also have access to other benefits including:

• National discount services such as the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts.
• Salary sacrifice options including our OFSTED-rated outstanding nursery onsite at Exeter.
• Car lease schemes.
• The NHS Pension scheme (one of the most generous and comprehensive in the UK).
• Cycle to work scheme.

These are just a few of the benefits available – if the role is something you are interested in, we would love to hear from you.