Senior Health Care Support Worker

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Senior Health Care Support Worker to join a dedicated team. The successful candidate will assist in patient care, work closely with nurses and contribute to effective communication within the multi-disciplinary team. Qualifications include NVQ 2 in healthcare or equivalent, with experience in a caring setting preferred. This role provides an opportunity to be part of a busy environment with a commitment to excellent patient care.

Qualifications

• Experience in a caring setting is required.
• Ability to support patients and families effectively through communication.

Responsibilities

• Support patients and their families through effective communication.
• Contribute to the communication between the multi-disciplinary team.
• Deliver routine tasks as agreed with the registered nurse.
• Follow agreed policies and procedures under supervision.

Skills

Communication

Empathy

Teamwork

Education

NVQ 2 in healthcare or equivalent qualification

Job description

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Senior Health Care Support Worker

The closing date is 03 December 2025

HCSW to work with a wonderful hard working team with a great sense of humour on a very busy Frailty Assessment.

Our patient are assessed and after 12 to 24 hours are discharged or admitted to another ward. Many of patients are admitted with different medical conditions so every day is different.

Main duties of the job

• Supports patients and their families, through communicating information using a variety of methods, to ensure effective understanding and reporting the outcome to the nurse in charge.
• Contributes to the effective communication between members of the multi-disciplinary team, taking personal responsibility to share update and share information.
• Uses knowledge and experience to deliver routine tasks as agreed with the registered nurse.
• Uses knowledge and experience to follow agreed policy and procedure.
• Undertakes a range of predefined procedures, for which specific training has been given under the direction of the registered nurse.

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 and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for 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.

Job responsibilities

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

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

Please note that this advertised vacancy does not meet the UKVI eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa and therefore HUTH would not be able to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.

Person Specification

Experience

• NVQ 2 in healthcare or equivalent qualification
• Experience in caring setting

Communication

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

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust