Senior Health Care Support Worker, Heron Ward

Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Chertsey; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading national healthcare provider in Chertsey is seeking a Senior Health Care Support Worker to join their team. The role involves providing direct patient care with an emphasis on compassion and communication, assisting healthcare staff, and contributing to patient investigations. Applicants must have relevant experience and qualifications. Full support and training are provided, alongside NHS benefits and a commitment to professional development.

Benefits

Excellent pension scheme

Annual leave entitlement

On-site nurseries

On-site staff cafes

On-site parking

Salary sacrifice schemes

Qualifications

• Achieved Care Certificate through NHS.
• GCSE/ Level 2 of English and Maths.
• Experience as a Healthcare support worker in the NHS.
• Experience of teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Carry out assigned tasks involved with direct patient care.
• Assist clinical staff to run patient investigation sessions smoothly.
• Ensure patients are comfortable during investigations.

Skills

Care Certificate through NHS

GCSE/ Level 2 in English and Maths

Experience as a Healthcare support worker

Teamwork experience

Job description

Go back Ashford & St. Peter\'s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Health Care Support Worker, Heron Ward

The closing date is 02 October 2025

(PLEASE NOTE AS THIS IS A PART TIME ROLE, WE ARE NOT ABLE TO OFFER SPONSORSHIP)

Working as a Senior Healthcare Support Worker in a ward / department within the hospital setting.

Carry out assigned tasks involved with direct patient care whilst maintaining the privacy and dignity of patients. This will be whilst demonstrating excellent care, compassion and communication, and in support of and supervised by a Registered Nurse/Midwife or Nursing Associate, incorporating:

• Continence Management
• Undertaking and recording of Vital Signs
• Moving & Handling of patients to support independence
• Infection Prevention and Control
• Safeguarding of adults and children.

Main duties of the job

Our Healthcare Support Workers are at the heart of providing direct patient centred care, supporting the Registered Nurses and Nursing Associates as well as the wider Multi-Disciplinary Teams.

The role is varied, equally challenging and rewarding, where you will have the opportunity to really make a difference to the experience of our patients.

The main duties of this role is to assist clinical staff to run patient investigation sessions smoothly and help with the delivery of holistic patient care, supporting the physiology staff as well as ensuring patients are comfortable during investigations and assisting patients before and after investigations.

About us

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.

Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.

We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.

We are expanding our theatres at Ashford Hospital and moving towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures.

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• On-site Nurseries
• On-site staff cafes
• On-site parking
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including wage stream, lease cars, Cycle to Work schemes and home electronics

Adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

For more information about a career at ASPH please visit:www.asph-careers.org

Job responsibilities

Working as a Healthcare Support Worker in the Anorectal Physiology Unit, your main responsibility would be to carry out assigned tasks involved with direct patient care whilst maintaining the privacy and dignity of patients. This will be whilst demonstrating excellent care, compassion and communication, and in support of and supervised by the Pelvic Floor Specialist Nurses, incorporating:

• Continence Management
• Undertaking and recording of Vital Signs
• Moving & Handling of patients to support independence
• Infection Prevention and Control
• Safeguarding of adults and children.

See full job description for full details

Person Specification

Essential and Desirable

• Achieved Care Certificate through NHS
• GCSE/ Level 2 of English and Maths
• Experience as a Healthcare support worker in the NHS
• Experience of teamwork

Availability

• Is able to work days and nights

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

Ashford & St. Peter\'s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust