Senior Healthcare Support Worker

North Bristol NHS Trust; Bristol; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Senior Healthcare Support Worker for Southmead Hospital. The role involves providing direct care to patients while maintaining high standards of care. Ideal candidates should have a Level 3 Diploma and experience in a health or social care setting.

Qualifications

• At least 12 months of working in a health or social care setting required.
• Completion of Level 3 Diploma in Healthcare Support or equivalent.
• Experience as a support worker preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care, ensuring comfort and dignity.
• Conduct clinical duties like monitoring blood pressure and glucose levels.
• Assist with daily living tasks and deliver high-quality patient care.

Skills

Ability to work with minimum supervision

Commitment to high-quality patient care

Education

Level 3 Diploma in Healthcare Support

GCSE grade A-C in Maths

Job description

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Senior Healthcare Support Worker to join its dynamic team at Southmead Hospital. The role involves providing direct care and assistance to patients, while maintaining high standards of care under the supervision of registered healthcare practitioners. This opportunity is ideal for committed individuals who thrive in a medical environment and are eager to support patient recovery and well-being.

Qualifications

• At least 12 months experience of working in a health or social care setting.
• Completion of Level 3 Diploma in Healthcare Support or equivalent.
• Experience as a support worker preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care, ensuring comfort and dignity.
• Conduct clinical duties like monitoring blood pressure and glucose levels.
• Assist with daily living tasks and deliver high-quality patient care.

Skills

Ability to work with minimum supervision

Commitment to high-quality patient care

Education

Level 3 Diploma in Healthcare Support

GCSE grade A-C in Maths

Main area Renal Grade Band 3 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time

Main area Renal Grade Band 3 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time

37.5 hours per week (Various shifts including long days and night shifts) Job ref 339-TA-SHCSW-8B0625

Site Southmead Hospital Town Bristol Salary £24,937 - £26,598 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 20/06/2025 08:00

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Job overview

Are you an experienced support worker looking for a new exciting opportunity? Our Renal Ward 8B are looking for enthusiastic and motivated individuals to join their team!

8B is an acute haemodialysis unit, inpatient renal dialysis and renal transplant ward based in the Brunel Building, here at Southmead Hospital.

A Senior Healthcare Support Worker (SHCSW) is a core member of the team delivering direct care to patients and supporting registered practitioners to deliver high quality, compassionate health care to people in accordance with assessed needs and a care plan.

You will carry out a range of clinical and non-clinical healthcare, or therapeutic tasks, under the direct or indirect supervision of the registered healthcare practitioner, in accordance with the Trust values.

Please note, this role does not currently meet the salary requirement for visa sponsorship. From the 9th April 2025, the minimum salary required for a Skilled Worker visa became £25,000 per year. While this role may be offered at a higher point on the pay scale depending on relevant NHS experience, most new starters are appointed at the bottom of the band, which does not meet the new salary threshold.

Main duties of the job

Working as a Healthcare Support Worker, 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 patient

Qualified and experienced Healthcare Support Workers would be expected to carry out a range of clinical duties with minimal/ no supervision upon successful completion of clinical skills training, including:

• blood pressure monitoring
• body temperature
• pulse rate and respiration rate
• glucose monitoring
• wound swab
• collection and testing of urine, faecal and sputum samples

Whilst completing these tasks, the underlining aim is to deliver high-quality patient care at all times.

Working for our organisation

North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.

North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the job description attached for a full list of role responsibilities.

Nursing Care (under indirect supervision, once deemed competent)

1. Obtain consent prior to giving care in accordance with Trust policies.
2. Duties are delegated to you in line with care plans
3. Not all duties are routine, and you will need to use your knowledge, experience and understanding to take
decisions within your area of responsibility
4. 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.
5. Participate in patient assessment providing high quality holistic patient care and escalating concerns about
patients to other clinical staff
6. 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.
7. Provide clinical care in accordance with the infection prevention and health and safety policies and
procedures.
8. Maintain the work environment in line with Trust infection control and patient safety policies
9. Develop the skills to actively facilitate self-care and independence with patients.
10. Promote health education specific to the clinical area and in line with national and local policies.
11. 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 communication
skills.
12. Ensuring equipment and stores are well maintained, taking appropriate action if the equipment is faulty
13. Work effectively as part of a team.

Person specification Qualifications and Training

• One of the following: • Level 3 (SCQF – 6): - City and Guilds 3 • NVQ 3 • BTEC National Diploma • Experience equivalent to the above qualifications (minimum of 12 months)
• GCSE grade A- C (grade 4 and above) or equivalent in English
• GCSE grade A- C (grade 4 and above) or equivalent in Maths
• Completion of Level 3 Diploma in Healthcare Support (that maps to the Apprenticeship Standard for Senior Healthcare Support Worker) • Or equivalent experience
• Completion of Band 3 Clinical Skills Training i.e venepuncture, cannulation, physiological measurements

Work Experience

• At least 12 months experience of working in a health or social care setting
• Prior experience as a support worker
• Experience of time management skills and prioritising work
• Evidence of ability to work as a member of a team

Skills and Abilities

• Effective and appropriate communication skills both written and verbal
• Ability to work with minimum supervision to a high standard
• Committed to providing high quality patient care

If you apply for this vacancy and have not received a communication from North Bristol NHS Trust within three weeks of the closing date, please assume that on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful.

Please note that North Bristol NHS Trust does not reimburse travel expenses relating to interview attendance.

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North Bristol NHS Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

The successful applicant(s) will normally commence at the minimum of the scale unless they have previous NHS service at the same band. Progression through the scale is by annual increments.

At North Bristol Trust (NBT), we know diverse and inclusive environments lead to happier and healthier teams and improved patient care and outcomes. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are currently underrepresented in NBT’s workforce at Band 8a and above. These include people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people and LGBTQIA+ people.

Please note that stringent pre-employment checks are undertaken on all successful applicants prior to commencement in post.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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