Senior Healthcare Support Worker

NHS; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a Senior Health Care Support Worker within the Outpatient Department at Clatterbridge Cancer Centre in Liverpool. The position involves working collaboratively with medical professionals, offering patient care and administrative support, within a highly regarded NHS facility. This fixed-term role focuses on a range of tasks including phlebotomy and assisting in clinical procedures, and is a chance to contribute to vital care in a leading cancer treatment center.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Band 3 health care support worker.
• Phlebotomy experience is desired.
• Willing to work towards an apprenticeship in clinical healthcare.

Responsibilities

• Providing hands-on care and emotional support to patients.
• Performing clerical duties and assisting with clinical procedures.
• Maintaining high standards of documentation and record keeping.

Skills

Communication

Phlebotomy

Attention to Detail

Confidentiality Awareness

Education

National Care Certificate

Good general education/Literacy & Numeracy

Job description

Job summary

Due to UKVI guidelines, this role is no longer eligible for a Skilled Worker visa at entry level. Further information can be accessed here - https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa

Senior Health Care Support Worker

Outpatients Department, CCC Liverpool

28.5 hrs Monday - Friday inclusive of bank holidays (Fixed term for 14 months to cover maternity leave - secondment would be considered)

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Outpatient Department at Clatterbridge Cancer Centre Liverpool site, although cross cover between other sites may also be required. Applications are welcome from flexible, enthusiastic and motivated individuals.

The role involves working collaboratively with registered nurses, clinicians and members of the Multi-Disciplinary Team within the Outpatient Department.

Outpatients currently support a wide variety of clinical teams and activities within the department including endoscope, ECG, phlebotomy, PICC & Port access and care, SACT assessment clinics. This offers our staff a varied working day and daily learning opportunities.

Excellent communication skills are essential and phlebotomy experience is desired.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications. AI written applications or supporting information will not be considered.

Main duties of the job

The senior health care support worker role involves the undertaking of clerical duties; providing hands-on care, assistance and emotional support to patients and their relatives; performing phlebotomy, PICC and Port access and care; assisting the clinicians with endoscopic procedures, cleaning, safe handling and storage of the endoscopes; observations, urinalysis, BM recording, ECG recording; preparing for clinics and maintaining high standards of documentation and record keeping.

Excellent communication skills and experience of working as a Band 3 health care support worker with phlebotomy experience is essentialThis role will be mostly based within the clinics in The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre Liverpool and Paddington, however there may be a requirement to work flexibly supporting our other Outpatient Clinics across our other sites (Aintree and Wirral) if necessary.

About us

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre is one of three specialist cancer centres in England. With 1,800 specialist staff and three sites, we are one of the largest NHS providers of non-surgical cancer treatment. The Trust has a unique multi-site care model serving the 2.4 million population across Cheshire and Merseyside and is consistently rated by patients as one of the best performing hospitals.

Our vision is to not only maintain this level of commitment to excellence but to work with our academic and healthcare partners across the region to ensure care, treatment and patient outcomes continuously improve in the future. We are very proud of all our expert and loyal staff and we welcome people who share the collective aim of delivering excellence in everything that we do.

Our values represent who we are and what we believe in. They define how we act to deliver the best possible care for our patients and shape The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre as a great place to work.

We are -

• Kind
• Empowered
• Responsible
• Inclusiv e

Details Date posted

18 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,625 to £25,674 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

14 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

158-25-107-OPDL

Job locations

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Liverpool

65 Pembroke Place

Liverpool

L7 8YA

Job description Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details about this exciting role on offer at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre

Job description Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details about this exciting role on offer at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre

Person Specification Education & Qualifications Essential

• Good general education/ Literacy & Numeracy or willing to work towards obtaining
• Working towards or prepared to work towards obtaining an apprenticeship in clinical healthcare.
• Holds National Care Certificate

Desirable

• Level 3 Senior Healthcare Support Worker

Knowledge Essential

• Awareness and understanding of importance of confidentiality
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Demonstrate interest in healthcare services
• Knowledge of Infection Control processes
• Knowledge of Safeguarding processes

Experience Essential

• Experience working in a healthcare setting
• Experience of caring for patients

Person Specification Education & Qualifications Essential

• Good general education/ Literacy & Numeracy or willing to work towards obtaining
• Working towards or prepared to work towards obtaining an apprenticeship in clinical healthcare.
• Holds National Care Certificate

Desirable

• Level 3 Senior Healthcare Support Worker

Knowledge Essential

• Awareness and understanding of importance of confidentiality
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Demonstrate interest in healthcare services
• Knowledge of Infection Control processes
• Knowledge of Safeguarding processes

Experience Essential

• Experience working in a healthcare setting
• Experience of caring for patients

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details Employer name

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHSFT

Address

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Liverpool

65 Pembroke Place

Liverpool

L7 8YA

Employer's website

https://www.clatterbridgecc.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHSFT

Address

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Liverpool

65 Pembroke Place

Liverpool

L7 8YA

Employer's website

https://www.clatterbridgecc.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)