Senior Healthcare Support Worker (Dermatology)

TN United Kingdom; Exeter; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading NHS Trust as a Senior Healthcare Support Worker in Exeter. You'll provide essential care, assist in patient recovery, and work in a supportive environment with opportunities for training and development. Be part of a compassionate team dedicated to quality healthcare.

Benefits

Staff discounts

Salary sacrifice schemes

Comprehensive NHS pension

Cycle-to-work scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in healthcare preferred.
• Commitment to learning and development.

Responsibilities

• Deliver personal care and promote nutritional needs.
• Assist in patient recovery and recuperation.
• Travel across community locations for patient care.

Skills

Compassion

Teamwork

Communication

Job description

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Client:

Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust

Location:

Exeter, United Kingdom

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Posted:

17.05.2025

Expiry Date:

01.07.2025

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Role Summary

Are you passionate about people and looking to continue your career in healthcare? Or, if you have some healthcare experience, you are keen to join an innovative and dynamic NHS Trust that’s really going places? Join us as a Senior Healthcare Support Worker (SHCSW), get paid while you continue to 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.

About the Role

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

More detail about the role

Our Senior Healthcare Support Workers (SHCSWs) are an essential and well-respected part of our healthcare teams across various settings, including community, acute hospitals, and theatres.

You will be a valued member of the team through our comprehensive training and induction programme, with a strong commitment to learning and development.

The team – in this dermatology role, you will travel across community locations, seeing patients in a photohub for clinicians to diagnose suspected skin cancers.

Our teams are caring, compassionate, and inclusive. More information about the role, training, and experiences of our HCSWs is included in the attached document. Read it now and discover why we are regularly voted as one of the best NHS Trusts to work for.

Working Pattern: We care for our patients around the clock, so you will work various shift patterns. Please verify this at your interview.

Depending on your shift pattern, you may receive additional pay enhancements.

Interview Date: To be confirmed

For further information please contact: Grace Campbell, Clinical Nurse Manager. This is a fixed-term contract for a specified number of months. For NHS employees, this could be a secondment opportunity.

As an inclusive employer, the Royal Devon values diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities, reflecting the communities we serve.

Priority will be given to staff with ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status, including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon.

The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy early once sufficient applications are received.

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

About Us

We are the largest employer in Devon with over , staff, serving more than , people across a wide geographical area. Our services include emergency, specialist, and general medical care, delivered through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford). We also provide integrated health and social care services, primary care, specialist community services, and SARC.

Our state-of-the-art facilities, leading technologies, and strong links to universities position us at the forefront of research and innovation, enabling us to provide world-class care.

Our values are central to our work; click here to learn more.

Joining the Royal Devon at this exciting time means helping to shape our services as we continue our integration journey.

Looking after you is important to us.

We support our staff in maintaining a healthy work-life balance through flexible working, family-friendly policies, and comprehensive occupational health services, including counseling and wellbeing activities.

We also offer funding for further qualifications, CPD, and rotational placements to support your career development.

Financial and Other Benefits

You will have access to staff discounts, salary sacrifice schemes, a comprehensive NHS pension, cycle-to-work scheme, and more. We encourage you to apply if interested.