Senior Support Worker (Practice Education Support)

Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Exeter; Sur place; GBP 26 000 - 27 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Senior Support Worker (Practice Education Support) to join an experienced team. The role focuses on supporting Healthcare Support Workers in Older People services and helping them achieve Care Certificate milestones.

The position is advertised under Agenda for Change, Band 3, with a permanent contract and full-time working pattern. Close date 19 October 2026; located in Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Senior Healthcare Support Worker.
• Experience in Healthcare for Older People.
• Experience in teaching others and supporting HCSWs with Care Certificate.

Responsabilités

• Provide practice education support to HCSWs in Healthcare for Older People.

Connaissances

Healthcare experience

Teaching & training

Care Certificate knowledge

Description du poste

Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Support Worker (Practice Education Support)

The closing date is 19 October 2026

Job summary

Are you an experienced Senior Healthcare support worker looking for a new challenge?

Do you have experience in Healthcare For Older People?

Do you have experience in teaching others?

Have you supported HCSWs with completing their Care Certificate?

Are you keen to join an innovative and dynamic NHS Trust that's really going places?

Do you understand the essential aspects of the HCSW role and would be able to help new HCSWs joining the Trust, in Healthcare for Older People to be able to develop in their role and become skilled in looking after Frail Elderly patients?

Main duties of the job

For more detail about the main duties of this role, please see the job description section below. As a key member of the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, you will be joining an exceptional team working together to help our patients to stay healthy, when they need it most.

About us

Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than 615,000 people, cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford).

Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within people's own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).

Our state-of-the-art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world-class care to our local communities.

It's never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as you'll help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.

Details

Date posted

05 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£25,760 to £27,476 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

185-1428-14364

Job locations

• Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
• Exeter
• Devon
• EX2 5DW
• United Kingdom

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Exeter
Devon
EX2 5DW
United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://royaldevon.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruiter

Royal Devon NHS Recruitment Team

[e-mail]

01392403642