Senior Healthcare Support Worker - Discharge Lounge
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 09/09/2026
- Closes
- 18/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a highly motivated Senior Healthcare Support Worker to join the Discharge Lounge team at Colchester Hospital. The successful candidate will provide direct and indirect patient care under the supervision of a Registered Nurse, ensuring high standards of care in line with Trust policies. It requires excellent communication skills, a professional manner, and the ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team in a fast-paced environment. Experience in a healthcare setting and an NHS Care Certificate are essential.
Essential criteria
- NHS Care certificate achieved or equivalent
- Evidence of completed competencies as part of a professional portfolio
- NVQ level 3 or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of functional skills or willingness to undertake
- Willingness to undertake further study
- Proven previous experience in a acute health setting
- Experience within discharge lounge setting
- Knowledge and Skills
- Awareness of physical, psychological and spiritual needs of patients relatives and carers.
- Awareness of the nature of the carers role in assisting patients to fulfil basic human needs
- Knowledge of clinical procedures and observations
- Knowledge of relevant legislation
- Understanding of risk management, health and safety issues, including safe manual handling.
- NHS Care certificate achieved or equivalent
- Evidence of completed competencies as part of a professional portfolio
- NVQ level 3 or equivalent
- Evidence of functional skills or willingness to undertake
- Willingness to undertake further study
- Proven previous experience in a acute health setting
- Experience within discharge lounge setting
- Knowledge and Skills
- Awareness of physical, psychological and spiritual needs of patients relatives and carers.
- Awareness of the nature of the carers role in assisting patients to fulfil basic human needs
- Knowledge of clinical procedures and observations
- Knowledge of relevant legislation
- Understanding of risk management, health and safety issues, including safe manual handling.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £25,760 – £27,476 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Senior Healthcare Support Worker - Discharge Lounge
The closing date is 18 September 2026
Job summary
Do you want to be part of a team who have an excellent reputation for delivering a high standard of care with innovative working in a rapidly changing environment?
Opportunities have arisen within the Discharge Lounge at Colchester Hospital for highly motivated Senior Healthcare Support Workers to join the team.
If you have excellent communication skills and a professional manner, then come and join our team in delivering high quality care.
Experience in the health care setting as well as having a NHS Care Certificate is essential.
If you like a challenge, are able to work at a very fast pace, enjoy working with a multi-disciplinary team and can give our patients the dignified care they deserve then this could be the job for you.
Please note this post may close before the stated closing date if we receive sufficient applications.
Main duties of the job
- To meet the direct and indirect care needs of patients under the delegation and supervision of a Registered Nurse
- To ensure high standards of patient care at all times, in line with Trust policies and guidelines.
- To work as an effective member of the nursing and wider multi-professional healthcare team.
- To work within the boundaries of the role o
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