Health Care Support Worker - Stroke Unit
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 09/09/2026
- Closes
- 23/09/2026
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Role summary
Join a dedicated multi-disciplinary team on a Stroke Unit, providing individualised, evidence-based stroke care. This role offers opportunities for professional development and specialist knowledge in acute stroke and rehabilitation. You will work across hyper-acute, acute, and step-down areas, contributing to one of the UK's best Stroke Units. A competency-based assessment will be required if shortlisted for an interview.
Essential criteria
- Experience of working with people, ideally in a front-line customer service role
- Experience of providing person centred care
- BEHAVIOURS & VALUES
- Flexibility in shift/working patterns to meet the needs of the service.
- EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
- Level 2 or Level 3 (NVQ) in health and Social Care or equivalent relevant experience
- Willing to work towards Level 2 functional skills (Math & English)
- Care Certificate/working towards
- Experience of working with people, ideally in a front-line customer service role
- Experience of providing person centred care
- BEHAVIOURS & VALUES
- Flexibility in shift/working patterns to meet the needs of the service.
Desirable criteria
- Level 2 or Level 3 (NVQ) in health and Social Care or equivalent relevant experience
- Willing to work towards Level 2 functional skills (Math & English)
- Care Certificate/working towards
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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Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
Health Care Support Worker - Stroke Unit
The closing date is 23 September 2026
Job summary
Do you want to be a Healthcare Assistant and join one of the best Stroke Units in the UK?
Our stroke service is the designated 24 hour thrombolysis centre for Buckinghamshire and East Berkshire with 15 hyper- acute beds and27 acute rehabilitation beds.
Main duties of the job
Working as a Healthcare Assistant, you will be part of a busy multi-disciplinary team who are dedicated in providing individualised, evidence based stroke care management.
With the support of a stroke practice development sister, stroke specialist nurses and the Trust's education department, we are able to offer a range of education and development opportunities, including in-house training and external courses.
Working across hyper-acute, acute and step down areas, you will have the opportunity to continue to progress your professional development, gain specialist knowledge in the care of acute stroke and skills in caring for rehabilitation patients.
Please note you if you are shortlisted for interview, you will be required to sit a competency based assessment
About us
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