Senior Health Care Support Worker
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Hours / week
- 34.5
- Posted
- 17/09/2026
- Closes
- 27/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate and motivated individual to join a dynamic multidisciplinary team in Ward 3a, a busy acute inpatient ward at the Royal Hospital for Children. The role involves providing care for vulnerable children with highly complex needs across various specialties, including long-term ventilation and enteral feeding. Candidates should have experience working with children and families and a keen interest in supporting children with significant additional needs. Training will be provided for specific skills like long-term ventilation and tracheostomy care.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £29,103 – £29,103 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job reference:
259223
Salary:
Band 3 (£29,103 - - £31,409)
Job closing date:
27/09/2026
Job Type:
Nursing and Midwifery
Location:
Royal Hospital for Children
Employment type:
Permanent
Hours Per Week:
34.5
Job posted date:
17/09/2026
Employer (NHS Board):
NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde
Department:
Ward 3A
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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is one of the largest healthcare systems in the United Kingdom, employing approximately 40,000 staff across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health services to a population of over 1.15 million people, and to a wider population of 2.2 million when regional and national services are included.
The role:
Exciting opportunity for passionate motivated individual to join a dynamic multidisciplinary team.
Ward 3a is a busy acute inpatient ward which provides care for vulnerable children from across Scotland with highly complex needs across various specialties. Many learning and training opportunities exist in post, including long term ventilation skills, enteral feeding, monitoring and recording of vital signs. Our young people have many challenges and our team are honoured to be a small part of their life long journey. Cand
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