Senior Healthcare Support Worker, Surrey Surgical Centre
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 17/08/2026
- Closes
- 29/08/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a Senior Healthcare Support Worker within the Surrey Surgical Centre, primarily based at Ashford Hospital's Elective Centre, with occasional work at St Peter's Hospital. You will provide direct patient-centred care, supporting nurses and the wider multidisciplinary team. The position is full-time, requiring flexibility for various shifts including nights and weekends. Applicants need at least six months of recent NHS HCSW experience and completion of the Care Certificate.
Essential criteria
- Functional level of English and Math
- Care Certificate in Acute Care
Desirable criteria
- Level 3 Health and Social Care qualification
- Previous experience working as a health care support worker within the NHS for a minimum of six months
- Working as part of a team
- Previous experience training and supporting new staff
- Effective communication
- IT skills
- Caring and Compassionate
- Empathy and understanding
- Ability to provide excellent patient centred care
- Extended skills such as venepuncture, cannulation and undertaking ECGs
- Functional level of English and Math
- Care Certificate in Acute Care
- Level 3 Health and Social Care qualification
- Previous experience working as a health care support worker within the NHS for a minimum of six months
- Working as part of a team
- Previous experience training and supporting new staff
- Effective communication
- IT skills
- Caring and Compassionate
- Empathy and understanding
- Ability to provide excellent patient centred care
- Extended skills such as venepuncture, cannulation and undertaking ECGs
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £27,106 – £28,850 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job summary
Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting Senior Healthcare Support Workers (Band 3) to join our Adult Orthopaedic Wards within Surrey Surgical Centre.
The post is primarily based at Ashford Hospital's Elective Centre, with a requirement to work across both Ashford Hospital and St Peter's Hospital, Chertsey, depending on service needs.
This is a full-time position requiring flexibility to work long days, nights, weekends and bank holidays.
Applicants must demonstrate:
o At least 6 months' recent NHS experience as a Healthcare Support Worker.o Completion of the Care Certificate within an NHS setting.
Only candidates meeting these essential criteria will be considered.
Successful candidates will also have:
o Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.o Good IT skills.o The right to work in the UK.o A caring, compassionate and patient-centred approach.
We offer a comprehensive 4-week induction programme, ongoing training and development, and opportunities for career progression.
Important: Only applicants currently living in the UK will be considered. Remote interviews and alternative interview dates cannot be offered. Visa sponsorship is not available for this post, and applications requiring sponsorship will not be considered.
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