Healthcare Support Worker - Templer Ward
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 02/09/2026
- Closes
- 16/09/2026
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Role summary
Join Templer Ward, a 30-bedded inpatient ward at Newton Abbot Community Hospital, as a Healthcare Support Worker. This permanent full-time role involves working within a multidisciplinary team to provide high-standard, individualized nursing care to stroke, neuro rehabilitation, and general medical patients. You will help patients achieve their maximum rehabilitation potential for safe discharge, requiring excellent communication skills and the ability to work independently and prioritize tasks. The position is rotational, including days, nights, and weekend shifts.
Key responsibilities
- Work as a member of the team.
- Recognise and respond to situations within the work area and report to the nurse in charge.
- Undertake direct patient care, in support of, and under the delegation of the Registered Nurse, and document care given as required.
- Assist with last offices and care of relatives/carers.
Essential criteria
- NVQ3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent qualification/ experience
- Previous experience in a care environment or able to demonstrate a caring nature/ life experience
- Understands the need for strict confidentiality
- Basic computer/keyboard skills
- Fine motor skills - for venepuncture, phlebotomy and other clinical tasks
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Record keeping competency in handwritten and electronic records
- Able to manage stress in themselves and others
- Willingness to undertake new skills and training
- To be flexible, adaptable, reliable and punctual
- The post holder must demonstrate a positive commitment to uphold diversity and equality policies approved by the Trust
- Able to prioritise and organise work
- Able to work under instruction, under pressure and as part of a team
- Able to demonstrate empathy, sensitivity, and to adapt communication style to circumstances
- Able to offer support at times of emotional distress
- Able to work as a team member or independently
- Ability to adapt behaviour to changing and challenging situations
Desirable criteria
- English & Mathematics at GSCE grade A-C (9-4) or level 2 functional skills
- Care certificate
- Working knowledge of complex care needs of some individuals/families including Safeguarding Children & Adults, Domestic Abuse and Mental Health
- Healthcare competencies appropriate to area of work
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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Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
Healthcare Support Worker - Templer Ward
The closing date is 16 September 2026
Job summary
Templer Ward is a 30 bedded in patient ward within Newton Abbot community Hospital. 20 beds provide care to specialist stroke and neuro rehabilitation patients following treatment in an acute hospital setting. The other 10 beds are for patients requiring general medical care and rehabilitation. There are two full-time equivalent posts available within the department.
Joining our team on a permanent full time contract, you will be working within a proactive multidisciplinary team to encourage patients to reach the maximum rehabilitation potential to enable safe discharge from hospital.
Our people are caring, committed, inclusive and focussed on quality. We focus on solutions and people's strengths. We encourage outside the box thinking and embrace innovation and change wherever it can drive improvement. We will support and encourage you to develop your new and existing skills within the role.
If you share our values and vision and are passionate about working with people on what matters to them, you could be a real asset to our Torbay and South Devon Team.#CareToJoinUsTSD
Main duties of the job
- We are looking for a caring and compassionate person who is able to work within a multi-disciplinary team to deliver a high st
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