Healthcare Support Worker - South Bristol
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 09/09/2026
- Closes
- 22/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
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Role summary
As a Healthcare Support Worker, you will assist registered nurses in providing direct patient care, focusing on recovery and rehabilitation. Your role involves supporting the nursing team and multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality, compassionate care. You will help patients with daily needs, monitor vital signs, and assist with mobility and therapy goals. The service operates 24/7, requiring a combination of day, night, weekend, and bank holiday shifts.
Essential criteria
- NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care (Adults) or equivalent experience
- Experience, skills and knowledge
- Significant experience of direct patient care in a health or social care setting
- Ability to plan and prioritise effectively and efficiently individually and in a team environment
- Able to communicate clearly and effectively with a variety of service users with a range of communication needs and/ or cultural backgrounds.
- Able to carry out the core clinical competencies required of the post e.g. wound care, observations
- Able to record succinct and accurate information on the patient record both in writing and electronically
Desirable criteria
- Experience in community and acute settings
- NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care (Adults) or equivalent experience
- Experience, skills and knowledge
- Significant experience of direct patient care in a health or social care setting
- Ability to plan and prioritise effectively and efficiently individually and in a team environment
- Able to communicate clearly and effectively with a variety of service users with a range of communication needs and/ or cultural backgrounds.
- Able to carry out the core clinical competencies required of the post e.g. wound care, observations
- Able to record succinct and accurate information on the patient record both in writing and electronically
- Experience in community and acute settings
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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Sirona care & health CIC
Healthcare Support Worker - South Bristol
The closing date is 22 September 2026
Job summary
Are you looking for a rewarding career where you can make a difference and change lives for better? Then this opportunity is for you.
As a Healthcare Support worker you will assist with the direct care of patients delegated to and supervised by a registered nurse.
Your role will provide support to the nursing team, collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team and contribute positively to the delivery of high-quality, compassionate care centred around the core principles of recovery and rehabilitation and the patients wishes.
The service supports patients to recover and regain their independence following admission to an acute hospital and the team consists of registered nurses, therapists, advanced clinical practitioners, General Practitioners and a range on unregistered support workers.
Our service operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Working patterns include a combination of day and night shifts, as well as weekend and bank holiday coverage.
Main duties of the job
To assist registered nurses and healthcare professionals in the delivery of individualised holistic care which is delivered with compassion, dignity and respect.
Work with the multidisciplinary team and contribute to the prevention of harm by participating risk assessment
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