Health Care Support Worker - Ward 16A
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working
- Posted
- 14/09/2026
- Closes
- 14/09/2026
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 opportunity for a Healthcare Support Worker on the Emergency Surgical Floor, Ward 16A. The role involves delivering crucial patient care and is open to both new entrants to healthcare and experienced professionals. You will receive comprehensive training and development opportunities, including a monthly induction programme, to support your career progression within the NHS Trust.
Essential criteria
- Experience of working with people, ideally in a front-line customer service role.
- Experience of providing person centred care.
- Skills, Abilities & Knowledge
- An understanding of the importance of patient confidentially and privacy.
- Demonstrates a caring, compassionate and empathetic approach to patient's and colleagues, whilst having a professional approach.
- Recognises how patients and colleagues need to be treated with dignity and respect and can demonstrate these behaviours in their daily work.
- Good verbal and written English communication skills.
- The ability to respond with kindness and humanity to patients.
- A flexible and adaptable approach with the aptitude to work in a busy hospital healthcare setting.
- Willingness to undertake the mentorship of new Nursing Assistants after 12 months in post.
- Basic knowledge of health and safety with an awareness of the importance of following Trust policies and procedures.
- An appreciation of equality, diversity and inclusion and how this influences how care is provided to patients.
- A willingness to provide the highest standards of patient care including personal care.
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Good understanding of care needs relevant to patient's in a hospital setting to include: Eating and drinking, Dignity and respect, Communication/conflict resolution, Handwashing and infection control, Hygiene needs, Safeguarding
- Understands the limit and scope of their job role and the need to only do tasks they are trained to do.
- Knows when to escalate to a registered nurse when the situation is beyond their scope of practice.
- Bahviours & Values
- Flexibility in shift/working patterns to meet the needs of the service.
- Works effectively as a team.
- Is of good health and good character
- Willing to accept additional responsibilities as delegated by senior staff.
- Always acts with honesty and integrity.
- Professional approach.
- Displays BHT Values
- Education, Qualification & Training
- Care Certificate/working towards
- Willing to work towards Level 2 functional skills (Math & English)
- Level 2 or Level 3 (NVQ) in health and Social Care or equivalent relevant experience
- Experience of working with people, ideally in a front-line customer service role.
- Experience of providing person centred care.
- Skills, Abilities & Knowledge
- An understanding of the importance of patient confidentially and privacy.
- Demonstrates a caring, compassionate and empathetic approach to patient's and colleagues, whilst having a professional approach.
- Recognises how patients and colleagues need to be treated with dignity and respect and can demonstrate these behaviours in their daily work.
- Good verbal and written English communication skills.
- The ability to respond with kindness and humanity to patients.
- A flexible and adaptable approach with the aptitude to work in a busy hospital healthcare setting.
- Willingness to undertake the mentorship of new Nursing Assistants after 12 months in post.
- Basic knowledge of health and safety with an awareness of the importance of following Trust policies and procedures.
- An appreciation of equality, diversity and inclusion and how this influences how care is provided to patients.
- A willingness to provide the highest standards of patient care including personal care.
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Good understanding of care needs relevant to patient's in a hospital setting to include: Eating and drinking, Dignity and respect, Communication/conflict resolution, Handwashing and infection control, Hygiene needs, Safeguarding
- Understands the limit and scope of their job role and the need to only do tasks they are trained to do.
- Knows when to escalate to a registered nurse when the situation is beyond their scope of practice.
- Bahviours & Values
- Flexibility in shift/working patterns to meet the needs of the service.
- Works effectively as a team.
- Is of good health and good character
- Willing to accept additi
Desirable criteria
- Care Certificate/working towards
- Willing to work towards Level 2 functional skills (Math & English)
- Level 2 or Level 3 (NVQ) in health and Social Care or equivalent relevant experience
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 - Ward 16A
The closing date is 14 September 2026
Job summary
An opportunity has arisen on the Emergency Surgical Floor, 16A, for candidates who are looking to step into healthcare for the first time, for those who are already in healthcare and want to work in a different speciality or want to work for an NHS Trust.
Healthcare Support Workersplay a crucial role in all aspects of caredeliveryforourpatients.
You will be joining a team of dedicated professionals who you will learn from on the job, we provide training to ensure you have the skills for the role and offer development opportunities to realise your career potential. You will be enrolled onto a healthcare support worker induction programme held each month, ensuring you feel supported as you take the first steps into your new career.
Main duties of the job
Communication with other members of the organisation and respond appropriately
Work towards completion of Band 3 competencies which include Vital Signs, Venepuncture, ECGSStoma careAssist with admission, transfer and discharge of patients.Make unoccupied beds and occupied beds.Assist patients out of bed, helping with dressing and undressing as requiredWash/bathe patients in bed and in the bathroom.Care of hands and feet of patients in bed.Observe patients' skin and report any red marks or
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