Senior Healthcare Support Worker - SHaR
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 08/09/2026
- Closes
- 21/09/2026
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 role is for a Senior Healthcare Support Worker within the South Hambleton and North Ryedale team, based at Kirkbymoorside Surgery. You will provide high-quality nursing care in a community setting, working independently in patients' homes. The position requires a dynamic, enthusiastic individual with previous experience in caring for people at home and a commitment to high standards. You will be part of a multidisciplinary team and will need to transport yourself and equipment across the locality.
Key responsibilities
- Provide high quality nursing care within the community setting.
- Work independently in patients' homes.
- Transport self and equipment across the locality.
- Work over a 7 day period as an integral part of a Community Nurse Team.
- Extend and develop skills and apply knowledge to practice.
Essential criteria
- Level 3 vocational qualification in health or social care, or willingness to undertake the Level 3 Diploma (QCF) appropriate to the clinical area, as provided by the Organisation
- L2 Functional/Key skills OR equivalent clinical experience in a community setting
- Previous experience working and communicating with the public in a health/social care/educational setting.
- Understanding of the role of a Senior Health Care Assistant
- Basic IT skills
- Demonstrate effective communication skills
- Able to work independently without direct supervision
- Ability to manage, prioritise and organise own workload with advice and consultation
Desirable criteria
- Minimum of C grade GCSE or equivalent in English and Maths
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team in health/social care or education
- Advanced IT skills, ECDL qualification or electronic patient records e.g. using S1/EMIS/CPD
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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York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Senior Healthcare Support Worker - SHaR
The closing date is 21 September 2026
Job summary
Are you passionate about high quality patient care?
Do you have experience of working in a caring environment, hospital or community setting?
Are you keen to develop yourself and looking for a new and exciting opportunity?
Do you want to work in the beautiful, rural, South Hambleton and North Ryedale area?
We have health care assistant vacancies within our South Hambleton and North Ryedale team. Bases include Easingwold, Kirkbymoorside and Pickering.
Our Senior Health Care Assistants work as part of a large team comprising Health Care Assistants at Band 2 & 3, Nursing Associates (Band 4), Staff Nurses (Band 5) and District Nurses (Band 6). We are looking to recruit dedicated, motivated and staff that are willing to go the extra mile for our patients to maintain high standards expected.
The Trust offers the prospect of being able to demonstrate experience and skills in a fast paced, ever changing environment, as well as access to a huge range of learning and training opportunities and support form a mentor and our clinical educators.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for dynamic, innovative and enthusiastic individuals, with a desire to play an active part in the provision of high quality nursing care within
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