Health Care Support Worker
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 18/09/2026
- Closes
- 24/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a Healthcare Support Worker (HCA) Band 3 at Newham Hospital, suitable for both experienced individuals and those new to care. New recruits will receive support to achieve Band 3 competencies within six months. The position involves delivering high-quality, person-centred care, undertaking delegated clinical tasks, and ensuring patient comfort and safety. Strong teamwork and communication skills are essential for this role within the nursing team.
Key responsibilities
- Actively take part in meeting the needs of patients and the service under direct supervision of a registered nurse.
- Undertake a range of delegated clinical tasks including patient observations, assisting with personal care and mobility, and supporting nutritional needs.
- Perform limited delegated duties such as taking blood pressure, recording ECGs, MRSA screening, and simple wound dressings.
- Develop essential competencies through training and practice to ensure safety and quality.
- Contribute to updating patient records.
Essential criteria
- Completion of Care Certificate or equivalent.
- Basic literacy and numeracy skills (English and Math's GCSEs or equivalent.)
- Evidence of ongoing personal development.
- Demonstrable experience of working in a clinical healthcare setting.
- Experience of dealing with the public
- Evidence of providing high quality care.
- To be aware of incident reporting systems and escalation processes.
- Evidence of effective interpersonal skills
- Evidence of good organizational skills.
- Self-motivated to work under minimal direct supervision.
- Ability to work as part of a team.
- Good communication skills, written and verbal
- Basic keyboard/ computer skills (e.g. ability to enter patient data onto computer records).
- To always protect and maintain patient confidentiality and follow information governance policies and procedures.
- Contributes to updating patient records,
- To always protect and maintain patient confidentiality and follow information governance policies and procedures.
- Awareness of health and safety at work. e.g: manual handling skills, infection control measures.
- Ability to collect and exchange factual information and data to the multidisciplinary team and ensure data accuracy.
Desirable criteria
- Level 2 support worker Apprenticeship
- Previous experience working in a healthcare, care home, community, or support setting
- Prepared to undertake further training to develop the necessary competencies and skills
- Depending on specific service arrangements, to supervise and train more junior staff
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £30,630 – £32,346 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Barts Health NHS Trust
Health Care Support Worker
The closing date is 24 September 2026
Job summary
Newham Hospital is looking to recruit a Healthcare Support Worker (HCA) Band 3 who will work at Newham Hospital. This post is open to individuals who are both experienced Healthcare Support Workers or those new to care. Individuals that are new to care will receive support to complete the Band 3 competencies and progress into a Band 3 role within six months upon successful completion of all required competencies.
We are looking for compassionate and motivated individuals who are passionate about delivering high-quality, person-centred care in a hospital setting. The role involves undertaking a range of delegated clinical tasks, such as:
- Patient observations (e.g., monitoring vital signs)
- Assisting with personal care and mobility
- Supporting patients' nutritional and hydration needs
- Undertaking limited range of delegated duties (e.g. taking blood pressure, recording ECG, MRSA screening)
- Simple wound dressings
- Strong teamworking and communication skills are essential to ensure the comfort, wellbeing, and safety of our patients.
An excellent communicator, they have experience of working in a team, to ensure the comfort, wellbeing and safety of our patients.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be an integral part of the nursing team actively tak
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