Healthcare Support Worker
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time
- Posted
- 14/09/2026
- Closes
- 28/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This advert explicitly states that sponsorship is not offered.
The source advert contains explicit wording ruling out sponsorship for this specific role. Consider other live roles at the same band from sponsorship-friendly trusts.
“Please note visa sponsorship for this role is unfortunately not available. Ensure you hold valid right to work in the UK and will not require sponsorship if successful.”Quoted verbatim from the source advert
Role summary
This is a Senior Health Care Assistant role in a busy Minor Injury Unit (MIU) and Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC). The successful candidate will work with a multi-disciplinary team, caring for patients with minor injuries or ailments. Responsibilities include managing a clinical workload under supervision and assisting with wound management, burns care, and patient observations. The post requires computer literacy and offers full training.
Essential criteria
- NVQ Level 3
- Competent in IT skills
- Previous ED/MIU/UTC expereince
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrable knowledge of Minor injuries
- Experience in using System 1
- Job Specific
- Evidence of Minor injury skills, e.g plastering, wound care
- Evidence of recording patient data alongside national standard e.g. NEWS
- Information Technology
- Extensive use of IT and clinical systems
- Ability to learn new IT skills
- Role Flexibility
- Evidence of supporting MDT and healthcare systems
- Knowledge, skills and training
- NVQ Level 3
- Competent in IT skills
- Previous ED/MIU/UTC expereince
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Demonstrable knowledge of Minor injuries
- Experience in using System 1
- Job Specific
- Evidence of Minor injury skills, e.g plastering, wound care
- Evidence of recording patient data alongside national standard e.g. NEWS
- Information Technology
- Extensive use of IT and clinical systems
- Ability to learn new IT skills
- Role Flexibility
- Evidence of supporting MDT and healthcare systems
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £16,829 – £17,950 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust
Healthcare Support Worker
The closing date is 28 September 2026
Job summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Senior Health Care Assistant to work in our busy MIU and UTC.
You will be working day to day with a highly skilled multi-disciplinary team, caring for patients with a range of minor injuries or ailments who are booked in via 111 and other health care professionals or self present to the Unit. Under supervision of the practitioners you will be required to manage your own clinical workload and activities delegated to you.
You must be computer literate. Experience of System 1 would be an advantage but full training will be given. The post is interesting and varied in our urgent care service and would suit a person already working in a healthcare environment.
Please note visa sponsorship for this role is unfortunately not available. Ensure you hold valid right to work in the UK and will not require sponsorship if successful.
Main duties of the job
To support the Registered Clinical Staff in providing high quality individualised care to a clearly defined group of patients/clients, relatives and carers who attend the Urgent Treatment Centre and MIU.
To manage own workload along a ledger system delivering care in line with the requirements of the job description. Including wound man
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