Healthcare Support Worker - September 2026 (Eastern Services)
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Hours / week
- 15
- Posted
- 08/09/2026
- Closes
- 15/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a Healthcare Support Worker within the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, working across various settings including wards and community hospitals. You will provide high-standard personal care, promote nutritional needs, and assist patients in their recovery journey. No previous experience is required, as comprehensive training and induction are provided, with opportunities for career development. The Trust is recruiting for both fixed-term and permanent positions, with a minimum of 15 hours per week.
Key responsibilities
- Deliver a high standard of care to patients.
- Provide personal care to patients.
- Promote nutritional needs of patients.
- Assist in the preparation, recovery, and recuperation of patients.
- Work as a key member of the healthcare team.
Essential criteria
- See job description text above, and (where applicable) you can download a copy of the full job description
Desirable criteria
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- General Requirements
- See job description text above, and (where applicable) you can download a copy of the full job description
- See job description text above, and (where applicable) you can download a copy of the full job description
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £25,272 – £27,476 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Healthcare Support Worker - September 2026 (Eastern Services)
The closing date is 15 September 2026
Job summary
Are you passionate about people and looking to start a career in Healthcare on one of our wards or community hospitals? Or maybe you have some Healthcare experience and are keen to join an innovative and dynamic NHS Trust thats really going places? Join us as a Healthcare (HCSW), get paid while you learn and develop your career with the Royal Devon.
Every day, you will make a huge difference to the lives of the people we care for, delivering a high standard of care alongside your colleagues. Providing personal care, promoting nutritional needs, and assisting in the preparation, recovery and recuperation of patients on their journey to better health are just some aspects of this essential role.
Main duties of the job
For more detail about the main duties of this role, please see the job description section below. As a key member of the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, you will be joining an exceptional team working together to help our patients to stay healthy, when they need it most.
About us
Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more
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