Senior Healthcare Support Worker - East
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 14/09/2026
- Closes
- 28/09/2026
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 involves working as a Senior Healthcare Support Worker within a community setting, providing high-quality nursing care to patients in their homes. You will work independently as part of a busy, innovative Community Nurse Team, requiring strong communication and organisational skills. The position is based in the East Hub, but may require cross-cover for other teams.
Essential criteria
- Level 3 vocational qualification in health or social care, or willingness to undertake or equivalent experience in community health care
- L2 Functional/Key skills OR equivalent clinical experience in a community setting
Desirable criteria
- Minimum of C grade GCSE or equivalent in English and Maths
- Experience & Knowledge
- 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
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team in health/social care or education
- Skills & Attributes
- 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
- Advanced IT skills, ECDL qualification or electronic patient records e.g. using S1/EMIS/CPD
- Education & Training
- Level 3 vocational qualification in health or social care, or willingness to undertake or equivalent experience in community health care
- L2 Functional/Key skills OR equivalent clinical experience in a community setting
- Minimum of C grade GCSE or equivalent in English and Maths
- Experience & Knowledge
- 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
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team in health/social care or education
- Skills & Attributes
- 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
- 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 - East
The closing date is 28 September 2026
Job summary
Our Senior Health Care Assistants work as part of a large team comprising Health Care Assistants at Band 2 & 3, Nursing Associates, Registered Nurses and District Nurses.
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.
Please ensure you have the permission of your current line manager before applying for a secondment opportunity.
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.
We want to recruit caring and motivated Senior Health Care Assistants to provide the best possible care to our patients. Previous experience of caring for people at home and a commitment to providing care to a high standard is essential.
You will have the willingness to extend and develop your skills, and have the ability to apply your knowledge and skills to
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