Job summary
Supporting the Registered Nursing staff in the delivery of personal care and assistance for patients within University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire Trust across both sites at University Hospital Coventry & Hospital of St Cross, Rugby.
Please be advised that the assessment centre and interviews will be held on 7th July 2025 for shortlisted candidates.
Sponsorship is unable to be supported with this role.
Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.
Main duties of the job
Do you want to become part of a team who make a difference on a daily basis, providing high quality patient centred care?
We are looking to recruit passionate and enthusiastic people who either hold a health and social care qualification BTEC level 2 or above or have experience in a person-centred & public facing role to become healthcare support workers within our organisation.
If you have excellent communication skills, have a caring and compassionate nature, have the desire to help others and the drive to develop a rewarding career you will be proud of, then we want to hear from you.
If successful you will become a valued colleague at UHCW with your development needs supported by a robust weeklong induction, mandatory enrolment on the "Time to Care programme" & Care certificate qualification.
For more Information on the role of a HCSW- please see the attached document
About us
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.
We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.
Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.
We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation - please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)
By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.
The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You must be aged 16 or over and have either a Level 2 BTEC Diploma or extended Diploma or equivalent qualification or have previous care experience or experience in a person-centred & public facing role.
Healthcare Support Worker (HCSW)-Band 2-£23,615 + enhancements.
As a band 2 HCSW you must have previous experience of care or experience in working within a person-centred & public facing role or already hold a level 2 health and social care related qualification.
Full and Part Time Posts available. The salary will be pro rata for part time staff.
Successful applicants will be placed on a waiting list until a suitable vacancy becomes available in the Trust.
Our current vacancies available are listed below:
- Rugby Cedar ward
- Rugby day surger
- Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Neurosurgery/Neurology
- Trauma and Orthopaedics
- Emergency medicine
- Coronary care
- Care of the Elderly
- Endocrinology
- Oncology
- Respiratory medicine
- Medical
- Surgical
- City of Coventry Health Centre
- Rugby Theatres
- Dermatology UHCW Outpatients
- Rugby Ophthalmology Outpatients
- Midwifery
The Recruitment Centre:
If your application is shortlisted, you will be invited to attend a Recruitment Centre. This Recruitment Centre is intended to show you what its really like to be a healthcare support worker, and to provide you with the opportunity to demonstrate how you would provide excellent quality care to our patients and their families within a modern health care facility.
The Recruitment centre will involve a basic literacy comprehension test and if you are successful, you will go forward to assessments & interview. If you are successful at interview, and there isnt a current vacancy that meets your needs, well keep in touch and update you as jobs arise. If we are unable to allocate you to your requirements your application will be withdrawn.
Recruiting to Values:
To ensure that we provide world-class patient care, UHCW recruits people that can demonstrate the Trusts Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trusts Values and Behaviours Framework and Values Based Recruitment Factsheet which can be accessed on the right side of this page under the job description.
The Supporting Information Section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trusts Values and associated Behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour.
For further details of the job role please see attached job description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You must be aged 16 or over and have either a Level 2 BTEC Diploma or extended Diploma or equivalent qualification or have previous care experience or experience in a person-centred & public facing role.
Healthcare Support Worker (HCSW)-Band 2-£23,615 + enhancements.
As a band 2 HCSW you must have previous experience of care or experience in working within a person-centred & public facing role or already hold a level 2 health and social care related qualification.
Full and Part Time Posts available. The salary will be pro rata for part time staff.
Successful applicants will be placed on a waiting list until a suitable vacancy becomes available in the Trust.
Our current vacancies available are listed below:
- Rugby Cedar ward
- Rugby day surger
- Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Neurosurgery/Neurology
- Trauma and Orthopaedics
- Emergency medicine
- Coronary care
- Care of the Elderly
- Endocrinology
- Oncology
- Respiratory medicine
- Medical
- Surgical
- City of Coventry Health Centre
- Rugby Theatres
- Dermatology UHCW Outpatients
- Rugby Ophthalmology Outpatients
- Midwifery
The Recruitment Centre:
If your application is shortlisted, you will be invited to attend a Recruitment Centre. This Recruitment Centre is intended to show you what its really like to be a healthcare support worker, and to provide you with the opportunity to demonstrate how you would provide excellent quality care to our patients and their families within a modern health care facility.
The Recruitment centre will involve a basic literacy comprehension test and if you are successful, you will go forward to assessments & interview. If you are successful at interview, and there isnt a current vacancy that meets your needs, well keep in touch and update you as jobs arise. If we are unable to allocate you to your requirements your application will be withdrawn.
Recruiting to Values:
To ensure that we provide world-class patient care, UHCW recruits people that can demonstrate the Trusts Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trusts Values and Behaviours Framework and Values Based Recruitment Factsheet which can be accessed on the right side of this page under the job description.
The Supporting Information Section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trusts Values and associated Behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour.
For further details of the job role please see attached job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Knowledge
Desirable
Skills
Essential
Experience
Essential
Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours
Essential
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Knowledge
Desirable
Skills
Essential
Experience
Essential
Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours
Essential
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
