Healthcare Support Worker, Adult Inpatient Wards

Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 04 May 2025

Job summary

Our vision at Ashford & St Peter's is to provide an outstanding experience and outcomes for patients and staff.

Our Adult Inpatient Ward areas are now recruiting we have various opportunities based at St Peter's Hospital in Chertsey.

Full time and part time posts will be considered (and successful applicants must be able to work a minimum of 23 hours per week), shifts include long days, nights, weekends, and public holidays. Our HCSWs will need the flexibility to cover varied shift patterns over a 7-day period. Shift times are:-Long day 0715-2000Night shift 1930-0745

Experienced health care support workers and those that are new to a caring role are all welcome to apply. You must demonstrate within your application that you have good communication skills, have competent IT skills, and have a kind, caring and compassionate nature. Applicants must be able to demonstrate their suitability for and understanding of the role of health care support worker.

As a HCSW you will be a valued member of the team and can make a significant difference to people in your care.

The Trust offers onwards training for HCSWs including a four week induction programme, working towards the Care Certificate, Maths and English qualifications.

Interviews are taking place in person on Saturday 17th May 2025

Please note the Trust is not offering sponsorship for this post.

For further information, please contact lisa.punter@nhs.net

Main duties of the job

Our Healthcare Support Workers are at the heart of providing direct patient centred care, supporting the Registered Nurses and Nursing Associates as well as the wider Multi-Disciplinary Teams.

The role is varied, equally challenging and rewarding, where you will have the opportunity to really make a difference to the experience of our patients. This could be by supporting patients in their rehabilitation and recovery following an operation or a period of acute illness, caring for patients upon admission to hospital in a fast-paced environment supporting the medical and nursing teams or providing holistic and compassionate care for our more vulnerable patients or those at the end of their life.

The main aspects of this role are to provide fundamental care at the patient's bedside, delivering high quality hands on care, supporting patients with their personal care, mobilising and eating and drinking.

About us

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.

Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.

We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at Ashford & St Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust with our strong commitment to staff health and wellbeing. We are committed to providing continuous professional development, staff benefits and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.

Please see the supporting links which you can find on the right-hand side of this job advert. There is guidance on how to make an application on NHS Jobs as well as more information about joining the ASPH Team

Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

Date posted

29 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£25,427 a year per annum inc. HCAS pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

323-ACS0092-RT

Job locations

St.Peter's Hospital

Guildford Road

Chertsey

KT16 0PZ

Job description

Job responsibilities

Working as a Healthcare Support Worker in a ward / department within the hospital setting.Carry out assigned tasks involved with direct patient care whilst maintaining the privacy and dignity of patients. This will be whilst demonstrating excellent care, compassion and communication, and in support of and supervised by a Registered Nurse or Nursing Associate, incorporating:Supporting patients with their continence needs.Meeting patients nutrition & hydration needs. Including serving meals and helping patients to eat.Supporting patients with their personal careMoving & Handling of patients to support independenceMaintaining a clean environment and ensuring infection prevention and controlSafeguarding of adults and children.Making beds.Supporting patients with communication.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Functional level of English and Math

Experience

Essential

Customer service or experience working with people
Working as part of a team

Desirable

Previous experience as a health care support worker

Knowledge

Essential

Understanding of the role of the Healthcare Support Worker in the hospital setting

Desirable

Trust vision, values, and behaviours

Skills

Essential

Effective communication
Basic IT/computer skills
Caring and Compassionate
Empathy and understanding

Please provide a brief example of how you meet the following:

Essential

Are you able to work the shifts stated in the advert, otherwise what flexible working are you seeking?

Desirable

Are you residing in the UK with a valid right to work document?

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Functional level of English and Math

Experience

Essential

Customer service or experience working with people
Working as part of a team

Desirable

Previous experience as a health care support worker

Knowledge

Essential

Understanding of the role of the Healthcare Support Worker in the hospital setting

Desirable

Trust vision, values, and behaviours

Skills

Essential

Effective communication
Basic IT/computer skills
Caring and Compassionate
Empathy and understanding

Please provide a brief example of how you meet the following:

Essential

Are you able to work the shifts stated in the advert, otherwise what flexible working are you seeking?

Desirable

Are you residing in the UK with a valid right to work document?

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.