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Job summary

Main area
HCSW
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 0.81 session per week
Job ref
323-ACS5538-GK
Employer
Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
St Peters Hospital
Town
Chertsey
Salary
£24,937 - £26,598 pa inc. HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
02/10/2025 23:59
Interview date
20/10/2025

Employer heading

Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Senior Health Care Support Worker, Heron Ward

NHS AfC: Band 3

Job overview

30 Hours per week

(PLEASE NOTE AS THIS IS A PART TIME ROLE, WE ARE NOT ABLE TO OFFER SPONSORSHIP)

Working as a Senior 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/Midwife or Nursing Associate, incorporating:

  • Continence Management
  • Nutrition & Hydration
  • Undertaking and recording of Vital Signs
  • Moving & Handling of patients to support independence
  • Infection Prevention and Control
  • Safeguarding of adults and children.

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. 

The main duties of this role is to assist clinical staff to run patient investigation sessions smoothly and help with the delivery of holistic patient care, supporting the physiology staff as well as ensuring patients are comfortable during investigations and assisting patients before and after investigations.

 

 

Working for our organisation

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, 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 ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.

We are expanding our theatres at Ashford Hospital and moving towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures.

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

  • Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
  • On-site Nurseries
  • On-site staff cafes
  • On-site parking
  • Support in career development
  • Salary Sacrifice schemes including wage stream, lease cars, Cycle to Work schemes and home electronics

Adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

For more information about a career at ASPH please visit:
www.asph-careers.org

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Working as a Healthcare Support Worker in the Anorectal Physiology Unit, your main responsibility would be to 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 the Pelvic Floor Specialist Nurses, incorporating:

•    Continence Management

•    Nutrition & Hydration

•    Undertaking and recording of Vital Signs

•    Moving & Handling of patients to support independence

•    Infection Prevention and Control

•    Safeguarding of adults and children.

See full job description for full details

 

 

Person specification

Essential and Desirable

Essential criteria
  • Achieved Care Certificate through NHS
  • GCSE/ Level 2 of English and Maths
Desirable criteria
  • Experience as a Healthcare support worker in the NHS
  • Experience of teamwork

Availability

Essential criteria
  • Is able to work days and nights

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveImproving working livesArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident committedStep into health

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Daniella Sines
Job title
Ward Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01932 722484
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