Bank Health Care Support Worker

Job overview

Do you live in the Weymouth area? Are you looking for flexible healthcare work that fits around your lifestyle?

We are looking for experienced Health Care Support Workers (HCAs) to join our friendly team supporting patients on our Older People's Rehabilitation Ward.

As a Bank HCA, you will work flexibly to help cover short-term staffing requirements across our services. Shifts are available both in advance and at short notice, giving you the freedom to plan ahead or pick up additional work on the day through our easy-to-use smartphone app.

Following a successful induction, you will have the opportunity to work across our other community hospitals, gaining a variety of experience while maintaining flexibility.

About the Role:

Bank Health Care Support Workers provide flexible support to cover short‑term staffing needs across our services. Shifts can be booked in advance or on the day using the LOOP app, giving you full control over when you work.

In addition to competitive rates of pay, Bank Workers are eligible for many of the benefits available to substantive NHS employees, including:

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme
• NHS staff badge, providing access to a range of NHS discounts and benefits
• Unsocial hours enhancements (where applicable)
• Paid annual leave, accrued based on hours worked
• Choice of weekly or monthly pay
• Comprehensive induction programme and ongoing mandatory training

Bank workers are paid hourly: £13.17 - £14.05 (Depending on NHS experience)

Main duties of the job

What We're Looking For

We are seeking compassionate and reliable individuals who:

• Have previous healthcare experience in the UK
• Are committed to delivering high-quality patient care
• Work well as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Can provide support to patients during their rehabilitation journey

Employment in this post requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which the Trust will cover the cost of.

Please note visa sponsorship for this role is unfortunately not available. Please ensure you hold valid right to work in the UK and will not require sponsorship if successful.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification.  When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.

We understand that AI can be a useful tool when completing your application. However, we are seeing an increasing over-reliance of AI tools, which can negatively affect your application as it reduces a candidate’s individuality, and makes it difficult for us to gain a clear and authentic understanding of your experience, skills, and in turn your suitability for the role.

All submissions must be truthful and if you do use AI, it should only be used to enhance your application and not create your supporting statement in its entirety. Your supporting statement should be in your own words and must accurately reflect your personal experience and achievements.  Where we have concerns that AI has been used to generate content that misrepresents your experience and suitability for the role, we may withdraw your application.

As part of our vision to have a skilled, diverse and caring workforce, Dorset HealthCare offers support for people getting into work. We offer an employability service to support individuals with application writing, interview skills and other employment support. If you would like or know of anyone who would value this support, please do contact [email protected]