Job overview
Start Your Healthcare Career on the Isles of Scilly! Band 2 Care Support Assistant – Development Role to Band 3 Healthcare Assistant.Location: St Mary’s Hospital, Isles of Scilly Flexible Working | Local Opportunity | Community-Focused
Are you living on the Isles of Scilly and looking to start a meaningful career in healthcare?
Do you want a flexible job that works around your life while also giving back to your community?
St Mary’s Hospital is offering a fantastic opportunity for local residents to join us as a Band 2 Care Support Assistant, with support to grow into a Band 3 Healthcare Assistant role. Whether you’re just starting out or returning to work, this is a great chance to learn on the job and build a career in healthcare right here on the islands.
What We’re Looking For:
- You live on the Isles of Scilly
- You’re caring, reliable, and eager to learn
- You want to make a real difference in your local community
- No previous healthcare experience is needed – just the right attitude and willingness to grow!
What You’ll Get:
- Flexible working – choose shifts that suit your lifestyle
- On-the-job training and support to develop into a Band 3 role
- A variety of experience across wards, minor injury unit, outpatients, and community care
- Competitive pay at NHS Band 2 (with opportunity to progress to Band 3)
- A friendly team that values your contribution and wants to see you succeed
Main duties of the job
You’ll be supporting our friendly Inpatient and Community Nursing Teams at St Mary’s Hospital – a small, supportive setting that includes inpatient beds, a minor injuries unit, outpatient services, and community nursing.
You’ll help deliver high-quality care to patients of all ages, working alongside our dedicated nurses and healthcare professionals. Your day-to-day will include assisting with personal care, supporting patient wellbeing, and helping with basic clinical duties.
This is a developmental role, so we’ll help you build your knowledge and confidence to progress into a Band 3 Healthcare Assistant position.
Ready to Start Your Journey in Healthcare?
If you’re based on the Isles of Scilly and want a flexible, rewarding role with career development, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply now and help care for your community – close to home.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’.
Person specification
Knowledge and abilities
Essential
- Able to decide when to escalate issues and concerns
Education, Qualifications and Relevant Experience
Essential
- Experienced in communicating with a range of people, in writing and verbally
- Level 2 qualification or experience in a care environment
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This advert is for Bank Healthcare Assistant (Developmental) - IOS with Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust in Bodmin, South West, England. It is listed as a Band 2 Healthcare support worker role. The advertised salary is £25,272 - £27,476 Pro Rata. The contract type is Bank. The application deadline is 28 Jun 2026.
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