Bank Healthcare Support Worker (Healthcare Students - see criteria)

Job overview

**Please ensure eligibility before applying for this vacancy, as failure to meet criteria will result in automatic withdrawal. This position involves a shortened HCSW training programme, and ineligible candidates should monitor NHS jobs for possible bank HCSW roles.

Eligibility criteria:

• BSc or MSc Nursing (any specialisation) and Midwifery students who have completed at least one full acute inpatient care placement within an NHS trust.

OR

• University Healthcare students (Medicine/ Nursing/ Midwifery/ Physiotherapy/ Paramedicine/ Occupational Therapy etc.) who have had a significant amount of prior inpatient experience (6 months+ within the last 12 months) working as a Healthcare Assistant/ Healthcare Support Worker in an NHS acute care Trust.

If you meet the criteria for this role, you will either need to submit a signed recommendation form from NNUH placement/education staff, or complete an interview with the Practice Development and Education team. Further details will be shared once shortlisting has been completed

Please note depending on your course speciality, your bank shifts may be aligned with the most relevant department to reflect your area of study.

Also, keep in mind this is a HCSW role so many skills that you can practice within a student capacity cannot be practiced whilst on shift working as a healthcare assistant.

Main duties of the job

You will need enthusiasm, kindness, compassion, and confidence as you will be expected to work with a diverse set of acutely unwell people who each require an individual holistic approach to meet their day-to-day care needs. Daily responsibilities will include:

• Monitoring and recording of baseline observations for all patients under your daily allocation (blood pressure / temperature / pulse etc.).
• Escalation of issues to relevant registered member of staff (Nurse, doctor etc.) related to acute deterioration of patient’s conditions.
• Provision of care to meet individual holistic requirements of all patients under your daily allocation including personal care, continence assistance and meal time assistance.
• Cleaning of equipment and ward areas as and when required.
• Procurement and handling of clinical samples / swabs.

We will provide uniform and an initial training course to deliver the skills you will need to work in a busy hospital. If you meet the criteria for the shortened induction this will include a eight-hour theory session followed by a minimum of two six-hour supervised shifts working on a ward.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For assistance, contact the Temporary Workforce Recruitment Team at office.staffbank@nnuh.nhs.uk

Make an application via Trac – Fill in this application with as much information as possible. Make sure to look at the job description and take this into account when writing your personal statement.

Please refer to the Job Description for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post.

Hourly pay rates (paid weekly): Pay scales for 2026/27 | NHS Employers

Unsocial hours enhancements (paid weekly): Unsocial hours payments | NHS Employers

This is a 0-hours contract – NNUH is not obliged to offer you work at any time, and you are not entitled to a minimum number of hours of work per day, week or year.

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.