# Bank Senior Healthcare Support Worker > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/bank-senior-healthcare-support-worker/fdcf04a7-7d61-4d5b-857b-31779d9e69c7 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/bank-senior-healthcare-support-worker/fdcf04a7-7d61-4d5b-857b-31779d9e69c7.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Grimsby - **Region:** North East and Yorkshire - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Healthcare support worker - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Bank - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Other, 0 hours per week (The shift patterns cover 24 hours including weekends, nights and bank holidays. Consideration would be given to flexible working including nights or out of hour’s contracts, but these working patterns cannot be guaranteed) - **Closing date:** 2026-08-06T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-23T13:22:17.076Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Lincolnshire/Grimsby/Northern_Lincolnshire_Goole_NHS_Foundation_Trust/All_disciplines/All_disciplines-v8178499 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8178499?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.nlg.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you looking for your next career move? There are currently Bank Senior Healthcare Support Worker posts available in the following areas – Medicine/Surgery/Family Services We are looking for candidates that have at least six months experience within a care setting. Our Bank Senior Healthcare Support Worker role provides high quality patient centred care in a safe clinical environment.  You will learn new skills while being supported by the practice development team, undertake the week-long induction, and have the ongoing support of the ward or area you are working in.  There will be opportunities to develop and gain transferable skills for your future career – which may include a pathway into nursing. Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust takes pride in enabling continuous professional development and advocates lifelong learning. Knowledge of care procedures acquired through a base level of theoretical knowledge to level 3 care certificate. The majority of ward areas require shift working, which includes days and nights over 7 days, consideration will be given to requests for more flexible working options. ### Main duties of the job - To maintain the highest possible standards of compassionate and professional patient care with particular attention to privacy and dignity. - Assist patients with personal care, hygiene and sanitary needs, ensuring privacy and dignity is maintained. - Assist in meeting patients’ nutritional needs, including non-oral nutritional and fluid intake. Ensure that patients who require assistance at mealtimes have a red tray and are assisted with eating and drinking. - Where identified in the plan of care, ensure that food and fluid intake and elimination output are accurately documented on appropriate charts. - Assist in skin and pressure area care to prevent pressure ulcers developing. Under the supervision of registered nurses, ensure patients are helped to move position to prevent discomfort and / or pressure ulcers and promote effective respiratory function. - Assist patients with safe mobilisation according to their plan of care and where appropriate seek help from other members of the ward team. - Utilise appropriate moving and handling aids to reduce the risk of injury to the patient and themselves. - Assist in supporting therapeutic recreational activities for patients as appropriate. - Assist registered staff in the taking and recording of vital signs as per the patient’s plan of care - Communicate to the nurse / midwife in charge any changes observed in a patient’s condition ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below. As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide. Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees. We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen. Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues. We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients. We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients.  We welcome applications irrespective of people’s age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances. To learn more about Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, and discover the unique benefits on offer to employees, view our latest videos, plus more, please visit our recruitment website at https://join.humberhealthpartnership.nhs.uk/ In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Recruitment & Workforce team will use and hold your personal data for the intended purpose and in line with the Recruitment & Workforce Privacy Statement. “We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers”. Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role. ## Person Specification ### Occupational Experience **Essential** - Recent experience working in a healthcare environment. Previous caring experience - Competent in a range of clinical competencies relevant to the ward/department area ### Education and Qualifications **Essential** - Knowledge of care procedures acquired through a base level of theoretical knowledge to level 3. - Care certificate ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 440.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10481530) - [person specification (pdf, 440.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10481531) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.