Job requirements
Essential
6 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Qualifications, Skills and Experience
Care Certificate
- Qualifications, Skills and Experience
Basic IT skills appropriate to role
- Qualifications, Skills and Experience
Ability to work well within a team environment, motivated and enthusiastic
- Qualifications, Skills and Experience
Good personal and communication skills.
- Qualifications, Skills and Experience
GCSE maths and English, Grade C and above
- Qualifications, Skills and Experience
Ability to work in busy environment
Desirable
4 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Qualifications, Skills and Experience
Previous experience in OPD area desirable
- Qualifications, Skills and Experience
Previous NHS Experience
- Qualifications, Skills and Experience
Understanding of care IT systems [Trak, EPR]
- Qualifications, Skills and Experience
Ability to work on own initiative at times
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for enthusiastic outpatient HCSW's to join our existing teams within General Outpatients [GOPD] including GRH, CGH and CDC operational sites. We are looking for HCSW's who as well as having good organisational and people skills and possess a variety of nursing skills.
We are a dedicated and supportive team that provides treatment and care to a wide variety of patients. Our departments are busy, unpredictable environments, where we care for patients attending appointments for a host of different specialties including dermatology, Gynaecology, Rheumatology, Urology, Cardiology, Neurology and many more. A new Community Diagnostic Centre [CDC] has also opened where we host further GOPD clinics for our patients.
Our departments are open Monday to Friday 8am- 6pm. The successful candidate[s] will be expected to work fully rotational across our GOPD sites at Gloucester, Cheltenham and the Community Diagnostic Centre in Gloucester Quays. (Hospital transport bus is available between GRH and CGH sites with Park and Ride facilities at Cheltenham).
Additional working pattern details: Rotational cross site basis
Main duties of the job
To work as part of the outpatient’s clinical team assisting in the delivery of high-quality services under the supervision of qualified staff. To support all staff with day to day running of services undertaken at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation trust.
To work well with people at all levels and effectively as a team member. To undertake link roles which will assist in the smooth running of the department. Ability to provide a variety of nursing and personal care and contribute to a safe and welcoming environment for staff, patients and visitors. To communicate effectively, especially where patient ability to do so maybe compromised and chaperone where required. To contribute towards a forward thinking, compassionate and inclusive workforce that focuses on an engaging team approach.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description for more information on the main responsibilities for this vacancy.
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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This advert is for Clinical Healthcare Support Worker, Band 3-General Outpatients with Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Gloucester, England. It is listed as a Band 3 Healthcare support worker role. The advertised salary is £25,760 - £27,476 (pa, pro rata if part-time). The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 15 Oct 2026.
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