# Clinical Healthcare Support Worker > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-healthcare-support-worker/0d46ce31-811b-4bd6-9025-7a8162e16511 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-healthcare-support-worker/0d46ce31-811b-4bd6-9025-7a8162e16511.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Royal United Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Healthcare support worker - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 per annum, pro rata (if part time) - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week (shift work) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-27T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-13T12:02:06.213Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Somerset/Bath/Royal_United_Hospitals_Bath_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Inpatient_Wards/Inpatient_Wards-v8363205 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8363205?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.ruh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you passionate about making a real difference in people’s lives? Join us as a Health Care Support Worker on OPUSS Ward- Older Persons Unit Short Stay and start your career in a role that’s both rewarding and meaningful. OPUSS Ward is a short stay ward for the care of older people. In this role, you will play a vital part in supporting the delivery of high- quality, person-centred care to older patients, many of whom may be living with complex medical conditions, dementia or mobility challenges. We are looking for a caring and compassionate applicant who has great communication and teamwork skills; willingness to learn and a genuine interest in working within elderly care. We will offer you a full training and induction programme; opportunities to gain qualifications/ career progression and a friendly and inclusive working environment where you will be truly valued! ### Main duties of the job As a Clinical Healthcare Support Worker you will be a core member of the team delivering personal care, both clinical and non-clinical, to patients. You’ll also be key in supporting patients with their own self-care and independence. You'll work under the guidance of a healthcare professional such as a nurse and your job will vary depending on the ward you are based. Your daily duties will be varied to include: - Delivering personal care such as helping patients get up, washed and dressed, taking patients to the toilet, helping at meal times - Contribute to patient assessments such as blood pressure monitoring, oxygen saturation levels, body temperature - Recording your actions accurately in patient notes. Our hospital is a 24 hour service as our patients need care and attention around the clock. The skills we are looking for: - You need to be able to understand and communicate both verbally and in writing in English - You don’t need any formal qualifications in maths but you will need to have numerical and analytic skills to do patient observations - You will need to have a customer focused approach which is essential to providing patients with the best possible experience - You will need to be able to use IT systems and databases (training is provided) - You will have the skill to focus on the details with the ability to spot problems. You will know when you are able to correct or when to escalate. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role. ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Skills & Experience **Essential** - Understands and is committed to a caring approach to patients & relatives - Able to demonstrate genuine interest in caring for people and knowledge of RUH values - Experience of working within a team - Understands the need for strict confidentiality - Previous experience as a Healthcare Support Worker in an NHS hospital setting **Desirable** - Previous experience as a Healthcare Support Worker in a hospital or other care setting ### Values-based assessment **Essential** - Motivated to make a difference in whatever way they can - Takes pride in themselves, their appearance, their role and where they work. **Desirable** - Values and respects others, treats everyone as an individual, is non-judgemental - Motivated to be genuinely kind and caring - Helps and co-operates with colleagues - Pro-active and takes responsibility ### Qualifications and training **Essential** - Able to demonstrate literacy and numeracy skills at interview assessment. - Completed Care Certificate **Desirable** - Evidence of IT skills and training - A Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF) Level 3. This could be an NVQ, BTEC or equivalent international qualification in healthcare. ## Documents - [join the ruh (pdf, 1.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3030) - [clinical healthcare support worker job description (pdf, 386.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10690118) ## 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.