# Health Care Support Worker Critical Care > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/health-care-support-worker-critical-care/c0410011-816f-4757-98b6-6915fb5f136a - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/health-care-support-worker-critical-care/c0410011-816f-4757-98b6-6915fb5f136a.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Southampton - **Region:** South East - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Healthcare support worker - **Grade:** Band 2 - **Salary:** £25,272 Per Annum - **Contract type:** Permanent: Progressive Training post and the pathway to Band 3 - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-30T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-31T00:02:48.081Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Hampshire/Southampton/University_Hospital_Southampton_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Critical_Care/Critical_Care-v8047021 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8047021?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.uhs.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us. Please see below for detailed job description of the role. ### Main duties of the job Are you compassionate, caring, and a great communicator? Are you looking to grow your career in a world-class teaching hospital? Or perhaps you're considering a career change and seeking secure, rewarding employment? We believe our Healthcare Support Worker (HCSW) role offers exactly that opportunity. Our tailored training programme will support your development and help you thrive in your new role. We are excited to offer opportunities for Healthcare Assistants to join our Critical Care Department, which includes: - General Intensive Care - Surgical High Dependency - Neuro Intensive Care - Cardiac Intensive Care —all based at University Hospitals Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (UHS). This is a vital role, supporting critically ill patients and their families. You'll work closely with nurses, doctors, and allied health professionals to deliver the highest standards of care in a fast-paced and emotionally challenging environment. If you're ready to begin your journey in healthcare, we’d love to hear from you. You’ll start with a full-time, one-week induction programme, which includes completing your Care Certificate and helps you settle into the hospital and become part of our team from day one. We also offer ongoing training and development to help you reach your full potential. Here are some development blogs from our own staff. https://careers.uhs.nhs.uk/blog/healthcare-support-worker-cardiac-nurse-practitioner-jennys-journey… UHS ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities At UHS, we proudly champion individuality, recognizing that outstanding care is only possible with a diverse, inclusive team. We’re committed to creating an anti-racist, anti-discriminatory environment where everyone feels valued, safe, and empowered to make a meaningful impact in our communities. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences to join us in building a healthcare community where everyone can belong, thrive, and contribute. What You Will Do As a Healthcare Assistant in Critical Care, you will: - Assist patients with personal care and daily living needs. - Provide emotional support and reassurance to patients and their families. - Support infection prevention and control procedures. - Help maintain a clean, safe, and well-equipped clinical environment. - Work as part of a multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality patient care. - You’ll care for patients who require intensive monitoring and life support following major surgery, trauma, or serious medical conditions. This role is both rewarding and essential to patient recovery. ________________________________________ What We’re Looking For We’re looking for a caring, compassionate, and motivated individual who thrives in a busy and meaningful healthcare environment. You’ll need: - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. - A collaborative attitude and commitment to delivering high-quality care. - A flexible approach to meet the needs of a 24/7 service. - A willingness to learn and grow in a critical care setting. - A innovative and academic approach. This means you'll be part of a team that not only delivers expert care but is also shaping the future of Critical Care through research and education. This vacancy does not meet the Home Office threshold for sponsorship; therefore, we are unable to accept applications from candidates who do not have the right to work in the UK. ## Job Details University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us. Please see below for detailed job description of the role. ## Job Description Are you compassionate, caring, and a great communicator? Are you looking to grow your career in a world-class teaching hospital? Or perhaps you're considering a career change and seeking secure, rewarding employment? We believe our Healthcare Support Worker (HCSW) role offers exactly that opportunity. Our tailored training programme will support your development and help you thrive in your new role. We are excited to offer opportunities for Healthcare Assistants to join our Critical Care Department, which includes: - General Intensive Care - Surgical High Dependency - Neuro Intensive Care - Cardiac Intensive Care —all based at University Hospitals Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (UHS). This is a vital role, supporting critically ill patients and their families. You'll work closely with nurses, doctors, and allied health professionals to deliver the highest standards of care in a fast-paced and emotionally challenging environment. If you're ready to begin your journey in healthcare, we’d love to hear from you. You’ll start with a full-time, one-week induction programme, which includes completing your Care Certificate and helps you settle into the hospital and become part of our team from day one. We also offer ongoing training and development to help you reach your full potential. Here are some development blogs from our own staff. https://careers.uhs.nhs.uk/blog/healthcare-support-worker-cardiac-nurse-practitioner-jennys-journey… UHS ## Responsibilities At UHS, we proudly champion individuality, recognizing that outstanding care is only possible with a diverse, inclusive team. We’re committed to creating an anti-racist, anti-discriminatory environment where everyone feels valued, safe, and empowered to make a meaningful impact in our communities. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences to join us in building a healthcare community where everyone can belong, thrive, and contribute. What You Will Do As a Healthcare Assistant in Critical Care, you will: - Assist patients with personal care and daily living needs. - Provide emotional support and reassurance to patients and their families. - Support infection prevention and control procedures. - Help maintain a clean, safe, and well-equipped clinical environment. - Work as part of a multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality patient care. - You’ll care for patients who require intensive monitoring and life support following major surgery, trauma, or serious medical conditions. This role is both rewarding and essential to patient recovery. ________________________________________ What We’re Looking For We’re looking for a caring, compassionate, and motivated individual who thrives in a busy and meaningful healthcare environment. You’ll need: - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. - A collaborative attitude and commitment to delivering high-quality care. - A flexible approach to meet the needs of a 24/7 service. - A willingness to learn and grow in a critical care setting. - A innovative and academic approach. This means you'll be part of a team that not only delivers expert care but is also shaping the future of Critical Care through research and education. This vacancy does not meet the Home Office threshold for sponsorship; therefore, we are unable to accept applications from candidates who do not have the right to work in the UK. ## Person Specification ### Qualifications, knowledge and experience **Essential** - Completed care certificate or ability to complete within 6 months of appointment - Completed secondary education - Ability to move and handle patients and equipment - Evidence of empathy, patience and dependability - Ability to deal with a range of difficult situations - Be able to take instruction / directions and work within the confines of the role - Ability to cope with fluctuating demands and pressures of the role - Requirement to be aware of and adhere to the care certificate standards; https://www.hee.nhs.uk/our-work/care-certificate - Capable of completing core HCSW competencies related to area of work within 12 months of appointment **Desirable** - Previous experience in: Acute hospital setting. HCA experience. Volunteer sector Teaching Assistant Nursing home carer Experience in a caring role - Understanding of acute hospital environment and the role of HCA ## Documents - [job description and person specification (pdf, 432.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10335931) ## 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.