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Health Care Support Worker - Drop In Sessions

Wye Valley NHS Trust

Location
Hereford, England
Salary
£25,272 pa pro rata
Profession
Healthcare support worker
Grade
Band 2
Deadline
24 Jun 2026
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
22 May 2026

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Job overview

Health Care Support Worker –  Drop in Sessions

Do you want to make a difference to people’s lives? Is working in health care the career for you?

Our recruitment specialists are available for you to meet with, to discuss your possible career in health care at Wye Valley NHS Trust

We have a number of full time and part time Health Care Support Worker (HCSW) opportunities available across the Trust to applicants  with or without previous health care experience,  who are wanting to develop a career in health care.

You can visit our recruitment specialists on:

  • Friday 26th June 2026 12pm - 3pm

Following your attendance at the drop in, successful candidates will be invited for interview on:

  • Monday 29th June 2026

The drop in sessions will be held at, Monkmoor Court, 31-34 Commercial Road, HR1 2BG .  No pre booking required, please bring along your updated CV.

Please note: Wye Valley NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship for these roles. Dependant visa’s requirement: minimum of 12 months remaining prior to expiry.

Main duties of the job

As a Health Care Support Worker, you will be a hugely valuable support to our Nursing  teams providing care to our patients. Every day will be different and you will work alongside the rest of the team carrying out a wide range of tasks and assisting with care to support the needs of the patients and their families.

Examples of what you may do as part of your role:

  • Washing and dressing patients
  • Serving meals and feeding patients
  • Helping patients to move around
  • Making beds
  • Talking to patients and their families
  • Monitoring patient condition

Skills and personal attributes needed:

  • Caring and kind
  • Cheerful and friendly
  • Keen to support patients with their personal needs including washing and toileting
  • Able to follow direct instructions
  • Happy to work in a team but also able to use own initiative
  • Have good listening and communication skills
  • Be well organised

Full time and part time positions are available, and we are open to discuss flexible working arrangements. This opportunity is available for candidates who have the right to work in the UK. Applications from underrepresented groups including LGBT+, Ethnic Minority or disabled people are particularly welcome.

Unfortunately we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To view detailed Job Description and Person Specification for this role, please see attached supporting documents.

Further information on our Apprenticeship schemes will be available at the drop in sessions.

https://www.dynamictraining.org.uk/apprenticeship-programmes/

Applying for this NHS job

This advert is for Health Care Support Worker - Drop In Sessions with Wye Valley NHS Trust in Hereford, Midlands, England. It is listed as a Band 2 Healthcare support worker role. The advertised salary is £25,272 pa pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 24 Jun 2026.

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