Health Care Support Worker- Elderly Care (Band 2)

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Location
Keighley, England
Salary
£25,272 pro rata per annum
Profession
Healthcare support worker
Grade
Band 2
Deadline
21 Sep 2026
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
07 Sep 2026
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Job requirements

Essential

7 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • Qualifications

    Possess or be willing to work towards the care certificate

  • Qualifications

    Be able to demonstrate basic literacy and numeracy skills required for the post

  • Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

    Understanding of what ‘confidentiality’ is and how you put into practice

  • Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

    Good listening, written and verbal communication skills

  • Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

    Be well organised happy to work in a team but also able to use own initiative

  • Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

    Able to follow direct instructions

  • Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

    Understanding of equality and diversity and how you put it into practice

Desirable

6 listed

Additional qualities the employer would prefer.

  • Experience

    Experience of working in a formal care setting or as an informal carer

  • Experience

    Previous experience of dealing with the public

  • Qualifications

    Level 2 diploma in Health and Social Care

  • Qualifications

    Functional skills level 1 numeracy

  • Qualifications

    Functional skills level 1 literacy

  • Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

    Demonstrate literacy in IT

Job overview

We are looking for a caring and compassionate HCSW to join our friendly team who put their patients at the heart of everything they do. Ward 10 is a forward thinking 31 bedded Elderly Medical Ward caring for adults with complex medical and social needs.

We predominantly care for elderly, vulnerable adults where we can offer a safe, secure and dementia friendly environment. As a team, we believe that putting each patient at the heart of all our care, acting with integrity, respecting the individual and a comprehensive multi-disciplinary approach for all our patients.

We are looking for a compassionate, enthusiastic , hard working and motivated staff with excellent communication skills that wish to work with an amazing patient centred caring team.

Main duties of the job

You will be able to undertake a range of clinical and clerical activities working with support and supervision of the trained nursing team. To deliver high standards of nursing care and be willing to share our knowledge and skills as well as following the Trusts values and behaviours at all times.

You will be expected to work alongside our experienced nursing team as well as our ward doctors and other multi-disciplinary members who work alongside us in delivering safe effective care.

The successful candidate should be a team player, have excellent interpersonal and organisational skills and be able to work under pressure.

In return, we offer to provide support and guidance from all our team and you will have training opportunities as required.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further details of this job vacancy, please see the attached job description and person specification documents.

This position is not currently eligible for a certificate of sponsorship in line with Home Office guidance as it does not appear on the skilled worker visa occupation list.

If you currently hold a different type of visa allowing you to work in the UK we would welcome an application from you. If your visa expires or there is a change in status during your employment, the Trust will be required to review your employment which may result in the termination of your employment to comply with the relevant immigration legislation

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 Health Care Support Worker- Elderly Care (Band 2) with Airedale NHS Foundation Trust in Keighley, England. It is listed as a Band 2 Healthcare support worker role. The advertised salary is £25,272 pro rata per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 21 Sep 2026.

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