Health Care Support Worker

Job overview

Join Our Surgical Team as a Clinical Healthcare Support Worker

We’re expanding our surgical ward teams and are looking for kind, caring and motivated individuals to join us as Clinical Healthcare Support Workers. If you love helping others, enjoy working as part of a team, and bring a positive, can‑do attitude to every shift, we’d be excited to hear from you.

About the Role As a Clinical Healthcare Support Worker in surgery, you’ll play a vital role in supporting our nursing teams to deliver outstanding patient care. Every day is different, and your work will have a direct impact on the experience of patients with a range of conditions. Compassion, flexibility and teamwork are at the heart of this role—and in return, you’ll be welcomed into a friendly, supportive environment where you can grow and thrive.

Training & Development Whether you’re new to healthcare or looking to build on existing experience, we’ll support you every step of the way. You’ll begin with our “New to Care” induction programme, designed to help you settle into life at the Royal United Hospitals Bath. You’ll learn the essential skills needed for the role and work towards the Care Certificate (unless you have already completed it).

Who We’re Looking For We’d love to hear from you if you are:

Caring, compassionate and patient‑focused A great team player with a positive attitude Eager to learn and develop new skills Motivated to build a meaningful career in healthcare

Main duties of the job

Healthcare Support Worker (HCSW) is a key member of the  ward team, delivering high‑quality, compassionate care to adults. Working under the supervision of registered healthcare professionals, you will provide personal care, assist with clinical tasks, support patient monitoring, and help maintain a safe, effective ward environment.

This is a busy role so you will be working together with your team to balance different tasks that often change. Your daily duties will be varied to include:

• blood pressure monitoring
• oxygen saturation levels
• body temperature
• pulse rate and respiration rate
• glucose monitoring,
• collection and testing of urine, faecal and sputum samples
• wound swabs
• recording your actions accurately in patient notes

Working as part of a team and on your own, you will draw from your knowledge, skills and experience.

We are passionate about patient experience. We know that some people find coming into hospital difficult.

Adapting how you communicate to meet the needs of patients, relatives, carers as well as colleagues with kindness and compassion is fundamental to how we work together. You will take care in handling patient and Trust property and may need to order supplies and restock.

You will help to support, train and welcome new colleagues, students and others to your area of work.

There will be opportunities to develop your knowledge and skills, specific to your needs and area of work.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.

While higher pay points may be available depending on verified NHS experience, the majority of new appointments typically commence at the lower end of the pay band, which falls below the sponsorship threshold.

As such, visa sponsorship may not be available for candidates who do not already have the right to work in the UK.