Job requirements
Essential
8 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Qualifictions and Training
Evidence of recent training and maintenance of competence.
- Qualifictions and Training
Basic knowledge of the recognition of the deteriorating sick patient
- Qualifictions and Training
Knowledge of the reporting procedures in the Protection of Vulnerable Adults and children and basic principles associated with the mental capacity act
- Qualifictions and Training
Basic Life Support Adults/Children
- Skills, Experience and Knowledge
Experience of direct client care in the urgent care setting
- Skills, Experience and Knowledge
Experience in carrying out phlebotomy services
- Skills, Experience and Knowledge
Experience in providing dressing and wound care
- Skills, Experience and Knowledge
Experience of caring for patients (adult essential and children desirable) who present with a range of presenting conditions
Desirable
2 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Qualifictions and Training
Achieved or working towards NVQ L 3 Health and Social Care
- Skills, Experience and Knowledge
Experience in community and acute settings
Job overview
Are you looking for a rewarding career where you can make a difference and change lives for better? Are you passionate about working in healthcare? Then this opportunity is for you.
Place based urgent care units in South Gloucestershire and South Bristol promote a multi-disciplinary model in which clinical staff work closely with the other healthcare professionals within the setting, this ensures our patients receive the highest level of care. This is also an amazing opportunity for your career development!
Your role is key to the service and will provide support to the practitioners, collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team and contribute positively to the delivery of high-quality, compassionate care. You will assist with both clinical and non-clinical duties and ensure the patients attending the unit receive timely assessment and treatment.
The service offers treatment for adults, children and young people for a wide range of minor injuries, meaning that no day is the same working in the PBUC units.
Main duties of the job
- Greet, register, and assist patients attending the MIU/UTC
- Support clinical staff taking and recording vital signs
- Carry out basic wound care
- Support patients with mobility, comfort, and personal needs.
- Assist with procedures such as plaster application or removal
- prepare and restock clinical rooms and trolleys
- Assist in maintaining infection prevention and control standards
- Escort patients to radiology, other departments, or discharge areas.
- Clean and prepare equipment for use
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the full job descriptions for both roles attached for full duties and responsibilities.
If you currently require a visa to work in the UK, there must be a minimum of 14 months remaining until the expiry date. If you do not disclose your expiry date within your application, it may not be considered.
If you refer to qualifications or employment within your supporting statement, that has not been included in your Qualifications, Training or Employment History, this information may be discounted.
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 with Sirona care & health CIC in Bristol. It is listed as a Band 3 Healthcare support worker role. The advertised salary is £25,760 - £27,476 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 26 Oct 2026.
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