Job overview
Are you ready for a new challenge?
Could you make a difference?
Are you:
A health care support worker?
Committed to giving the highest standard of patient care
Compassionate towards patients and their families
An excellent communicator with the ability to work in a team
Motivated toward personal development
A full UK driving license holder with access to a car
An exciting opportunity has come up for the Adult Community Nursing Service. We are currently looking for Bank Band 3 Health Care Support Workers to work across the Hounslow areas. The service operates from 0700 until 1900 seven days a week but the candidate will be required to work 08:30 to 16:30 with no weekends.
Main duties of the job
To carry out clinical duties and be prepared to undertake clinical skills as per needs of the service and specific patient after training and competence assessment with support from an identified mentor for example, venepuncture, blood pressure, pulse and temperature recording, urinalysis, blood glucose monitoring, simple wound dressings and non-complex tasks such as continence reviews.
To undertake basic duties as delegated and overseen by the registered nurse and actively report any changes in a patient’s condition in a timely way to the registered nurse.
Liaise with other health care and multi-agency workers to provide a multi-disciplinary approach to care.
To communicate with patients at a time and level appropriate to their needs in a manner that promotes positive health.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person specification
Skills
Essential
- Basic competency in literacy and numeracy
- IT literate with ability to use databases and other software packages
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- Able to produce well written and timely clinical records
- Basic clinical skills e.g., blood pressure, temperature, pulse, urinalysis, blood glucose monitoring Phlebotomy/venepuncture
- Ability to communicate and build rapport with patients, families, carers, colleagues, and other professionals to progress the care of the patient
- Ability to promote self-care of patients
- Following training, can work without direct or with minimal supervision, and is able to recognise own limitations
- Ability to follow guidelines and procedures within agreed boundaries
- Ability to work independently and as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to participate in service and organisational change
- Ability to undertake administrative and clerical duties as required.
- Ability to review and maintain clinical supplies and equipment.
Desirable
- Developed clinical skills, e.g., continence care, containment product assessment and review
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of the impact of Mental Health e.g., dementia, depression, on the management of medical and long-term conditions
- Professional standards including confidentiality and clinical governance
- Infection prevention and control standards
Desirable
- Risk assessment and management
- knowledge of health and safety and personal safety issues
- Safeguarding Adults & Children
- Understanding of the Mental Capacity Act 2005
Experience
Essential
- Providing care in a health or social care related setting
- Working in a community setting
- Working in a healthcare environment
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to GCSE Standard; A-C including English and Maths
- Practical knowledge acquired through training, short courses and/or experience in health or social care related setting
Desirable
- Health Care certificate
Other Requirements
Essential
- Reliable, empathetic, approachable, understanding, non-judgemental and tolerant
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Ability to use own initiative and problem solve and know when to report issues and seek advice from senior staff
- Demonstrates high ethical and professional standards
- Able to reflect and critically appraise own performance
- Committed to lifelong learning and achieving full compliance with the competencies and standards of this role and for career progression
- Has a positive attitude to work and to change and is prepared to work flexibly to meet the need of people and the service
- Willingness to undertake training and competencies for additional clinical interventions to support service development
- Willingness to learn and implememt new ways of working, including using digital solutions with patients and in the operation of the service
- Confident, self motivated and energetic
- Ability to work flexibly to support a shift system
- Ability to travel to multiple sites; car driver and has access to own transport
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This advert is for Healthcare Assistant with West London NHS Trust in Southall, London, England. It is listed as a Band 3 Healthcare support worker role. The advertised salary is £17.66 - £17.87 hourly. The contract type is Bank. The application deadline is 28 Jun 2026.
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