Healthcare Support Worker - Ark Royal Ward

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Hampshire and Isle of Wight NHS Trust to appoint an inspirational and enthusiastic Healthcare Support Worker.

You will be joining a leading organization that is both forward thinking and innovative. Hampshire and Isle of Wight NHS Trust is committed to improving the quality of inpatient health services across Hampshire and takes pride in rewarding the success of its staff.

We are looking for a motivated Healthcare Support Worker with excellent communication and clinical skills, who has the ability to work autonomously.

The post holder does not need to have relevant experience in health care but will need to have a proactive attitude to learning the skills required to fulfil the role.

If you are new to Health Care we will place you on a HCSW induction programme to ensure that you are fully trained and supported to perform the role. The programme will last for up to 6 months and during this period of training you will be paid a salary of 25272. On completion of your training period your salary will rise to 25760 as per the advert.

If you've worked as a Healthcare Assistant (HCA), your skills transfer directly as a Healthcare Support Worker (HCSW) across mental and physical health

Further enquiries and informal visits are welcome please contact: Carly Godwin, Ward Manager 02382 318077

At present, the Trust is unable to offer Skilled Worker visa sponsorship for this post. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK at the time of application.

Main duties of the job

*To supervise or assist patients with personal hygiene requirements including bathing when required.

*Following manual handling guidance to assist in the moving, mobilizing and positioning of patients who are physically infirm.

*To assist patients with toileting when required and in the maintenance of continence.

*Work in partnership with patients, encouraging independence in daily living skills.

*Carry out care plans under the supervision of a qualified nurse or therapist and inform staff of any change in the patient's condition.

*Respect patients as individuals, ensuring their privacy, dignity and individuality is maintained.

*To supervise or assist at mealtimes, feeding any patients who are unable to assist themselves and to report any eating difficulties to a trained nurse. Maintain food / fluid balance charts according to needs of the patient.

*To assist Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists as needed for effective rehabilitation of patients.

*To assist in admission procedures, transfers and discharge of patients including the safe keeping of a patient's property.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.

Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.

We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.

Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence

Details

• Date posted: 15 July 2026
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 3
• Salary: £25,760 to £27,476 a year Based on full time hours
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
• Reference number: 348-PSE-11908
• Job locations: Gosport War Memorial Hospital, Bury Road, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 3PW, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.