# Healthcare Support Worker - EMRU/ARU

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Archived / closed
- **Employer:** Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
- **Location:** Stoke Mandeville Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Healthcare support worker
- **Salary:** £25760.00 to £27476.00
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week (Internal rotation)
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-23T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-09T14:00:41.021Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8246903
- **Employer website:** https://www.buckshealthcare.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

The Band 3 Healthcare Support Worker plays a key role within the Acute Receiving Unit (ARU) and Emergency Medical Receiving Unit (EMRU), working across both clinical areas to support the assessment, monitoring, and care of patients presenting with acute medical conditions. The post holder will provide high-quality, compassionate care to patients during the early stages of their hospital journey, ensuring their safety, comfort, and wellbeing in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.

### Main duties of the job

Working as part of the multidisciplinary team, the post holder will support the rapid assessment and management of medical patients by undertaking delegated clinical duties, including carrying out and recording patient observations, performing ECGs, obtaining blood samples, supporting diagnostic investigations, and recognising and escalating changes in a patient's condition. They will assist with the timely transfer of patients between departments and contribute to effective patient flow across both units.

They will work closely with Registered Nurses and other healthcare professionals to facilitate timely assessment, treatment, and ongoing care.

The role supports the provision of high-quality acute medical services by maintaining high standards of patient safety, infection prevention and control, dignity, and respect across both the ARU and EMRU.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on bht.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number.

### 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.

## Person Specification

### EXPERIENCE

**Essential**

- Experience of working with people, ideally in a front-line customer service role
- Experience of providing person centred care

### BEHAVIOURS & VALUES

**Essential**

- Flexibility in shift/working patterns to meet the needs of the service.

### EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING

**Desirable**

- Level 2 or Level 3 (NVQ) in health and Social Care or equivalent relevant experience
- Willing to work towards Level 2 functional skills (Math & English)
- Care Certificate/working towards

## Documents

- [job description (pdf, 216.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10558644)
- [person specification (pdf, 280.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10558645)
- [functional requirements (pdf, 184.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10558646)

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