# Healthcare Support Worker - Lowton Ward > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/healthcare-support-worker-lowton-ward/59aaed91-136a-439d-aafc-5eb97425345b - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/healthcare-support-worker-lowton-ward/59aaed91-136a-439d-aafc-5eb97425345b.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Wigan - **Region:** North West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Healthcare support worker - **Grade:** Band 2 - **Salary:** £25,272 per annum, pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Flexible working, 36 hours per week (Monday - Sunday 7 day working) - **Closing date:** 2026-07-19T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-10T12:52:22.404Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Lancashire/Wigan/Wrightington_Wigan_Leigh_Teaching_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Medicine/Medicine-v8062239 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8062239?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.wwl.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are seeking Healthcare Support Workers (HCSW)  to commence on Lowton ward,  a medical assessment unit. We are recruiting to a 2 x 36 hour per week posts and  1 x 23.5 hour per week posts. Shifts will be based on a rota pattern Monday - Sunday including days and nights. One of the 36 hour per week roles we are appointing to is a temporary post for 12 months to provide secondment cover. NHS Employees  will need to obtain secondment approval from their current manager if appointed to this post and this will be a condition of any offer made. Whilst this post is advertised on a fixed term / secondment basis there is the potential that this post may become permanent in the future. Please note that these roles are not eligible for visa sponsorship. You must ensure you have unrestricted right to work in the UK are we are unable to provide sponsorship. Please note this vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if a sufficient number of suitable applications are received. ### Main duties of the job Your role as a Healthcare Support Worker is to support our Nursing teams deliver the best care possible to our patients and contribute to the smooth running of our wards and departments. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - Assist patients with the provision of washing, dressing, personal care, beverages and/or meals. - Assist qualified nursing and medical staff where requested. - Communicate with all members of the team to maintain a good service provision. - Ensure that all patients are able to meet their hygiene needs, providing a level of assistance appropriate to the individual. - Prepare and support the patient appropriately during any activity that is to be undertaken. - Alert the registered nurse where you notice any changes in the patient’s health and well-being or any possible risks. - Ensure effective use of material resources/supplies within the ward/unit in consultation with senior staff. - Assist with the general cleaning and re-stocking of resources where appropriate as well as cleaning and preparing patients beds. - Contribute to own personal development and take an active part in learning opportunities. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Effective communication skills – written and verbal - Proven ability to demonstrate compassion/empathy/help others - Effective team player - Effective customer service skills - Ability to deal with people from all backgrounds - Proven ability to remain calm under pressure ### Addtional **Essential** - Flexible and able to work on any ward and site within the Trust - Ability to work internal rotational shifts - Speak English to an appropriate standard relevant to their role, i.e. with confidence and accuracy, using correct sentence structures and vocabulary, and without hesitation ### Knowledge **Essential** - Effective understanding of confidentiality **Desirable** - Knowledge of individualised patient care delivery ### Experience **Essential** - Demonstrable ability to follow instructions **Desirable** - Previous experience working in a hospital setting. - Experience in documenting in patient records. - Previous experience of working within a care environment. ### Qualifications **Essential** - Effective level of numeracy and literacy skills ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 656.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10352609) - [what wwl can offer you (pdf, 42.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2701) - [applying for nhs vacancies guidance (pdf, 241.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2884) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.