# Healthcare Support Worker > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/healthcare-support-worker/6506e5b0-d039-49f0-bac3-442b5c39ca3f - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/healthcare-support-worker/6506e5b0-d039-49f0-bac3-442b5c39ca3f.md ## Summary - **Status:** Archived / closed - **Employer:** University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Derby - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Healthcare support worker - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 pro rata pa - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday - Mixture of short and long days) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-25T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-17T23:03:04.668Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Derbyshire/Derby/University_Hospitals_Derby_Burton_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Paediatrics/Paediatrics-v8049453 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8049453?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen on Sunflower Ward. We are looking for a motivated, enthusiastic and compassionate health care assistant to join our team. We are a  paediatric ward caring for patients from 0-18 years who are having planned surgery, trauma patients and also medical daycase patients including food challenges and blood transfusions. You must be motivated and committed to the delivery of high quality care, and have the ability to communicate and work effectively with children of all ages and their families. You will be working within a multidisciplinary team to provide support to the children and families, ideally you will have previous experience working with children and /or previous experience in a health care setting. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us. ### Main duties of the job Our Health Care Assistants work as part of the multi-professional team caring for patients aged from 0-16  years and their parents/carers. Our Health Care Assistants; - Promote and support registered staff with the physical health, comfort and wellbeing of babies/children/young people, including recording vital signs once competency completed. - Support parents/carers to provide babies, children and young people with personal care, where and when required ensuring privacy and dignity is maintained all times - To provide support and supervision for patients admitted with Eating disorders and Mental Health needs, working alongside the registered staff to care for these patients recognising their individual needs which includes patients requiring mealtime support or supervision - Escort patients from the ward to other departments within the hospital - Keep the ward clean and tidy and support with keeping the ward well stocked Closing date of applications: 26 June 2026 Interview date: 9 July 2026 ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see attached Job description and Person Specification. To apply please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB – this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account. UHDB is committed to fair and transparent recruitment. We welcome authentic applications that reflect your own skills, experience and motivations for the role. While we understand that candidates may use AI tools for grammar, formatting or accessibility purposes, applications that appear to be substantially AI‑generated may be subject to additional review. If this applies to your submission, we will let you know and may ask for clarification. Please ensure your application accurately represents your experience and is written in your own words. Following the recent update on UK immigration policy for those on a Health and Care Visa or Skilled Worker Visa, please click on the link to check your eligibility before applying for this post as we may be unable to provide sponsorship Skilled worker: Health and Care Visa | NHS Employers Your application (for shortlisting purposes) is assessed based on the Person Specification in the job advert (below). ## Job Details An exciting opportunity has arisen on Sunflower Ward. We are looking for a motivated, enthusiastic and compassionate health care assistant to join our team. We are a paediatric ward caring for patients from 0-18 years who are having planned surgery, trauma patients and also medical daycase patients including food challenges and blood transfusions. You must be motivated and committed to the delivery of high quality care, and have the ability to communicate and work effectively with children of all ages and their families. You will be working within a multidisciplinary team to provide support to the children and families, ideally you will have previous experience working with children and /or previous experience in a health care setting. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us. ## Job Description Our Health Care Assistants work as part of the multi-professional team caring for patients aged from 0-16 years and their parents/carers. Our Health Care Assistants; Promote and support registered staff with the physical health, comfort and wellbeing of babies/children/young people, including recording vital signs once competency completed. Support parents/carers to provide babies, children and young people with personal care, where and when required ensuring privacy and dignity is maintained all times To provide support and supervision for patients admitted with Eating disorders and Mental Health needs, working alongside the registered staff to care for these patients recognising their individual needs which includes patients requiring mealtime support or supervision Escort patients from the ward to other departments within the hospital Keep the ward clean and tidy and support with keeping the ward well stocked Closing date of applications: 26 June 2026 Interview date: 9 July 2026 ## Responsibilities Please see attached Job description and Person Specification. To apply please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB – this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account. UHDB is committed to fair and transparent recruitment. We welcome authentic applications that reflect your own skills, experience and motivations for the role. While we understand that candidates may use AI tools for grammar, formatting or accessibility purposes, applications that appear to be substantially AI‑generated may be subject to additional review. If this applies to your submission, we will let you know and may ask for clarification. Please ensure your application accurately represents your experience and is written in your own words. Following the recent update on UK immigration policy for those on a Health and Care Visa or Skilled Worker Visa, please click on the link to check your eligibility before applying for this post as we may be unable to provide sponsorship Skilled worker: Health and Care Visa | NHS Employers Your application (for shortlisting purposes) is assessed based on the Person Specification in the job advert (below). ## Person Specification ### Skills & Ability **Essential** - Able to organise and plan daily work tasks or activities working on own initiative - Ability to accurately maintain standard documentation and update patient records **Desirable** - Previous experience of having supervised a junior member of staff - Previous standard keyboard skills ### Experience & Knowledge **Essential** - Understands the role of the HCA/CSW and is able perform fundamental personal care as well as related clinical observations and clinical procedures required for the post - Knowledge of relevant legislation - Flexible and able to carry out role in different clinical environments where needed within the Trust **Desirable** - Previous caring related experience, ideally in a health or social care setting where daily living activities are supported ### Education, Training & Qualifications **Essential** - NVQ Level 3 in Healthcare or equivalent experience - Care Certificate based on the standards set by NHS England, Skills for Care and Skills for Health - Be able to demonstrate a good standard of numeracy and literacy **Desirable** - Has completed further HCA development and short courses ## Documents - [jd & ps (pdf, 1015.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10368990) - [positive action statement (pdf, 3.7mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=1946) ## 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.