Healthcare Support Worker

Job overview

We’re looking for individuals with or without health and care experience join our Royal Surrey family in a fast paced, multidisciplinary hospital environment, with opportunities in:

• Breast Surgery •    ENT •    General Surgery •    GI Surgery •    Gynae Oncology •    Intensive Care •    Maxillo Facial •    Ophthalmology •    Oral Surgery •    OG surgery •    Trauma & Orthopaedics •    Urology & Brachytherapy.

No experience? No problem. We’ll teach you everything you need to know. To us, it’s more important that you’re a caring and kind person with a genuine desire to help and support patients and their families. If this sounds like you, then you already have the attributes that make a great healthcare support worker.

Right from the time you join us, you’ll have access to learning, development and training opportunities. As you progress in your NHS career you’ll acquire the knowledge, skills and confidence you need to provide safe and compassionate patient care.

Here at the Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust, we take pride in being a leading provider of NHS services in Surrey, committed to delivering high-quality patient care and supporting our staff to fulfil their true potential and ensuring patients receive expert, responsive care across a broad range of specialist services.

Main duties of the job

As a Healthcare Assistant/Healthcare Support Worker, your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• Supporting patients across specialist areas, including Breast, General Surgery, Maxillofacial and Urology.  •    Assisting with daily activities, including personal hygiene, mobility, and nutritional support.  •    Supporting clinical teams by collecting samples, conducting swabs, and monitoring fluid intake/output.  •    Observing and recording vital signs (e.g., temperature, pulse, blood pressure, oxygen saturation). •    Helping patients undergoing treatments and recovery from operations.  •    Using appropriate equipment to safely assist patient movement and care delivery.  •    Responding swiftly to patient needs in surgical settings.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

At Royal Surrey, we value and invest in our Healthcare Assistants by providing:

• ·         A comprehensive induction programme mapped to the Care Certificate Framework.
• ·         Structured support to complete the National Care Certificate within 3 months, celebrated in a recognition ceremony.
• ·         A shortened induction programme for candidates who already hold a Care Certificate and have acute NHS experience.

Please note this role does not meet the UKVI requirements for sponsorship.

Shift patterns include long days and night shifts on a 24/7, 365-day basis, including bank holidays and weekends.

Please note at this time, we are not recruiting for Bank Healthcare Assistants.