Healthcare Support Worker

Job overview

Are you a compassionate, motivated, and caring individual looking to make a real difference when patients need it most? If so, we'd love to hear from you.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Healthcare Support Worker to join our Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) at Newton Abbot Hospital. This rewarding role offers the chance to provide high-quality urgent and emergency care to both adults and children in a fast-paced and supportive environment.

Our UTC treats a wide range of minor injuries and illnesses, ensuring every day brings new challenges and learning opportunities. You'll gain valuable experience caring for patients of all ages while helping to ensure they receive the right care, in the right place, at the right time.

We're proud of our friendly, supportive, and highly skilled team. We are committed to staff development, continuous learning, and service improvement, providing opportunities to enhance your clinical expertise and progress your career.

If you're passionate about delivering outstanding patient care and want to be part of a team that makes a genuine difference to the local community, we'd love to hear from you. Join us and help provide exceptional care when it matters most.

Main duties of the job

This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your skills across our Urgent Treatment Centres at Newton Abbot, Totnes and Dawlish Hospitals, gaining experience with a diverse patient group and a wide range of urgent care presentations.

You'll have the opportunity to develop and utilise a range of clinical competencies, including cannulation, venepuncture, wound care, basic wound closure, plaster application, ECG recording, and monitoring and interpreting vital signs for both adults and children. You'll also contribute to adult and paediatric assessments and play an important role in identifying and escalating safeguarding concerns appropriately.

Success in this role requires excellent teamwork and communication skills. You'll work closely with colleagues throughout each shift and liaise with the wider multidisciplinary team to ensure patients receive timely, effective, and coordinated care. You'll also have opportunities to contribute to service development, quality improvement initiatives, and projects that enhance patient experience and outcomes.

Supported by your team you'll be encouraged to continue developing your knowledge and skills within a positive learning environment. If you're looking for a varied, rewarding role where no two days are the same and where your contribution is truly valued, we'd love to welcome you to our team.

Please note: Travel between sites will be reimbursed in accordance with Trust policy.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

When completing your application, we encourage you to use the supporting information section to demonstrate how your skills, knowledge, experience, and personal qualities meet the requirements of the role. Please provide clear examples that show how you satisfy the essential criteria outlined in the Person Specification and explain why you would be an excellent addition to our team.

We would particularly welcome examples that highlight your commitment to delivering high-quality patient care, your ability to work effectively as part of a team, and any relevant clinical skills or experience that make you suitable for this role.

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.