Job requirements
Essential
8 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Knowledge
Knowledge of observing, monitoring and recording patient activity and health status
- Qualifications
Vocational Level 3 in a relevant subject or equivalent experience
- Qualifications
Experience and/ or knowledge of delivering care or working in a care setting.
- Qualifications
Minimum Level 2 GCSE level English and Maths or equivalent and possesses a fundamental level of ICT skills.
- Qualifications
Commitment to Continuous Professional Development (CPD) and lifelong learning with the ability and willingness to undertake competency-based training both initially and as ongoing requirement for the post to meet service requirements.
- Qualifications
Evidence of the Care Certificate or Commitment to achieve on joining the trust.
- Previous experience
Previous experience of working in care evironment
- Previous experience
Clinical experience in a healthcare setting undertaking a range of delegated clinical tasks supporting patients.
Desirable
8 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Knowledge
Knowledge of the Trust’s Values expressed in the LCHS Way.
- Knowledge
Working knowledge of Health and Safety, Infection Prevention and Manual Handling
- Qualifications
Typing/word processing skills or qualification.
- Qualifications
Evidence of related training
- Qualifications
Understanding of the Code of Conduct for Health Care Support Workers and Adult Social Care Workers in England
- Previous experience
Previous experience working in a team in a heath care setting.
- Previous experience
Knowledge and experience of NHS IT systems/applications.
- Previous experience
Experience of rotational shift patterns, to include days and nights.
Job overview
Health Care Support Worker – Band 3
Covering Archer Ward
Opportunity for full time post.
We are looking for reliable, flexible Health Care Support workers to work within Archer Ward
Please see job description for more details
Main duties of the job
Archer ward is a 20 bedded ward which provides holistic person centred care that enables individuals to increase independence, improve health outcomes and reduce unnecessary admissions to secondary Care or long term care. This is achieved through timely interventions, rehabilitation, management of long term and limiting conditions and partnership working across the health and social care community.
We also have Palliative Care Beds for people at the end of life by providing holistic person countered care which includes symptom management and the provision of psychological, social, spiritual and practical support.
All staff within the service work in collaboration with the patient, their carer and other statutory and voluntary organisations and agencies.
You must have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, be highly motivated and positive in your approach to care delivery to ensure we maintain a high quality service delivery to our patients.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see job description for further details
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.
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This advert is for Healthcare Support Worker with Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust in Lincoln, England. It is listed as a Band 3 Healthcare support worker role. The advertised salary is £25,760 - £27,476 per annum, pro rata. The contract type is Fixed term: 12 months (From 2nd November 2026 to 2nd November 2027). The application deadline is 27 Oct 2026.
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