# Healthcare Support Worker

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust
- **Location:** Beech House (Trust Headquarters)
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Healthcare support worker
- **Grade:** Band 3
- **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 per annum, pro rata
- **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (From 2nd November 2026 to 2nd November 2027)
- **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week (Days and night shifts)
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-27T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-21T08:30:29.610Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Lincolnshire/Louth/Lincolnshire_Community_Health_Services_NHS_Trust/Health_Care/Health_Care-v8311446
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8311446?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.lincolnshirecommunityhealthservices.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### 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.

## Person Specification

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- Knowledge of observing, monitoring and recording patient activity and health status

**Desirable**

- Knowledge of the Trust’s Values expressed in the LCHS Way.
- Working knowledge of Health and Safety, Infection Prevention and Manual Handling

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Vocational Level 3 in a relevant subject or equivalent experience
- Experience and/ or knowledge of delivering care or working in a care setting.
- Minimum Level 2 GCSE level English and Maths or equivalent and possesses a fundamental level of ICT skills.
- 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.
- Evidence of the Care Certificate or Commitment to achieve on joining the trust.

**Desirable**

- Typing/word processing skills or qualification.
- Evidence of related training
- Understanding of the Code of Conduct for Health Care Support Workers and Adult Social Care Workers in England

### Previous experience

**Essential**

- Previous experience of working in care evironment
- Clinical experience in a healthcare setting undertaking a range of delegated clinical tasks supporting patients.

**Desirable**

- Previous experience working in a team in a heath care setting.
- Knowledge and experience of NHS IT systems/applications.
- Experience of rotational shift patterns, to include days and nights.

## Documents

- [clinical hcsw (pdf, 172.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10631882)
- [ceo welcome letter (pdf, 83.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2885)
- [acceptable use of ai in personal statements (pdf, 95.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2954)

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