# Healthcare Support Worker > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/healthcare-support-worker/bf281939-6c3a-45d5-aaf0-a036ee147cee - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/healthcare-support-worker/bf281939-6c3a-45d5-aaf0-a036ee147cee.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Paignton Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Healthcare support worker - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent: variable work pattern over 5 days/week - **Employment type:** Part time - 24 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-06T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-21T12:01:24.025Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Devon/Paignton/Torbay_South_Devon_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Outpatient_Department_Inpatient_Services/Outpatient_Department_Inpatient_Services-v8255537 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8255537?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.torbayandsouthdevon.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview This is a exciting opportunity to work across sites in a interesting and varied role. The Outpatient’s Department is responsible for providing support for various clinics that attend the Department. You will be working alongside clinicians in providing support to patients and consultants attending the department. The role has a a varied shift pattern in order to provide support to the clinics to provide diagnostic tests, including blood sampling, simple procedures and consultations, along with the relevant paperwork. When not attending clinics you will work within the Nursing and HCSW team at Brixham Hospital within the Inpatient services. Brixham Hospital Ward is a 20 bedded rehab unit, where you will attend to care needs of the patients whilst working within the dynamic nursing team. In your role, you will be supported with your development needs both from in house training and also from external courses whilst having regular supervision and appraisal to ensure you are helped to reach your maximum potential and development. Our people are caring, committed, inclusive and focused on quality. We focus on solutions and people’s strengths and encourage outside the box thinking and embrace innovation and change wherever it can drive improvement. If you share our values and vision and are passionate about working with people on what matters to them, you could be a real asset to our Torbay and South Devon Team. #CareToJoinUsTSD - · ### Main duties of the job - Working clinically across Paignton and Brixham sites to ensure the safety and quality of the care given to your designated patients, under the indirect supervision of a registered nurse/practitioner - Undertaking the following, but not restricted to, clinical tasks competently and efficiently: - Cannulation and Venepuncture - Conducting ECG’s - Preparation of equipment for various clinics - Decontamination of equipment within specific guidelines following procedures - Provide support to patients as a chaperone during personal and invasive procedures - Competently taking and interpreting Vital signs on adults - Able to make appropriate referrals to Adult and Child Safeguarding teams - Supporting and working with colleagues during the shift - Liaising with the wider MDT to maintain safety - Helping to facilitate the development of the service as part of the wider team - To participate in discussions and projects that will benefit the team, the patients and the ward as a whole - Working under guidance and in conjunction with the senior nursing team and the Matron - Following the Trust’s Policies and Protocols to ensure the safety of the department ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Communication and working relationships - Developing and supporting yourself and others - Employing professional behaviour and communicating effectively and efficiently in a pressurised working environment - Escalating concerns appropriately - Working with and supporting the wider MDT Analytical and judgement - Participating in developing a career plan - Participate in reflection as part of imbedded practice - Work alongside senior staff to help develop yourself - Participate in staff meetings and think creatively and innovatively regarding the department Planning and organisation - Managing the patients on the within the Department - Keeping up to date with Organisational developments - Managing own workload assigned, whilst being flexible to changing requirements Physical skills - Ensure mandatory training is up to date - Competent in basic computer and IT skills - To be able to work at a high pace throughout the shift - To be able to stand for extended periods of time - To be able to work for long periods of time in full PPE - To be able to manage the demands of moving and manual handling Policy and service development - Follow trust protocols and maintain standards - Be actively involved in developing policies and processes for the dept when required - Actively participate in service development Finance, equipment and other resources - Competent use of equipment and supporting others, where required - Have an awareness of utilising stock and resources effectively - Ensuring resources and equipment are used appropriately and effectively, minimising wastage People management and training - Previously known as ‘Responsibility for supervision, leadership and management’ - Supporting any new staff - Responsible for ensuring their own compliance with competencies and training, ensuring that any updates are completed in a timely manner Information technology and administrative duties - Follow TSDHCFT Policies and use correct agreed documentations - Stay up to date with the Trusts Innovative IT systems Freedom to act - Adhere to Trust protocols and procedures - Adhere to Job description and Contract ### 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 ### Specific Skills **Essential** - Ability to work under pressure and flexibly - Be competent in recording and understanding vital signs - Be competent in performing ECGs - Demonstrable effective communication skills **Desirable** - Be able to undertake venepuncture and cannulation ### Knowledge and Experience **Essential** - Confidence in own ability to manage your own workload - Be able to evaluate care delivered and plan ahead - Be able to identify a sick or deteriorating patient - Have an understanding of how to undertake and monitor vital signs, escalating to nursing staff where indicated - Understand principles of safeguarding and to be able to make appropriate referrals ### Qualifications and Training **Essential** - NVQ3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent qualification/ experience - Recent experience as an HCA in a hospital setting - Care Certificate **Desirable** - Evidence of continued study ## Documents - [band 3 outpatients (pdf, 544.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10568616) ## 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.