# Healthcare Support Worker > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/healthcare-support-worker/f025e756-5f98-49f7-8044-24ff9ad5bff0 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/healthcare-support-worker/f025e756-5f98-49f7-8044-24ff9ad5bff0.md ## Summary - **Status:** Archived / closed - **Employer:** Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust - **Town:** Worcester - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Healthcare support worker - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £25,760 to £27,476 a year - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working - **Closing date:** 2026-06-28T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-12T10:10:21.398Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9365-26-0451?employerCode=C9365 - **Application URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/application/C9365-26-0451/pre-application-questions-pause?referrer=jobadvert&ref=C9365-26-0451 - **Employer website:** https://www.worcsacute.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job summary An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Ophthalmology Department at Worcester Royal Hospital. We are looking for a dynamic, flexible, enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our team. The post holder would have a base at Worcester Royal Hospital and be required to work in all areas of the Ophthalmology Department, which would include our local anaesthetic theatre suite, outpatient clinic and day-case unit. As a countywide service delivering Ophthalmic care you will be required to travel between sites on occasions. ### Main duties of the job Working in the Ophthalmic outpatient clinic you will be involved in assessing visual acuity, checking intraocular pressure and performing diagnostic tests on our patients like OCT, Auto-refraction, Pentacam and Visual Fields. Working within our Ophthalmic theatre suite you will take part in theatre runner and theatre escort roles as well as assisting in our intravitreal injection theatre. ### About us Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond. The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them. We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do. Being open and honest Ensuring people feel cared for Showing respect to everyone We are committed to developing a culture of continuous improvement by embedding the principles of our Improvement System. We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer. DBS Checks and Costs Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check (at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs. ### Details - Date posted: 12 June 2026 - Pay scheme: Agenda for change - Band: Band 3 - Salary: £25,760 to £27,476 a year - Contract: Permanent - Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working - Reference number: C9365-26-0451 - Job locations: Charles Hastings Way, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR5 1DD, United Kingdom ### Job responsibilities WORCESTERSHIRE ACUTE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST JOB DESCRIPTION Post Title: Health Care Support Worker Pay Band: 3 Hours: 37.5 hours Contract: Permanent Location / Department: Worcestershire Royal Hospital - Ophthalmology Accountable to: Ward / Department manager Reports to: Ward / Department manager Key Working Relationships: - Ward/Department staff - Patients and their relatives/carers/significant other - Staff in other departments Risk Assessment: - The post involves manual handling activities, exposure to bodily fluids and exposure to high noise levels. - It may also involve exposure to emotionally distressing situations and challenging behaviour Job Purpose: The Health Care Assistant is a member of the ward/department team who implements prescribed care and/or undertakes some higher-level clinical activities as directed by a registered nurse. The main dimensions of the role are to: - To support registered health care staff to deliver high quality, compassionate health care to patients in accordance with assessed needs and care plans. - To support the clinical team with day to day supervision of junior staff and students. - To have the ability to use your own initiative, independently and as part of a team, in order to accommodate changing demands on the wider clinical team. - To support the ward/department staff to provide a high quality service. - Undertakes a range of delegated clinical care duties, acting on own initiative where appropriate, supported by accessible supervision. *See full job description attached * ## Job Details An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Ophthalmology Department at Worcester Royal Hospital. We are looking for a dynamic, flexible, enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our team. The post holder would have a base at Worcester Royal Hospital and be required to work in all areas of the Ophthalmology Department, which would include our local anaesthetic theatre suite, outpatient clinic and day-case unit. As a countywide service delivering Ophthalmic care you will be required to travel between sites on occasions. ## Job Description Working in the Ophthalmic outpatient clinic you will be involved in assessing visual acuity, checking intraocular pressure and performing diagnostic tests on our patients like OCT, Auto-refraction, Pentacam and Visual Fields. Working within our Ophthalmic theatre suite you will take part in theatre runner and theatre escort roles as well as assisting in our intravitreal injection theatre. ## Responsibilities WORCESTERSHIRE ACUTE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST JOB DESCRIPTION Post Title: Health Care Support Worker Pay Band: 3 Hours: 37.5 hours Contract: Permanent Location / Department: Worcestershire Royal Hospital - Ophthalmology Accountable to: Ward / Department manager Reports to: Ward / Department manager Key Working Relationships: Ward/Department staff Patients and their relatives/carers/significant other Staff in other departments Risk Assessment: The post involves manual handling activities, exposure to bodily fluids and exposure to high noise levels. It may also involve exposure to emotionally distressing situations and challenging behaviour Job Purpose: The Health Care Assistant is a member of the ward/department team who implements prescribed care and/or undertakes some higher-level clinical activities as directed by a registered nurse. The main dimensions of the role are to: To support registered health care staff to deliver high quality, compassionate health care to patients in accordance with assessed needs and care plans. To support the clinical team with day to day supervision of junior staff and students. To have the ability to use your own initiative, independently and as part of a team, in order to accommodate changing demands on the wider clinical team. To support the ward/department staff to provide a high quality service. Undertakes a range of delegated clinical care duties, acting on own initiative where appropriate, supported by accessible supervision. *See full job description attached * ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Healthcare experience - Knowledge of confidentiality **Desirable** - Ophthalmology experience - Day surgery experience ### Qualifications **Essential** - Key skills- English/Maths **Desirable** - First Aid Qualification - Venepuncture ### Personal Qualities **Essential** - Good interpersonal skills - Reliable and punctual - Self-awareness in terms of assessing own knowledge and competence and understanding own boundaries - Able to present a professional image appropriate to the working environment. - Committed and enthusiastic. - Ability to cope with stress. - Team worker. **Desirable** - Ability to identify personal development needs - Ability to adapt to new situations - Self-awareness in terms of recognising the impact of their behaviour and others ## Documents - [Job Description (PDF, 213 KB)](document:2955848) - [Personal Specification (PDF, 153 KB)](document:2955847) - [DBS Applicant Costs Infomation (PDF, 154 KB)](document:2955849) ## 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.