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Job summary
This vacancy is open exclusively to internal applicants currently employed by Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.
Band 3: £15,456 - £16,485
Part time hours: 22.5 per week
Base: Queen Alexandra Hospital, Southwick Hill Road, Cosham, PO6 3LY
Main duties of the job
Are you passionate about supporting staff wellbeing and developing the Health Care Support Worker (HCSW) workforce?
We are seeking a compassionate, motivated individual to join our Corporate Nursing Workforce Team and share our commitment to delivering outstanding care.
This is an exciting new role focused on providing pastoral support, guidance and development opportunities for HCSWs at all stages of their journey - from recruitment through to ongoing professional growth.
You will play a key role in ensuring our HCSWs feel valued, supported and empowered, enabling them to deliver the highest standard of care to our patients.This is a role for someone who genuinely cares about people and wants to make a meaningful difference to the experience of our frontline workforce
About us
Working as a partnership, both Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust have a shared vision for excellence in care for our patients and communities; with a set of strategic aims underpinning how we will achieve this.
The single corporate service is delivered across both organisation. You may be based at either IWT or PHU and individuals may be required to undertake business travel between sites. For leaders managing staff across multi-site locations, you will need to be visible and provide in person leadership. The arrangements and frequency will be agreed locally.
Details
- Date posted: 27 May 2026
- Pay scheme: Agenda for change
- Band: Band 3
- Salary: £15,456 to £16,485 a year
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Part-time
- Reference number: REF2344A
- Job locations: Queen Alexandra Hospital, Southwick Hill Road, Cosham, PO6 3LY, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
- Provide pastoral support to both new and existing HCSWs, supporting wellbeing and retention.
- Support recruitment and retention events, promoting the HCSW role.
- Assist HCSWs in their training, education and clinical practice, supporting achievement of national standards.
- Act as a positive role model, promoting Trust values and high standards of care.
- Work collaboratively with the Senior Sister/Senior Charge Nurse and wider workforce team.
- Contribute to maintaining a safe, inclusive and supportive clinical environment.
For further details, please see Job Description.
For informal discussion or enquiries please contact Andrea Smart via email andrea.smart3@nhs.net or any member of the Nursing Workforce team onpho-tr.nursingworkforce@nhs.net.
Should this post receive high number of applicants this role may close early.
Applying for this NHS job
This advert is for Pastoral Care Support Worker with Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust in Portsmouth, South East, England. It is listed as a Band 3 Healthcare support worker role. The advertised salary is £15,456 to £16,485 a year. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 10 Jun 2026.
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