# Pastoral Care Support Worker > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/pastoral-care-support-worker/30cfcb18-49e4-4617-91b5-9565360e7d45 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/pastoral-care-support-worker/30cfcb18-49e4-4617-91b5-9565360e7d45.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust - **Town:** Portsmouth - **Region:** South East - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Healthcare support worker - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £15,456 to £16,485 a year - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part-time Part-time - **Closing date:** 2026-06-10T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-27T10:55:54.303Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C8192-26-0292?employerCode=C8192 - **Application URL:** https://easyapply.jobs/r/rHqTwLr26ywYGr1SuNU5 - **Employer website:** https://www.porthosp.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### 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. ## Job Details 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 ## Job Description 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 ## 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. ## Person Specification ### Knowledge **Essential** - Knowledge of professional boundaries and working within scope of practice. - Understanding of equality, diversity and inclusion in healthcare. - Knowledge of Trust values and commitment to compassionate care. - Ability to use a range of computer programmes including ESR (or similar) and Microsoft Office with good keyboard skills. - Ability to listen and influence people. - Ability to communicate in written and oral English with experience of working across teams and liaising with all levels of staff. - Ability to effectively problem solve. ### Experience **Essential** - 3 years or more Health Care Support Worker experience within the hospital. - Experience of supporting staff wellbeing and/or providing pastoral support. - Experience of working with HCSWs or similar staff groups. **Desirable** - Wellbeing champion. - Supporting staff during EDNA (Employee Disability and Neurodivergent Advice) assessments. - Experience of facilitating training, staff support sessions, or inductions. ### Qualifications **Essential** - Care Certificate. - Level 3 in Health and Social care qualification or equivalent. **Desirable** - Teaching Qualification. - Mental Health First Aid. ## Documents - [Job Description (PDF, 403 KB)](document:2937335) ## 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.