Job requirements
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Essential
21 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills and Abilities
Effective and appropriate communication skills both written and verbal
- Skills and Abilities
Demonstrate an awareness of healthcare work including policies and procedures
- Skills and Abilities
Ability to work with minimum supervision to a high standard
- Skills and Abilities
IT skills, basic word, Email, keyboard skills. Experience using electronic patient record systems
- Skills and Abilities
Ability and willingness to undertake appropriate training within given time frames
- Skills and Abilities
Flexible and adaptable to change, able to work a range of shifts and moving across clinic locations across the BNSSG area dependant on clinical need
- Skills and Abilities
Able to demonstrate calm, caring patient manner / attitude
- Skills and Abilities
Enthusiasm and commitment to working within the healthcare setting and providing excellent clinical care
- Skills and Abilities
Able to meet the physical and developmental demands of the role *
- Skills and Abilities
Caring, empathetic and non-judgemental attitude
- Skills and Abilities
Experience chaperoning intimate procedures or willingness to train
- Skills and Abilities
Experience in venepuncture or willingness to train
- Skills and Abilities
Experience in microscopy or willingness to train
- Knowledge and Experience
Experience of providing care in a healthcare or social setting
- Knowledge and Experience
Ability to work as a dynamic member of a team
- Knowledge and Experience
Experience of time management and prioritising work
- Knowledge and Experience
Understands and committed to a caring approach to patients & relatives
- Knowledge and Experience
Understanding of sexual health or able to demonstrate a genuine interest in the area.
- Qualifications and Training
One of the following; Level 3 City and Guilds; NVQ3; BTEC National Diploma; Experience equivalent to the above qualifications
- Qualifications and Training
Level 2 Functional skills in English and Maths, or equivalent
- Qualifications and Training
Completion of Level 3 Diploma in Healthcare Support (that maps to the Apprenticeship Standard for Senior Health Care Support Worker) or equivalent experience
Desirable
Not listed in the available specification.
Job overview
YUNO Sexual Health is looking to appoint a motivated and kind Senior Health Care Support Worker to join our team. Great communication and interpersonal skills are essential and applicants should be able to be demonstrate the ability to be forward thinking and passionate about delivering a high standard of care. Previous sexual health experience is desirable, but not essential. You will be expected to be a responsive and conscientious professional that is able to work as part of the Multidisciplinary team.
YUNO Sexual Health covers Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucester. The hours required are mainly based within North Somerset, but flexibility is required and expected to work across the other YUNO Sexual Health sites.
The hours required are;
Monday 8.30-5.30 (8.5hrs)
Thursday 9.30-7.30 (9.5hrs)
Friday 8.30-5.30 (8.5hrs)
Saturday 9.00-1.00 (1 in 4 in the Bristol service)
Main duties of the job
Chaperone patients having intimate procedures.
Venepuncture.
Processing patients samples and microscopy (preparing slides and reading them).
To carry out a range of clinical duties with minimal / no supervision, including blood pressure monitoring, body temperature, pulse rate and respiration rate and testing of urine samples, including pregnancy testing.
Providing assistance to the nursing team and wider MDT as required.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description for main responsibilities. Please ensure you fully review the requirements of the job description prior to applying for the role.
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.
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This advert is for Senior Health Care Support Worker, Sexual Health with University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust in Weston-super-mare, England. It is listed as a Healthcare support worker role. The advertised salary is £25760.00 to £27476.00. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 01 Oct 2026.
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