# Senior Health Care Support Worker, Sexual Health > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-health-care-support-worker-sexual-health/15d59693-59bc-4853-b7cb-926c021ffba6 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-health-care-support-worker-sexual-health/15d59693-59bc-4853-b7cb-926c021ffba6.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Weston General Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Healthcare support worker - **Salary:** £25760.00 to £27476.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 27.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-01T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-17T14:28:33.025Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8304430 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8304430?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Skills and Abilities **Essential** - Effective and appropriate communication skills both written and verbal - Demonstrate an awareness of healthcare work including policies and procedures - Ability to work with minimum supervision to a high standard - IT skills, basic word, Email, keyboard skills. Experience using electronic patient record systems - Ability and willingness to undertake appropriate training within given time frames - 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 - Able to demonstrate calm, caring patient manner / attitude - Enthusiasm and commitment to working within the healthcare setting and providing excellent clinical care - Able to meet the physical and developmental demands of the role * - Caring, empathetic and non-judgemental attitude - Experience chaperoning intimate procedures or willingness to train - Experience in venepuncture or willingness to train - Experience in microscopy or willingness to train ### Knowledge and Experience **Essential** - Experience of providing care in a healthcare or social setting - Ability to work as a dynamic member of a team - Experience of time management and prioritising work - Understands and committed to a caring approach to patients & relatives - Understanding of sexual health or able to demonstrate a genuine interest in the area. ### Qualifications and Training **Essential** - One of the following; Level 3 City and Guilds; NVQ3; BTEC National Diploma; Experience equivalent to the above qualifications - Level 2 Functional skills in English and Maths, or equivalent - Completion of Level 3 Diploma in Healthcare Support (that maps to the Apprenticeship Standard for Senior Health Care Support Worker) or equivalent experience ## Documents - [dbs charges information (pdf, 71.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3005) - [dbs charges information (pdf, 119.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2397) - [uhbw staff benefits book (pdf, 12.5mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2131) - [uhbw behaviours and values (pdf, 299.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2476) - [policy statement - ex offenders (pdf, 424.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=667) - [b3 hcsw integrated sexual health jd (pdf, 216.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10624125) ## 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.