# Senior Health Care Support Worker > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-health-care-support-worker/4cd5dd8e-a762-4242-b192-b9899d65b7d4 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-health-care-support-worker/4cd5dd8e-a762-4242-b192-b9899d65b7d4.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust - **Location:** Frank Fisher Way - **Profession:** Healthcare support worker - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £25760.00 to £27476.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full-time, Part-time - **Closing date:** 2026-08-21T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-07T07:30:55.882Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9381-26-0317 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8014736?FromJobsNHS=1&ShowJobAdvert= - **Employer website:** https://www.swbh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job summary We have the opportunity for a permanent post for a Health care support worker to join the Sandwell Sexual Health Service . We would like to recruit an enthusiastic assistant who wants to deliver excellent sexual health services and be part of a motivated team of professionals. We are a multi-professional progressive team providing a comprehensive, evidence based and patient focused service for Contraception and Genitourinary Medicine specialising in integrated sexual health and HIV services The post holder will be working alongside our multi-disciplinary team including two consultant, specialist nurses, HIV pharmacist and dieticianto deliver sexual health and contraceptive support, treatments and managements across the boroughs of Sandwell and the West Midlands. The post holder will be actively participating in health promotion and supporting vulnerable groups which will include events within the local community enabling the post holder to engage with the community and offer and promote our services.They will be working at the main hub at the Lyng Centre and our outreach services across Sandwell. ### Main duties of the job Main responsibilities include: Support the multidisciplinary team to provide high standards of patient care. Contribute to care delivery in accordance with polies, procedures and guidelines Deliver care under the supervision and direction of qualified members of the team and recognise when to escalate. Carry out basic sample collection as directed by a qualified clinician including blood and urine for pregnancy or urinalysis. Assit in the planning and implementation of health promotion events Under the supervision of qualified staff facilitate the contraceptive blood pressure clinic, undertaking baseline observations for prior to contraception distribution. Assist in the maintenance of departmental supplies of drugs, dressings, and other stocks items, reporting any shortfall, as appropriate ### About us Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country - one of the country's most culturally diverse areas. It's a friendly and welcoming place - a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow. We care for our patients, we care about our population, and we care about our people. Our values - Ambition, Respect and Compassion - are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way; how we work with each other, and how we look after our patients and their families; how we respect and value the rich diversity of our team and our community. Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is to "Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population." It is what inspires, drives, and unites us every day. It's what makes us unique. We want working at SWB to feel like more than just a job. We want our Trust to be a place where you can feel you belong. A place where you feel happy, safe, and rewarded. A place where you can develop your career in whatever way you choose. When we say we're 'with you all the way' we want you to know that we mean it. Visit the SWB website to find out more about our ambitions and people plans. ### Details - Date posted: 07 August 2026 - Pay scheme: Agenda for change - Band: Band 3 - Salary: £25,760 to £27,476 a year pro rata per annum - Contract: Permanent - Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time - Reference number: 381-CT-8014736 - Job locations: Sandwell Sexual Health Service Lyng Centre for Health, SSHS ,3rd Floor, Lyng Centre for Health, Frank Fisher Way, B70 7AW, United Kingdom ### Job responsibilities For further information, please see the attached job description and person specification ### Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). ## Person Specification ### Additional **Essential** - Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team - Commitment to Personal development **Desirable** - Demonstrate innovation ### Experience **Essential** - Substantial post qualification experience working in a hospital or other health care setting. **Desirable** - Previously worked or undertaken work experience in Gynaecology, Sexual Health or outpatients setting. - Working with vulnerable patients such as patients with dementia, Learning Disabilities, etc. - Trained and experienced with phlebotomy - Experience working in an outpatient setting ### Qualifications **Essential** - NVQ Level II (or equivalent) In Healthcare related subject. - Key skills - literacy and numeric (or equivalent) - Level 2 Maths & English Qualification ( Functional Skills Level 2 / GCSE or" Level Grade C , CSE Grade 1 or equivalen - Willing to work towards NVQ Level 3 **Desirable** - NVQ Level 3 in healthcare related subject - Basic First aid certificate - De-escalation training ## 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.