Senior Healthcare Support worker

Job overview

Join our fast-paced and supportive team in the Acute Medical floor at York Hospital and make a real difference to patient care. You will play a key role in supporting the delivery of high quality, compassionate care for patients. Working closely with registered nurses and the multidisciplinary team you will help ensure positive patient experience. The areas covered are the Acute Medical Unit, Frailty Assessment Unit, Hyperacute Stroke Unit, Coronory Care Unit, Emergency Assessment Unit.

The post advertised will have a probationary period where the successful candidates will be expected to have completed the relevant training , OSCEs and gained competence in cannulation, venepuncture, wound dressings, observations and assist with procedures that support diagnosis e.g. urine or stool samples. .

By submitting this application you acknowledge that interviews will be held in person ONLY and no remote interviews will be offered. The Interview date will be the 22nd May 2026. You also hold a Valid Care Certificate to produce at interview and in employment checks. We follow the Agenda for Change Payscales

Main duties of the job

Our successful candidate will:

• Assist the registered practitioner in providing high quality compassionate care and assistance to patients/relatives and their carers, appropriate to their needs.
• Be responsible for carrying out tasks as delegated by the registered practitioner, who has overall accountability for delegating care.
• Provide pastoral support to new starters to the ward in a kind and compassionate manner.
• Use their own initiative within the level of competence to complete day to day activities for the role.
• Comply with the Trust’s vision, values and behavioural Framework.

Please see attached Job description and specification for full details of the job advertised

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities.  We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds.  If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr.[email protected].

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment.  It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can.  We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

Armed Forces Friendly Employer

We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers.  This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.