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Medical Protection Advertisement

Location
Salary
£24,937 - £26,598 pa
Profession
Healthcare support worker
Grade
Band 3
Deadline
06 Aug 2025
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
15 Jul 2025

Job overview

Coronary Care Unit (CCU) is based at the Bristol Heart Institute. It is an 11-bedded unit caring for critically unwell patients with a variety of cardiac issues.

CCU is a Diamond awarded ward and an exemplar place to work with numerous experienced members of staff who will support you.

Working as a Senior Health Care Support Worker (SHCSW) at University Hospital Bristol and Weston is an immensely rewarding job. A job in which your care can make makes a real difference to patients’ lives.  We are looking for enthusiastic, compassionate, and hard-working individuals that also believe in our Trust Values: Supportive, Respectful, Innovative & Collaborative.

Previous experience is essential.

Please look at the job description for further details.

We require everyone to be fully flexible across all shift patterns, including weekdays, weekends, nights and bank holidays

Main duties of the job

Working as a Senior HCSW on the Coronary Care Unit (CCU) you will be involved with direct patient care whilst maintaining the privacy and dignity of patients. You will be working alongside a registered Nurse to provide essential nursing care. You will be helping your patients (both male and female) with daily living tasks, including such washing and going to the toilet (hygiene & continence) or helping with their meals (nutrition).

Helping with mobility needs and providing pressure area care.

Providing emotional support to patients and their families.

Providing one to one observation for patients who present a high risk due to clinical condition.

Ensuring that the ward environment is clean and safe preventing infection and falls.

As a Senior HCSW you will also be taking and recording patients’ vital signs, identifying and escalating changes to a patient’s condition to the registered nurse. Some clinical areas may require you to be proficient in additional clinical skills such as ECGs, venepuncture, simple dressings as required by the ward area

When competent you will be training and supporting new and junior team members, including student nurses.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

If you meet the essential criteria, your application will be shortlisted and you will be invited to a face-to-face interview.

For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.