# Senior Healthcare Support Worker > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-healthcare-support-worker/9a388e6e-b09e-4645-a3b5-84adb968e1d1 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-healthcare-support-worker/9a388e6e-b09e-4645-a3b5-84adb968e1d1.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** John Radcliffe Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Healthcare support worker - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 per annum/pro-rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (4 week rota) - **Closing date:** 2026-11-03T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-20T16:10:29.088Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Oxfordshire/Oxford/Oxford_University_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Senior_Health_Care_Support_Worker/Senior_Health_Care_Support_Worker-v8382214 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8382214?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.ouh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview This post applies for City / South Oxfordshire ONLY An exciting opportunity to join our Crisis Assessment and Response Team and Home Hospice Care Team as a Patient Support Worker has arisen. The post holder will provide care to patients who are in a crisis or required end of life care in their own homes. ### Main duties of the job The Crisis Assessment and Response team (CARe) and Home Hospice Care Team is looking for Healthcare Support Workers to join our community based team. The CARe / Home Hospice team supports individuals in their own home, or usual place of residence with the overall goal of preventing hospital admissions and supports individuals who are in crisis or require end of life care. The Crisis Assessment and Response team and Home Hospice Care Team, works alongside Oxford Health as part of the Urgent Community Response pathway and responds to urgent two hour referrals. The team operates 7 days a week from 7am-10pm and our staff work a mixture of early (7am-3pm) and late (2pm-10pm) shifts, including every other weekend. All staff have a set 4 week rota. Full time (37.5hr) As the position is community based it is essential that the post holder holds a full UK driving licence. This post does NOT offer sponsorship. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for all details on the Healthcare Support Worker role within the Crisis Assessment Response and Home Hospice Care Team. ### 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 ### Other **Essential** - Full UK Driving License - Car User with Access to Car for work purposes including Business Insurance ### Experience **Essential** - Working with people **Desirable** - Previously worked i a healthcare setting ### Personal Qualities **Essential** - Willingness to work flexibly within shift patterns including alternate weekends - Excellent communication and interactive skills - Good personal organisational and time management skills - Proactive Approach - Commitment to learning new skills / sharing skills with others - Ability to show initiative ### Skills and Abilities **Essential** - Ability to deliver hands on patient care in a hospital or home environment - Ability to follow prescribed care plans including prescribed medication administration - Ability to collect and record accurate patient information, and verbally report changes in condition in a precise and appropriate manner - To be computer literate specifically in Microsoft Applications - Ability to adapt approach and be sensitive to culture and diversity when working within a patients home environment **Desirable** - Able to build on knowledge and experience - Demonstrate problem solving approach ### Training and Qualification **Essential** - Good General Education **Desirable** - NVQ Level 2 in Care or Equivalent ## Documents - [band 3 patient support worker (pdf, 330.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10711171) ## 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.