Healthcare Support Worker - Band 3 | Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust

Posting date:	03 June 2025
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£24,937 - £26,598 pa pro rata
Hours:	Part time
Closing date:	03 July 2025
Location:	Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4QJ
Company:	Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	7253154/359-HCSWRECRUITMENT-F

Summary

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust is delighted to offer exciting opportunities for compassionate and skilled individuals to join our dedicated nursing teams as Healthcare Support Workers (HCSWs).

We have vacancies across ourTunbridge Wells Site,with a key focus on recruiting into the following departments:
• Medicine
• Surgery
• Trauma and Orthopaedics

These roles offer exciting opportunities to work in dynamic and rewarding environments. If you have experience or a passion for any of these areas, please highlight this in your supporting statement.

We welcome applications from individuals who:
• Are committed to delivering high-quality patient care
• Have a minimum of two years’ acute healthcare experience and are ready to hit the ground running
• Hold a nationally approved Care Certificate obtained in a healthcare setting

As a Healthcare Support Worker, you will play a vital role in providing exceptional patient care, supporting our nursing teams, and making a real difference to the lives of those we care for.

Please Note
• This is a face-to-face event
• Walk-in applications will not be accepted on the day.
• If you require sponsorship please check eligibility criteria.For further details, please refer to the government website

Healthcare Support Workers play a vital role in delivering frontline patient care. Key responsibilities include:
• Assisting with essential patient care, ensuring comfort and dignity
• Monitoring and recording vital signs
• Providing urinary catheter care and specimen collection
• Supporting the wider clinical team in delivering high standards of care

This role provides an excellent foundation for those aspiring to progress into Registered Nursing, Nursing Associate, or Allied Health Professional roles within the NHS.

Why Join Us?
• Be part of a supportive, inclusive, and diverse team that upholds the Trust’s core PRIDE values.
• Benefit from professional development opportunities and career progression pathways.
• Gain hands-on experience in a dynamic healthcare environment.
• [Hear directly from our team in this video.](HCSW recruitment MTW - YouTube)

Application Guidance

To apply, please ensure your supporting statement includes:

· Your understanding of the importance of Healthcare Support Workers in delivering patient care

· The personal qualities and skills you bring to the role

· A full employment and education history



If you are committed to delivering high-quality care and are eager to build a career in healthcare, we encourage you to apply and become part of our dedicated team.

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust ranks among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and was named the second-best Trust to work for in the South East in the 2023 NHS Staff Survey.

We are a large acute hospital trust in south-east England, providing general hospital services and specialist care to around 600,000 residents in West Kent and East Sussex.With a dedicated and diverse team of over 8,000 staff we are proud to offerspecialised cancer services to over two million people through the Kent Oncology Centre.

Fordcombe Hospital, near Tunbridge Wells, became part of the Trust in October 2024. Specialising in planned care, it offers two operating theatres, 28 inpatient and day-care beds, diagnostic services (X-ray, MRI, CT, and endoscopy), and consultation/treatment rooms.

Looking for flexible working?
We are a flexible working-friendly organisation. Whether it’s adjusting your hours or exploring other flexible arrangements, we want to work with you to find the best solution for you, our patients, and the Trust. Talk to us about how we can accommodate your working needs.

Joining us includes a comprehensive benefits package:
• At least 27 days of annual leaveplus public/bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time staff).
• Membership in the NHS Pension Scheme, with a 20.6% employer contribution and life assurance benefits
• Blue Light card eligibility
• And more,additional benefits can be found in the benefits documents below

We’ve provided all the details you need about this role in the job description and person specification. Please take a moment to review the criteria in the person specification and share specific examples in your application that demonstrate how you meet these requirements. Please also check your applicationfor errors/omissions prior to submission.

Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check atEnhanced Level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children)

All successful applicants will be required to complete our corporate trust induction once a start date had been agreed.

Following your corporate induction you will be expected to attend the Trust’s Clinical Induction Programme for Healthcare Support Workers (which starts on the first day of employment). The programme is full-time (please contact the CSW Induction Programme Lead if you have any issues:rallen@nhs.net), lasts for two weeks and will involve travelling to both Trust sites. The programme includes two supernumerary shifts in the clinical area (an early and a late shift), all of the other days are classroom-based and run from 9am to 5pm

If you do not currently hold a nationally recognised Care Certificate obtained in a healthcare setting from a registered provider, you can commence this role as a Trainee Healthcare Support Worker, Band 2. Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust will assist you with on-the-job training to complete your Care Certificate within the 6-month probationary period, with a minimum completion time being 3 months. Upon successful competition of the Care Certificate, you will progress to a Band 3 Healthcare Support Worker.

Please note that we are only able to provide sponsorship for this role if you are in receipt of your Care Certificate.


This advert closes on Tuesday 10 Jun 2025