Healthcare Support Worker | Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Posting date:	07 July 2025
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£29,176 - £30,225 per annum inclusive of HCAS
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	06 August 2025
Location:	Edmonton, N18 1QX
Company:	Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	7291736/391-NMUH-7291736

Summary

The Healthcare Assistant works as part of the ward/department team under the supervision of registered nurses and midwives and AHP
- Participates in the delivery of patient care
- Contributes towards ward/department organisation
- Supports registered nurses/midwives/AHP in the provision of a safe and caring environment
Key working relationships:
Key working relationships with all members of the multi-professional team, including nursing/midwifery ,medical staff, allied health professionals and other support workers.

As a Health Care Support Worker you will be a vital member of our team supporting our registered nurses/midwives to deliver high standards of care consistently and with compassion, empathy, respect and dignity.

We expect all our staff to be competent in their roles and therefore we commit to providing you with a high level of training to ensure you have the skills you need to achieve.

Interested?

Please submit an application.

The interview will be held on 02/08/2025 more details of time and location will be provided if you are successful at our shortlisting stage.

Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
• To work as directed and under the supervision of the registered nurse/midwife in charge of the ward/department.
• Undertake delegated individual care needs required for the comfort and well-being of the patients, following patients care plan or Intergrated Care Pathway, including personal hygiene, care of continence.
• Contribute to the movement and handling of patients to maximise their physical comfort.
• Assist patients to eat and drink, documenting all intake and output.
• To effectively communicate changes in the condition of the patient or any untoward incidents to appropriate member of the team.
• Involves patient in decision making process and gains patient consent before commencement of any care respecting the patient choice.
• To help promote and maintain the patients’ individual rights and personal cultural beliefs.
• To acknowledge and support individual patients’ dignity and specific needs at all times.
• Plan working day, taking account of responsibilities and prioritising workload in discussion with a qualified nurse.
• Ensure that every opportunity to promote health education is undertaken at all times.
• Documents all individual care given to patients and ensures that any variance is reported to Registered Nurse.
• Works at all times in accordance with Trust Health Care Support Worker Code of Conduct and ensures that clinical competence has been agreed and assessed.
• Ensure effective communication channels between patients, relatives, staff and other outside agencies as appropriate.





This advert closes on Sunday 13 Jul 2025