Healthcare Support Worker (Progression Scheme) | Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 03 August 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £24,465 Per annum, Pro Rata (Entry as Band 2) |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 03 September 2025 |
| Location: | Swindon, SN3 6BB |
| Company: | The Great Western Hospitals NHS FT |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7393163/249-7393163 |
Summary
Healthcare Support Worker (Progression Scheme)
If you're passionate about making a difference and ready to be part of something ambitious, we want to hear from you.
At the Great Western Hospital we're seeking compassionate, motivated individuals to join our dynamic healthcare team. As a Healthcare Support Worker, you'll be at the heart of patient care—working alongside experienced professionals in a fast-paced environment that empowers you to grow personally and professionally.
This role is offered on either a full-time or part-time basis, giving you flexibility to balance your career with your lifestyle.
• You’ll be expected to work the full spectrum of shifts, which includes long days, long nights, and weekend working.
• Each shift lasts 11 hours and 45 minutes, and we do not operate short shifts.Flexibility and commitment to covering all shift types is essential as this position does not support individual adjustments to working hours
What We Offer:
• Hands-on experience in diverse specialties across wards
• Structured career development - This role is part of a structured development pathway, offering the opportunity to progress from Band 2 to Band 3 upon successful completion of the Care Certificate, which covers 15 nationally recognised standards and includes observational training to build your clinical competencies.
This advert applies to general recruitment across the hospital; shortlisted applicants will be invited to attend a Maths and English assessment centre, and those who successfully complete this will proceed to an interview, during which they will have the opportunity to express a ward preference.
What You'll Do:
Perform a wide range of essential tasks including:
• Deliver Personal care and hygiene assistance (including catheter and incontinence care)
• Nutrition, hydration and pressure area care
• Collaborate closely with Senior Sisters, Charge Nurses, and team leaders
• Documentation and environmental upkeep
• Safe patient movement and escorting between departments
• Emergency response activation and clinical prep
Expect every day to be different, challenging your organisational skills and deepening your understanding of patient care across specialties.
Who We're Looking For:
• Enthusiastic, reliable individuals with a calm, caring nature
• Great communicators who thrive in a team and keep their cool under pressure
• Problem solvers who bring a thoughtful approach to sensitive situation
• People eager to learn and grow—we’ll be right behind you every step of the way
This position is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship in accordance with Home Office regulations and the role’s entry-level salary. Therefore, applicants who require visa sponsorship are respectfully discouraged from applying, as we are unable to support sponsorship requests for this role.
Remember to include all relevant qualifications (including Maths and English), complete work history and a compelling supporting statement that tells us why you're excited to joinGWHas a Healthcare Support Worker
An Assistant Health Care Support Worker (AHCSW) is a core member of the team delivering personal care to patients andsupporting registered practitioners to deliver high quality, compassionate care.
You will carry out a range of non-clinical healthcare tasks, under the direct supervision of the registered healthcare practitioner.Your role is to provide compassionate care, to agreed quality standards and in accordance with Trust values.
Please see attached the full job description
This advert closes on Tuesday 5 Aug 2025
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