Senior Health Care Support Worker (SHCSW)
| Posting date: | 26 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | £24,937.00 to £26,598.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £24937.00 - £26598.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 13 October 2025 |
| Location: | Plymouth, PL68DH |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9216-25-1247 |
Summary
1.Obtain consent prior to giving care in accordance with Trust policies. 2.Competently undertake delegated duties in line with patient care plans. 3.Ability to use your knowledge and experience to undertake non-routine duties and an understanding to take decisions within your area of responsibility. 4.To carry out a range of (limited) clinical duties with minimal / no supervision, including for example, blood pressure monitoring, oxygen saturation levels, body temperature, pulse rate and respiration rate, glucose monitoring, collection and testing of urine samples / faecal samples / sputum samples and wound swabs ensuring delivery of high-quality patient care at all times. NB: this list is not exhaustive and will vary depending on area of work. 5.Participate in patient assessment providing high quality holistic patient care and escalating concerns about patients to other clinical staff. A detailed overview of the role and main responsibilities can be found in the attached job description document.