Band 2/3 - Healthcare Support Worker, Children’s Outpatients
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 29 Medi 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £25,768 - £27,928 pa inc HCA |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 29 Hydref 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Watford/ Hemel Hempstead, WD18 0HB |
| Cwmni: | West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7514689/360-D-10614 |
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A Vacancy at West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
As we grow and promote better patient care and experience, we are looking to recruit a highly motivated and innovative Healthcare Support Worker to join our Children’s Outpatients Team.
The working hours are either 09:00-17:00 or 08:30-16:30, but there may be occasional adjustments to accommodate clinic schedules, and will be required to work across site between Watford and Hemel Hempstead Children’s Outpatients.
We offer a range of development and in-house training to strengthen your existing skills, alongside flexible working and a range of staff benefits, making us an employer of choice:
• Rotational shift patterns and flexible working – were possible.
• Excellent pension scheme, annual leave allowance and family friendly policies.
• NHS Staff Discounts and salary sacrifice schemes.
We are very proud of our teams and the great quality care we give to our children and families.
We are looking for self-motivated, organised, adaptable, friendly candidates with excellent interpersonal skills who will be able to work calmly and effectively in a busy environment.
Previous experience working with children or as a Healthcare Support Worker is essential.
The main duties and responsibilities are:
• Helping to run the clinics, and knowing all the different needs for each speciality.
• Restocking the trolleys, and consultation rooms.
• Helping to keep the department a safe place for the children to play while there for their appointment.
• ECG’s for patients.
With a new hospital planned for Watford and work underway to update theatres at St Albans City Hospital, this is an exciting time to join us.
We are building on the success of our award-winning virtual hospital and re-imagining models of care, working ever more closely with partners and making the most of advances in digital healthcare.
Staff wellbeing and development are a priority at our Trust, as is the role of innovation in improving clinical care, outcomes and patient experience.
Our vision is Excellent patient care, together and our values are to be empowered, compassionate, professional and inclusive. They capture an important balance across what we must all do as individuals and to support others.
We offer a variety of flexible working options as we recognise the importance of a good work life balance.
www.westhertshospitals.nhs.uk/flexibleworking
If you have a disability or long-term health condition and should you require support or guidance please contactwestherts.recruitment@nhs.net
If you are a Service Leaver, Veteran, Military Reserve, Cadet Force Adult Volunteer, or partner/spouse of those serving please tick "Member of the Armed Forces Community" on the application form.
We reserve the right to close this advert early due to the volume of applicants. Please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
If you do not hear back within 3 weeks of your application, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
• Measuring patients’ height and weight and recording on the appropriate documentation.
• Urinalysis and HbA1c for Diabetic clinics.
• ECG’s for any Consultant when required.
• Head circumferences.
• Teaching inhaler technique (after inhouse training).
• Spirometry and FeNo for respiratory clinics after training.
• Regular restocking of blood trolleys and ward stock.
• Blood pressure (manual and automatic).
• Venepuncture training.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for a full list of duties and details about the role.
****** IMPORTANT INFORMATION - PLEASE READ ******
Please note - we are unable to obtain a Certificate of Sponsorship (Work Permit) for this role.
This advert closes on Monday 13 Oct 2025
As we grow and promote better patient care and experience, we are looking to recruit a highly motivated and innovative Healthcare Support Worker to join our Children’s Outpatients Team.
The working hours are either 09:00-17:00 or 08:30-16:30, but there may be occasional adjustments to accommodate clinic schedules, and will be required to work across site between Watford and Hemel Hempstead Children’s Outpatients.
We offer a range of development and in-house training to strengthen your existing skills, alongside flexible working and a range of staff benefits, making us an employer of choice:
• Rotational shift patterns and flexible working – were possible.
• Excellent pension scheme, annual leave allowance and family friendly policies.
• NHS Staff Discounts and salary sacrifice schemes.
We are very proud of our teams and the great quality care we give to our children and families.
We are looking for self-motivated, organised, adaptable, friendly candidates with excellent interpersonal skills who will be able to work calmly and effectively in a busy environment.
Previous experience working with children or as a Healthcare Support Worker is essential.
The main duties and responsibilities are:
• Helping to run the clinics, and knowing all the different needs for each speciality.
• Restocking the trolleys, and consultation rooms.
• Helping to keep the department a safe place for the children to play while there for their appointment.
• ECG’s for patients.
With a new hospital planned for Watford and work underway to update theatres at St Albans City Hospital, this is an exciting time to join us.
We are building on the success of our award-winning virtual hospital and re-imagining models of care, working ever more closely with partners and making the most of advances in digital healthcare.
Staff wellbeing and development are a priority at our Trust, as is the role of innovation in improving clinical care, outcomes and patient experience.
Our vision is Excellent patient care, together and our values are to be empowered, compassionate, professional and inclusive. They capture an important balance across what we must all do as individuals and to support others.
We offer a variety of flexible working options as we recognise the importance of a good work life balance.
www.westhertshospitals.nhs.uk/flexibleworking
If you have a disability or long-term health condition and should you require support or guidance please contactwestherts.recruitment@nhs.net
If you are a Service Leaver, Veteran, Military Reserve, Cadet Force Adult Volunteer, or partner/spouse of those serving please tick "Member of the Armed Forces Community" on the application form.
We reserve the right to close this advert early due to the volume of applicants. Please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
If you do not hear back within 3 weeks of your application, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
• Measuring patients’ height and weight and recording on the appropriate documentation.
• Urinalysis and HbA1c for Diabetic clinics.
• ECG’s for any Consultant when required.
• Head circumferences.
• Teaching inhaler technique (after inhouse training).
• Spirometry and FeNo for respiratory clinics after training.
• Regular restocking of blood trolleys and ward stock.
• Blood pressure (manual and automatic).
• Venepuncture training.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for a full list of duties and details about the role.
****** IMPORTANT INFORMATION - PLEASE READ ******
Please note - we are unable to obtain a Certificate of Sponsorship (Work Permit) for this role.
This advert closes on Monday 13 Oct 2025