Healthcare Assistant - Tilney Ward | The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 29 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £24,937 - £26,598 pa pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 28 February 2026 |
| Location: | King's Lynn, PE30 4ET |
| Company: | Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7607202/426-131-26MG |
Summary
The Healthcare Support Worker (HCSW) is part of the multidisciplinary team delivering care to patients and service users.
To provide care and support to patients and service users with the appropriate supervision available from a Registered Nurse or registered Health Professional.
The Healthcare Support Worker carries out a range of patient care tasks and duties, while being mindful to cater for patient’s individual care needs. The Healthcare Support Worker will therefore enable the team to provide an effective and efficient service within a variety of settings.
You will act as a role model to deliver a high standard of care to promote the delivery of a patient-focused service as appropriately delegated by the Nursing team.
At all times, you will work in accordance with the principles governed by the Trust policies.
· Communicate effectively with patients, relatives and healthcare practitioners.
· Ensure patients nutritional needs are met through assisting in the preparation of patients prior to meals and beverages, providing help and assistance in feeding/drinking as necessary.
· Assist patients in gaining access to and in the use of appropriate toilet facilities. Measure and record body waste/fluid balance accurately.
· Assist patients in maintaining their personal hygiene, grooming and dressing needs with specific concern for their religious, cultural and personal preference, ensuring privacy and dignity at all times.
· Assist patients in their mobility requirements, help move and position appropriately to maximise their physical comfort, utilising equipment as directed by the multi professional team.
· Prepare individual patients and the environment to ensure effective movement and/or handling procedures.
**Please see attached Job Description for complete list of duties and responsibilities.
There’s never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH. We’re working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital to open in 2030 and we are also carrying out on one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we’ve ever undertaken.
Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond.
At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs.
We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as ‘Good’, and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships.
We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome. We love working here and think you will too.
For further information about this role please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification
This advert closes on Tuesday 10 Feb 2026