Healthcare Support Worker

Posting date:	05 February 2026
Salary:	£24,937.00 to £26,598.00 per year
Additional salary information:	£24937.00 - £26598.00 a year
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	19 February 2026
Location:	Torquay, TQ2 7AA
Company:	NHS Jobs
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	C9388-26-0115

Summary

Provide direct patient centred care in accordance with patient needs and in line with Trust policies, this may include providing personal care, such as washing and dressing patients, as needed, whilst promoting independence; oral care and supporting with toileting and continence needs Establish and maintain good interpersonal skills, providing and receiving factual and accurate information and to overcome communication barriers using other methods, such as visual prompts, reassurance, empathy, persuasion Undertake training in order to perform high quality clinical interventions effectively and remain competent to practice these interventions, such as clinical observations, blood glucose monitoring, urinalysis, venepuncture, removal or urinary catheter, insertion and removal of peripheral cannulas, perform ECG, calculation of BMI, all following assessment and completion of clinical competency. This is not an exhaustive list, and other clinical interventions may be required dependant on the area of practice Assess a persons clinical condition, within the individuals scope ofcompetence using tools such as, NEWS2 parameters, pain assessment tool, non-verbal signs of deterioration and know how to urgently escalate concerns appropriately Work independently or as part of a team to plan your own workload, prioritising the clinical needs of the patients in your care Undertake a range of clinical interventions and todemonstrate accurate physical skills, with the use of relevant equipment,obtained through training and practice, physiological observation monitoring,venepuncture, removal of urethral catheters, peripheral cannulation insertion and removal, urinalysis, blood glucose monitoring, swab taking inclusive of MRSA, Covid, wound swabbing, simple wound dressings, ECG, placing cardiac monitoring, spirometry, bladder scanning Assist a patient at risk of harm, such as pressure damage, and risk of falls by following the risk assessment and individualised care plan, they will also be expected to report any changes in condition that may impact the patient, via our Trust incident reporting system Adhere to trust policies and standard operating procedures in relation to all aspects of practice. To know how to access the most up to date policies and adhere to them in line with Trust requirements Promote independence with mobility and to maintain current function and support individuals to return to baseline function when there has been a change Act on own initiative delivering patient care and demonstrate Trust values in all areas of work and to conduct yourself in a professional and appropriate manner Prevention of adverse effects on health and wellbeing. Support patients with activities to keep them active and mentally engaged and stimulated, such as the role of an activities co-ordinator Work within your own capabilities and demonstrate a personal duty of care, using any resources, valuables, ordering clinical supplies, when using any equipment such as hoists, examination trollies and wheelchairs Provide support and supervision to new or less experienced staff bydemonstrating and teaching safe practice and explaining supplementary tasks which need completing in the clinical areas, such as daily cleaning ofenvironment and equipment, quality control checks on equipment, audits or other works to maintain standards, stocking of equipment, organising the clinical environment Accurately record information, such as physiological observations andunderstand the importance of accurate and complete documentation, recording clearly and accurately all aspects of care given to the individual in relevant documents, such as risk assessments, care plans, comfort rounds, fluid and food charts, blood glucose monitoring Promote nutritional intake of food and fluids, this may require assisting with feeding or completion of menus, preparing for mealtimes, such as positioning and hand washing and maintaining clear and accurate records of intake, such as Food and Fluid charts Act as the patients advocate in safeguarding patients from harm using the patients information, such as falls prevention and pressure damage prevention Act accordingly if concerned or made aware of any incidents/concerns or harm such as safeguarding concerns, reporting incidents using the incident reporting system