Healthcare Support Workers (Rugby & UH Theatres & Cedar Ward, Rugby)
| Posting date: | 10 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | £24,465.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £24465.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 February 2026 |
| Location: | Coventry and Rugby, CV2 2DX |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9218-26-0169 |
Summary
You must have either a Level 2 BTEC Diploma or extended Diploma or equivalent qualification or have previous care experience or experience in a person-centred & public facing role. Please note - In line with the Education and Skills Act 2008, young people must remain in education or training until their 18th birthday. UHCW NHS Trust supports this through a range of apprenticeship opportunities, enabling you to earn while you learn within the NHS. If you are aged 1618, please consider applying via our Apprenticeship programmes Healthcare Support Worker (HCSW)-Band 2-£24,465 + enhancements. As a band 2 HCSW you must have previous experience of care or experience in working within a person-centred & public facing role or already hold a level 2 health and social care related qualification. Full and Part Time Posts available. The salary will be pro rata for part time staff. The Recruitment Centre: If your application is shortlisted, you will be invited to attend an Interview with nursing teams from Theatres & Trauma & orthopaedics If you are successful at interview, and there isnt a current vacancy that meets your needs, well keep in touch and update you as jobs arise. If we are unable to allocate you to your requirements your application will be withdrawn. Recruiting to Values: To ensure that we provide world-class patient care, UHCW recruits people that can demonstrate the Trusts Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it. Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trusts Values and Behaviours Framework and Values Based Recruitment Factsheet which can be accessed on the right side of this page under the job description. The Supporting Information Section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trusts Values and associated Behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour. Cedar Ward Hospital of St Cross, Rugby Supporting the Registered Nursing staff in providing assistance and personal care for patients at Rugby, St Cross Hospital part of University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire. We have vacancies within Trauma and Orthopaedics on Cedar Ward. Cedar Ward is 41 bedded ward that cares for patients undergoing elective orthopaedic and spinal surgery. Fourteen of our beds care for trauma patients who have commenced their inpatient journey at University Hospital in Coventry who are transferred to Rugby to continue their recovery. We also have a ten bedded area which is used for our day case hip and knee replacements. Cedar Ward is a busy dynamic ward where you will have plenty of opportunity to develop skills and become part of a friendly team delivering high standards of care. Theatres UHCW- Coventry & Hospital of St Cross, Rugby HCSWS in Theatres have an important role in making sure patients, who may be anxious about going into the operating theatre feel as calm and comfortable as possible, working with other members of the theatre team, including theatre nurses, anaesthetists, surgeons, operating department practitioners and administrative staff. For further details of the job role please see attached job description.