Healthcare Support Worker-C4 Head & Neck Ward & Ambulatory Care
| Posting date: | 16 March 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £24,937 - £26,598 Pa |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 15 April 2026 |
| Location: | Poole, BH15 2JB |
| Company: | Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7747612/153-SU05609 |
Summary
A Vacancy at University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust.
C4 Head and Neck Ward at Poole Hospital cares for elective and emergency ENT (ear, nose and throat) and maxillofacial patients. We are looking for an enthusiastic and compassionate individual who has an interest in caring for head and neck patients and would like to join our friendly, dynamic team.
The successful candidate will work with the nursing team providing care in both a ward and a clinic environment on the ward. They will also work in the two emergency treatment rooms (ambulatory care) and SDEC (same day emergency care), supporting the Advanced Nurse Practitioners and Clinicians. The post will include a role in the treatment rooms, ensuring stock and equipment is available to use, instruments are prepared, scopes are processed appropriately, clinic lists are managed, and patients admissions are completed. The role will also include advanced skills such as complex airway care (tracheostomies and laryngectomies), taking ECGs, cannulation, venepuncture, wound management, administrating enteral feeds, and providing patient training and education.
Training will be provided for the successful candidate and support will be given to work through required competencies.
This post is being advertised as a Band 3, however applicants that do not meet the required care certificate competencies will initially be employed as a Band 2. Applicants who hold a care certificate accreditation will start in post at Band 3. As part of the interview process you will be asked to complete a numeracy and literacy assessment.
Flexible working will be considered
Base Location: Poole Hospital with relocation to RBH in July 2026
Interview Date: 26 March 2026
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Please note: if this job requires you to have a DBS check to enable you to properly fulfil the requirements of the job, on appointment you will be required to repay the cost of obtaining a DBS check and this amount will be reclaimed from your salary.
UHD are investing, developing and transforming Trust services in line with the New Hospital Programme. As part of this, some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or permanently. Recruiting Managers will be happy to answer any service-specific questions at interview.
This service has a planned move from Poole site to Bournemouth site on 26th July 2026.
If a role or service relocates as part of a planned move, excess mileage will not be reimbursed. Travel from home to the new work base will be classed as a normal commute. Any other changes will be managed under Trust or national terms and conditions.
UHD has active networks including Women’s, BAME, Pride, EU, Pro Ability, and Armed Forces. We support Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant interview schemes.
AI tools may be used, but applications must honestly reflect your own skills and experience. Integrity is key to our recruitment process.
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
This advert closes on Monday 23 Mar 2026
C4 Head and Neck Ward at Poole Hospital cares for elective and emergency ENT (ear, nose and throat) and maxillofacial patients. We are looking for an enthusiastic and compassionate individual who has an interest in caring for head and neck patients and would like to join our friendly, dynamic team.
The successful candidate will work with the nursing team providing care in both a ward and a clinic environment on the ward. They will also work in the two emergency treatment rooms (ambulatory care) and SDEC (same day emergency care), supporting the Advanced Nurse Practitioners and Clinicians. The post will include a role in the treatment rooms, ensuring stock and equipment is available to use, instruments are prepared, scopes are processed appropriately, clinic lists are managed, and patients admissions are completed. The role will also include advanced skills such as complex airway care (tracheostomies and laryngectomies), taking ECGs, cannulation, venepuncture, wound management, administrating enteral feeds, and providing patient training and education.
Training will be provided for the successful candidate and support will be given to work through required competencies.
This post is being advertised as a Band 3, however applicants that do not meet the required care certificate competencies will initially be employed as a Band 2. Applicants who hold a care certificate accreditation will start in post at Band 3. As part of the interview process you will be asked to complete a numeracy and literacy assessment.
Flexible working will be considered
Base Location: Poole Hospital with relocation to RBH in July 2026
Interview Date: 26 March 2026
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Please note: if this job requires you to have a DBS check to enable you to properly fulfil the requirements of the job, on appointment you will be required to repay the cost of obtaining a DBS check and this amount will be reclaimed from your salary.
UHD are investing, developing and transforming Trust services in line with the New Hospital Programme. As part of this, some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or permanently. Recruiting Managers will be happy to answer any service-specific questions at interview.
This service has a planned move from Poole site to Bournemouth site on 26th July 2026.
If a role or service relocates as part of a planned move, excess mileage will not be reimbursed. Travel from home to the new work base will be classed as a normal commute. Any other changes will be managed under Trust or national terms and conditions.
UHD has active networks including Women’s, BAME, Pride, EU, Pro Ability, and Armed Forces. We support Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant interview schemes.
AI tools may be used, but applications must honestly reflect your own skills and experience. Integrity is key to our recruitment process.
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
This advert closes on Monday 23 Mar 2026
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