Overview
The Healthcare Support Worker will assist the registered nurse in the delivery of care to patients within the clinical area. The post holder will work under indirect supervision of the registered nurse and will undertake tasks and duties delegated to them, which are within the scope of this job description. They will work collaboratively within the clinical area to meet the needs of patients and their families, following Group policies and procedures.
The Healthcare Support Worker is a valued member of the multidisciplinary team promoting safe and quality care at all times.
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion. It is made up of two Trusts – Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) – and employs nearly 20,000 staff across five main hospital sites.
Responsibilities
The role is primarily to support the registered nurse to deliver safe, high‑quality patient care by undertaking essential hygiene tasks, pressure area care, support to patients with nutrition, hydration, mobility, incorporating prevention of falls and toileting.
* Essential hygiene tasks
* Pressure area care
* Support to patients with nutrition, hydration and mobility
* Incorporating prevention of falls
* Assisting with toileting
Flexible Working
As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work‑life balance for our employees. Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees. We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work‑life balance or a multi‑role career; if it works for you and works for the role, we will do our best to make it happen.
Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work‑life balance of colleagues.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of people’s age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well‑being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.
Data Protection and Discrimination
In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Recruitment & Workforce team will use and hold your personal data for the intended purpose and in line with the Recruitment & Workforce Privacy Statement.
“We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers.”
Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.
Additional Information
For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.
To learn more about The Humber Health Partnership and discover the unique benefits on offer to employees, view our latest videos, plus more, please visit our recruitment website: https://join.humberhealthpartnership.nhs.uk/.
Closing Date
This advert closes on Monday 10 Nov 2025.
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