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Job Summary
Our Adult Emergency Department (ED) based at St Peter's Hospital in Chertsey is now recruiting for Band 3 Senior Health Care Support Workers
Job Summary
Our Adult Emergency Department (ED) based at St Peter's Hospital in Chertsey is now recruiting for Band 3 Senior Health Care Support Workers
Our ED is a very busy department seeing more than 110,000 people per year, it operates 24 hours per day serving a densely populated and diverse community.
The Department Is Divided Into 6 Sections:
* PIT stop (ambulance receiving)
* Urgent Treatment Centre - for minor injuries and illnesses
* Majors/High dependency
* Resuscitation - a 4 bedded area with dedicated stroke, cardiac, trauma and paediatric bays
* Same day Emergency Care and Clinical Decision Unit - for patients requiring more than 4 hours observation
Full time and part time posts (minimum of 23 hours) will be considered, shifts include long days, nights, weekends, and public holidays. Our Senior HCSWs will need the flexibility to cover varied shift patterns.
Essential criteria to be eligible and considered for this post is:
* Previous NHS experience as a health care support worker
* Having successfully achieved the Care Certificate
* Level 3 qualification
Successful candidates must also have good communication skills, competent IT skills, a valid right to work document (please note the Trust is not offering sponsorship for this post), and have a kind, caring and compassionate nature.
Remote Interviews will not be considered.
For further information, please contact
Main duties of the job
Our Healthcare Support Workers are at the heart of providing direct patient centred care, supporting the Registered Nurses and Nursing Associates as well as the wider Multi-Disciplinary Teams.
The role is varied, equally challenging and rewarding, where you will have the opportunity to really make a difference to the experience of our patients. The role includes
* Providing direct patient care including meeting hygiene, continence, nutrition, pressure area care and mobility needs
* Taking and recording patients' vital signs, identifying and escalating changes to a patient's condition
* Providing one to one observation for patients who present a high risk of harm and vulnerable patients
* Undertaking training and competencies related to the role such as undertaking ECGs, venepuncture and cannulation, POP training and competencies to be able to apply below elbow and leg back slab
* Escorting patients to different departments such as x-ray
* Transferring patients that need hospital admission to a ward, which includes management of patient's property
* Keep the department and equipment clean, tidy, and restocking equipment
* Training and supporting new and junior team members
About Us
Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.
Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.
We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.
Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at Ashford & St Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust with our strong commitment to staff health and wellbeing. We are committed to providing continuous professional development, staff benefits and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.
Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
Details
Date posted
06 August 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£26,240 to £27,928 a year per annum inc. HCAS pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
323-ACS7265-GK
Job locations
St. Peter's Hospital
Guildford Road
Chertsey
KT16 0PZ
Job Description
Job responsibilities
Working As a Senior Healthcare Support Worker In The Emergency Department Will Involve Carrying Out Assigned Tasks Involved With Direct Patient Care Whilst Maintaining The Privacy And Dignity Of Patients. This Will Be Whilst Demonstrating Excellent Care, Compassion And Communication, And In Support Of And Supervised By a Registered Nurse Or Nursing Associate, Incorporating:
* Continence Management
* Nutrition & Hydration
* Undertaking and recording of Vital Signs
* Moving & Handling of patients to support independence
* Infection Prevention and Control
* Safeguarding of adults and children.
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Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Level 2 English and Math
* Care Certificate in Acute Care
* Recognised level 3 qualification
Desirable
* Recognised level 3 Health and Social Care qualification
Essential
Other Requirements
* Ability to be flexible to meet the needs of the patients, the team, the service and the Trust. This could include shift work during a 7-day working pattern. If you are seeking part time or flexible please include number of hours or shifts you are able to work.
* Able to demonstrate that you are honest, reliable and trustworthy
* Residing in UK with a valid right to work documentation to work in UK.
Skills
Essential
* Effective communication
* Basic IT/computer skills
* Caring and Compassionate
* Empathy and understanding
Desirable
* Extended skills such as venepuncture, cannulation and undertaking ECGs
Experience
Essential
* Previous experience working as a health care support worker within the NHS for a minimum of six months
* Working as part of a team
Desirable
* Previous experience with urgent or acute care
* Previous experience training and supporting new staff
Knowledge
Essential
* Trust vision, values and behaviours and strategic objectives
* Understanding of the role of the Healthcare Support Worker in the hospital setting.
Person Specification
Essential
* Trust vision, values and behaviours and strategic objectives
* Understanding of the role of the Healthcare Support Worker in the hospital setting.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name
Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
St. Peter's Hospital
Guildford Road
Chertsey
KT16 0PZ
Employer's website
https://www.ashfordstpeters.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
St. Peter's Hospital
Guildford Road
Chertsey
KT16 0PZ
Employer's website
https://www.ashfordstpeters.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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Seniority level
* Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Employment type
Part-time
Job function
* Job function
Other
* Industries
Hospitals
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