Job summary
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Senior Health Care Support Worker
Outpatients Department, CCC Wirral.
30 Hrs Monday - Friday including Bank Holidays
Applications are welcome from flexible, enthusiastic and motivated individuals.
The role involves working collaboratively with registered nurses, clinicians and members of the Multi-Disciplinary Team within the Outpatient Department.
Outpatients currently support a wide variety of clinical teams and activities within the department including ECG, phlebotomy, PICC & Port access and care. This offers our staff a varied working day and daily learning opportunities.
Excellent communication skills are essential and phlebotomy experience is desired.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.
Main duties of the job
The senior health care support worker role involves the undertaking of clerical duties; providing hands-on care, assistance and emotional support to patients and their relatives; performing phlebotomy, PICC and Port access and care; observations, urinalysis, BM recording, ECG recording; preparing for clinics and maintaining high standards of documentation and record keeping.
Excellent communication skills and experience of working as a Band 3 health care support worker is essential.This role will be mostly based within the clinics in The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre Wirral, however there may be a requirement to work flexibly supporting our other Outpatient Clinics across our other sites (Liverpool, Aintree and Paddington) when necessary.
Please see attached job description for further details.
About us
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's leading cancer centres providing highly specialist cancer care to a population of 2.4m people across Cheshire and Merseyside, and the surrounding areas, including North Wales and the Isle of Man.
Our vision is to not only maintain this level of commitment to excellence but to work with our academic and healthcare partners across the region to ensure care, treatment and patient outcomes continuously improve in the future. We are very proud of all our expert and loyal staff and we welcome people who share the collective aim of delivering excellence in everything that we do.
Our values represent who we are and what we believe in. They define how we act to deliver the best possible care for our patients and shape The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre as a great place to work.
We are -
* Kind
* Empowered
* Responsible
* Inclusive
Details
Date posted
24 February 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum pro rota
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
OPDW
Job locations
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Wirral
Clatterbridge Road
Bebington
CH63 4JY
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details about this exciting role on offer at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details about this exciting role on offer at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre.
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
* Good general education/ Literacy & Numeracy or willing to work towards obtaining
* Working towards or prepared to work towards obtaining an apprenticeship in clinical healthcare.
* Holds National Care Certificate
Desirable
* Level 3 Senior Healthcare Support Worker
Knowledge
Essential
* Awareness and understanding of importance of confidentiality
* Accuracy and attention to detail
* Demonstrate interest in healthcare services
* Knowledge of Infection Control processes
* Knowledge of Safeguarding processes
* Caring / supportive attitude
Experience
Essential
* Experience working in a healthcare setting
* Experience of caring for patients
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
* Good general education/ Literacy & Numeracy or willing to work towards obtaining
* Working towards or prepared to work towards obtaining an apprenticeship in clinical healthcare.
* Holds National Care Certificate
Desirable
* Level 3 Senior Healthcare Support Worker
Knowledge
Essential
* Awareness and understanding of importance of confidentiality
* Accuracy and attention to detail
* Demonstrate interest in healthcare services
* Knowledge of Infection Control processes
* Knowledge of Safeguarding processes
* Caring / supportive attitude
Experience
Essential
* Experience working in a healthcare setting
* Experience of caring for patients
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
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHSFT
Address
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Wirral
Clatterbridge Road
Bebington
CH63 4JY
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Employer details
Employer name
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHSFT
Address
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Wirral
Clatterbridge Road
Bebington
CH63 4JY
Employer's website
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