Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust
Health Care Support Worker
The closing date is 09 November 2025
This post will provide excellent grounding for any Healthcare Support Worker with a genuine interest Frailty care and its treatments, and could lead to a rewarding future in Scunthorpe general hospital. The post has to offer:
 * You will be based on Ward 16 at SGH
 * To assist and support members of the multi-professional team in order to provide a high standard of patient - cantered care; performing duties without the need for constant direct supervision.
 * Being part of a forward thinking, dynamic, supportive and friendly team
Main duties of the job
 * Assist the nursing team
 * Undertake Personal care on patients and assisting with ADL's
 * Support the families
 * Help with general cleanliness and upkeep of the ward
 * Support the medics with procedures
About us
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.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
Job responsibilities
A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.
Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.
Working for the Trust
Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.
Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds.
Person Specification
Education and qualification
 * Basic literacy/ numeracy skills preferably gained through secondary school education
 * Willingness to undertake training
 * NVQ/ QCF Level 2 in a health-related subject
Knowledge and experience
 * Detailed understanding of the role of a HCSW
 * Awareness of what is important to a patient
 * Experience in a care setting
Communication
 * Be able to work on own initiative
 * Works well with in a team
 * Demonstrates understanding of confidentiality
 * To be able to plan, assess, evaluate and implement patient care
 * Evidence showing clinical and professional development
 * Evidence emotional intelligence
Other requirements
 * High level of interpersonal skills
 * Demonstrate empathy and diplomacy
 * Flexible and reliable
 * Good time keeper
 * Ability to work from both hospital sites as required to meet the demands of the service
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 name
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust
£24,465 to £26,598 a yearper annum pro rata
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