St Peter's Hospital in Chertsey, Surrey is now recruiting for Senior HCSW - Band 3 across a variety of adult inpatient areas.
Full time and part time posts will be considered (successful applicants must be able to work a minimum of 23 hours per week), shifts include long days, nights, weekends, and public holidays. Our Senior HCSWs will need the flexibility to cover varied shift patterns.
Recent, continuous experience as a health care support worker employed directly with the NHS for a minimum of 6 months.
Having successfully achieved the Care Certificate within an NHS setting.
The Trust offers training, including a four-week induction programme and further development opportunities.
Interviews are taking place in person on Saturday 12th July 2025.
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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.
Providing direct patient care including meeting hygiene, continence, nutrition, pressure area care and mobility needs
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, and other competencies related to the specific department
Training and supporting new and junior team members
Supporting the registered nursing team in providing high quality pre and post operative care
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, 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 ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.
We are expanding our theatres at Ashford Hospital and moving towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures.
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
On-site Nurseries
On-site parking
Support in career development
Salary Sacrifice schemes including wage stream, lease cars, Cycle to Work schemes and home electronics
Adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
Working as a Senior Healthcare Support Worker 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:
Nutrition & Hydration
Moving & Handling of patients to support independence
Safeguarding of adults and children.
Working as a Senior Healthcare Support Worker 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:
Nutrition & Hydration
Moving & Handling of patients to support independence
Safeguarding of adults and children.
Functional level of English and Maths
Care Certificate in Acute Care achieved through the NHS
Level 3 Health and Social Care qualification
Previous experience working as a health care support worker within the NHS for a minimum of six months.
Previous experience training and supporting new staff
Understanding of the role of the Healthcare Support Worker in the hospital setting.
Ability to provide excellent patient centred care
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.
Functional level of English and Maths
Care Certificate in Acute Care achieved through the NHS
Level 3 Health and Social Care qualification
Previous experience working as a health care support worker within the NHS for a minimum of six months.
Previous experience training and supporting new staff
Understanding of the role of the Healthcare Support Worker in the hospital setting.
Ability to provide excellent patient centred care
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.
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.
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