Job summary
Our vision at Ashford & St Peter's is to provide an outstanding experience and outcomes for patients and staff.
Our Adult Inpatient Ward areas are now recruiting we have various opportunities based at St Peter's Hospital in Chertsey.
Full time and part time posts will be considered (and successful applicants must be able to work a minimum of 23 hours per week), shifts include long days, nights, weekends, and public holidays. Our HCSWs will need the flexibility to cover varied shift patterns over a 7-day period. Shift times are:-
* Long day 0715-2000
* Night shift 1930-0745
Experienced health care support workers and those that are new to a caring role are all welcome to apply. You must demonstrate within your application that you have good communication skills, have competent IT skills, and have a kind, caring and compassionate nature. Applicants must be able to demonstrate their suitability for and understanding of the role of health care support worker.
As a HCSW you will be a valued member of the team and can make a significant difference to people in your care.
The Trust offers onwards training for HCSWs including a four week induction programme, working towards the Care Certificate, Maths and English qualifications.
Interviews are taking place in person on Saturday 12th July 2025.
Please note the Trust is not offering sponsorship for this post.
For further information, please contact lisa.punter@nhs.net
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. This could be by supporting patients in their rehabilitation and recovery following an operation or a period of acute illness, caring for patients upon admission to hospital in a fast-paced environment supporting the medical and nursing teams or providing holistic and compassionate care for our more vulnerable patients or those at the end of their life.
The main aspects of this role are to provide fundamental care at the patient's bedside, delivering high quality hands on care, supporting patients with their personal care, mobilising and eating and drinking.
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, 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 staff cafes
* 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.
For more information about a career at ASPH please visit:
Job description
Job responsibilities
Working as a Healthcare Support Worker in a ward / department within the hospital setting.
Carry 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:
* Supporting patients with their continence needs.
* Meeting patients nutrition & hydration needs. Including serving meals and helping patients to eat.
* Supporting patients with their personal care
* Moving & Handling of patients to support independence
* Maintaining a clean environment and ensuring infection prevention and control
* Safeguarding of adults and children.
* Making beds.
* Supporting patients with communication.
See full job description for full details
Job description
Job responsibilities
Working as a Healthcare Support Worker in a ward / department within the hospital setting.
Carry 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:
* Supporting patients with their continence needs.
* Meeting patients nutrition & hydration needs. Including serving meals and helping patients to eat.
* Supporting patients with their personal care
* Moving & Handling of patients to support independence
* Maintaining a clean environment and ensuring infection prevention and control
* Safeguarding of adults and children.
* Making beds.
* Supporting patients with communication.
See full job description for full details
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Functional level of English and Math
Experience
Essential
* Customer service or experience working with people
* Working as part of a team
Desirable
* Previous experience as a health care support worker
Knowledge
Essential
* Understanding of the role of the Healthcare Support Worker in the hospital setting.
Desirable
* Trust vision, values, and behaviours
Skills
Essential
* Effective communication
* Basic IT/computer skills
* Caring and Compassionate
* Empathy and understanding
Other Requirements - Please provide a brief example of how you meet the following
Essential
* Are you able to work the shifts stated in the advert, otherwise what flexible working are you seeking?
* Are you residing in the UK with a valid right to work document?
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Functional level of English and Math
Experience
Essential
* Customer service or experience working with people
* Working as part of a team
Desirable
* Previous experience as a health care support worker
Knowledge
Essential
* Understanding of the role of the Healthcare Support Worker in the hospital setting.
Desirable
* Trust vision, values, and behaviours
Skills
Essential
* Effective communication
* Basic IT/computer skills
* Caring and Compassionate
* Empathy and understanding
Other Requirements - Please provide a brief example of how you meet the following
Essential
* Are you able to work the shifts stated in the advert, otherwise what flexible working are you seeking?
* Are you residing in the UK with a valid right to work document?
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
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