A Vacancy at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
We are looking for individuals who, like us, believe our values Together – Safe Kind Excellent are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. Whether you are an experienced Healthcare Support Worker or just starting out in care, if you are caring, compassionate and looking for a new challenge, then we have a role for you to take the next steps in your healthcare career.
You will be recruited at Band 2 if you have not yet completed CUH HCSW induction which includes completion of the Care Certificate and Competencies. Once completed you will move up to Band 3. If you are currently working in a support worker role and have therefore completed these, you will be recruited as Band 3.
Please note you will be required to undertake a Functional Skills Test as part of your interview assessment. You will need to pass this in order to proceed to a Conditional Offer. This is applicable if you are not currently working as a Support worker at CUH.
Further development opportunities for you
* Completion of the National Care Certificate
* Skills development
* Access to Functional skills in English and maths training to enhance knowledge and confidence in literacy and numeracy and English for speakers of other languages (ESOL)
* All new staff will receive further details about development routes on their induction programme
As a Healthcare Support Worker you will assist the Registered Nurses in the delivery of care to our patients, you will work as part of a team ensuring our patients are cared for in a Kind, Safe and Excellent way, ensuring they are treated with dignity at all times.
About the Role
The role is varied, equally challenging and rewarding. You will have the opportunity to really make a difference to the experience of patients. Full time and part time posts will be considered, and shifts include long days, nights, weekends, and public holidays. Our HCSW's will need the flexibility to cover varied shift patterns.
Responsibilities
* Support to serve meals to patients
* Provide personal care to patients
* Take observations such as blood pressure measurements, pulse, urinalysis and temperature.
* Support patients with moving in their clinical area
* All other clinical duties as required
Come Nurse with us…
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the country. It comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital. We provide accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge and regional and national specialist services. It’s a great place to nurse, work and live.
You will work on a vibrant hospital campus with a friendly community feel; we have excellent facilities to practice your skills and abilities to support your career pathway and development. Our values of Together – Safe, Kind, Excellent support the delivery of outstanding care. We have a fully electronic patient record system that is improving health-care quality; this is transforming services, improving patient safety and clinical outcomes.
Why choose Cambridge University Hospitals?
* Our values and reputation for outstanding care
* Opportunities to experience a range of specialities
* Career and development opportunities
* Preceptorship and mentoring programmes delivered by a dedicated clinical education support team
* Research experience and opportunities
* Lovely location and quality of life
CUH offers a comprehensive four week clinical support staff induction programme and support to achieve the National Care Certificate. This will equip you to find your feet within the organisation and quickly feel like a valued member of the clinical team/s. Please note it is mandatory to attend every day of the induction programme.
We are currently recruiting for a wide variety of adult wards. Please note ward allocations will be offered based upon current vacancies within the trust.
If successful you will be added to a centralised pool for 6 months. During this time a ward or clinic allocation will be sourced for you. Please note after 6 months you will be removed and subsequently withdrawn if an allocation cannot be confirmed for you.
As per Home Office guidelines, please be aware that, unfortunately, the Trust is unable to offer sponsorship for this particular position.
In addition due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have either applied for a Graduate visa or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment.
This Vacancy will close Midnight 11th January 2026.
Benefits
* We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel.
* For further details of our fantastic benefits please refer to the attachment below - CUH Benefits.
* Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases alternative working hours will be considered.
* Stagecoach is currently offering free bus travel between the Babraham and Trumpington Park and Ride sites and CUH. In addition to that there are further discounts available for NHS and CUH staff.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
This advert closes on Sunday 11 Jan 2026.
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