Job Summary
We're excited to welcome two enthusiastic and caring Senior Health Care Support Workers to our Dermatology team--one full-time and one part-time (28 hours/week). You'll be an important part of our friendly multidisciplinary team, helping deliver excellent, patient-focused dermatology care. This role is a great chance to make a real difference to patients' lives while building your own skills.
Your work will include providing safe, compassionate care according to individual plans, supporting clinical procedures, preparing patients, and keeping the clinic environment clean and welcoming. You'll also help with recording and monitoring patient care.
We’re looking for someone with healthcare experience—ideally in dermatology, outpatient or theatre settings—who is caring, reliable, and a good communicator. You'll need to work well both under supervision and on your own.
We provide full training, a supportive induction, and help with gaining the Care Certificate if needed. There are also plenty of opportunities to learn and grow within the team.
If you'd like to find out more or arrange a visit, please contact Caroline Williams or Vanessa Madriaga on 01752 432188 or email / .
Main duties of the job
You will carry out a range of clinical duties with minimal supervision, ensuring safe and effective care delivery. You will participate in patient assessments, providing high-quality holistic care and promptly escalating any concerns about patients to other clinical staff. You will lead by example and supervise or support junior staff members, helping to improve and maintain high standards of care. Additionally, you will carry out a variety of delegated clinical duties relevant to the service, including running dressing clinics, caring for patients during and after surgery (intra‑ and post‑operative care), assisting with scrub work during procedures, and supporting skin cancer and patch testing clinics. This list is not exhaustive and other duties may be required as part of the role.
Please note that applications from temporary workers who have been engaged with the Trust for a minimum of 3 months are welcome.
About Us
We are a people business - where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care. The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION WILL BE ELECTRONIC, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT REGULARLY.
If you have any issues with applying online and need additional support including reasonable adjustments with the application process please contact the recruitment team on 01752 432100. We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants around less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles. Please contact the recruiting manager to discuss this prior to your application submission. We commit to giving this full consideration in each case. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles, as diversity strengthens our teams. It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.
Details
Posted: 09 December 2025
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 3
Salary: £24,937 to £26,598 a year (Per Annum)
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
Reference number: 216-AM-S7505000-B
Job locations: Rowan House, Deriford Hospital Grounds, UHP, Plymouth, PL6 8BQ
Job responsibilities
* Obtain consent prior to giving care in accordance with Trust policies.
* Work under the supervision of Registered Nurses to deliver a high standard of patient care in line with individual care plans. Competently undertake delegated duties, manage and prioritise own workload effectively, and contribute to safe, high-quality care by sharing knowledge and skills with other healthcare assistants to support team development.
* Ability to use your knowledge and experience to undertake non-routine duties and an understanding to take decisions within your area of responsibility.
* Carry out a range of clinical duties with minimal or no supervision, including but not limited to monitoring blood pressure, oxygen saturation, body temperature, pulse, respiration rate, and glucose levels. Collect specimens such as urine samples, skin scrapings, and wound swabs, ensuring all procedures are delivered to a high standard of patient care.
* Participate in patient assessment providing high quality holistic patient care and escalating concerns about patients to other clinical staff.
* Practice safe standards of care to patients following Trust guidelines and policies and be able to concentrate for periods throughout the day with occasional interruptions.
* Provide clinical care in accordance with the infection prevention and health and safety policies and procedures.
Person Specification
Essential
* Knowledge & Experience
o Demonstrable experience of providing care in a healthcare or social setting
o Be able to work as a member of a team
o Demonstrable experience of time management and prioritising work
o Understands and committed to a caring approach to patients & relatives
* Qualifications
o One of the following oLevel 3 (SCQF - 6): – City and Guilds, 3 oNVQ, 3 oBTEC National Diploma, Experience equivalent to the above qualifications
o Level 2 Functional skills in English and Maths, or equivalent
o Completion of accredited Level 3 Diploma in Healthcare Support (that maps to the Apprenticeship Standard for Senior Health Care Support Worker)
o Equivalent demonstrable experience
* Aptitude & Abilities
o Effective and appropriate communication skills both written and verbal
o Able to complete appropriate documentation accurately
o Demonstrate an awareness of healthcare work and policies and procedures
o Committed to providing high-quality patient care
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.
Employer details
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
Rowan House, Deriford Hospital Grounds, UHP, Plymouth, PL6 8BQ
Website: https://www.plymouthhospitals.nhs.uk/
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