Healthcare Support Worker | University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Children's Emergency Department. We are looking for a motivated, enthusiastic and compassionate health care assistant to join our team. CED provides emergency and urgent care to children in and around Derby and surrounding areas from birth to 18 years. It consists of a Children's Emergency Department and Paediatric Observation Unit at Royal Derby Hospital.

You must be motivated and committed to the delivery of high quality care, and have the ability to communicate and work effectively with children of all ages and their families. You will be working within a multidisciplinary team to provide support to the children and families; ideally you will have previous experience working with children and/or previous experience in a health care setting.

There are 2 posts available: 34.5 hours Fixed term/Secondment for 9 months to cover Maternity Leave.

Our Health Care Assistants work as part of the multi-professional team caring for patients aged from 0-18 years and their parents/carers. Our Health Care Assistants:

• Promote and support registered staff with the physical health, comfort and wellbeing of babies/children/young people, including recording vital signs once competency completed.
• Provide support and supervision for patients attending with Mental Health needs, working alongside the registered staff to care for these patients recognising their individual needs.
• Escort patients to the ward to other departments within the hospital.
• Keep the department clean and tidy and support with keeping the area well stocked.
• Assist registered staff with the completion of minor injury treatments, venepuncture & cannulation.

Qualifications & Experience Required:

• Substantial recent/current experience of working in a healthcare setting.
• Care Certificate based on the standards set by NHS England, Skills for Care and Skills for Health. This must be gained by working in a vocational capacity (we will not accept an online care certificate).
• Be able to demonstrate a good standard of numeracy and literacy.
• NVQ Level 2/3 or Diploma in Health and clinical skills such as venepuncture are desirable.

Closing date of applications: 3 August 2026 (or as soon as sufficient applications received). Interview date: 1 September 2026.

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together. Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development.
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes.

Key Facts:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

UHDB is committed to fair and transparent recruitment. We welcome authentic applications that reflect your own skills, experience and motivations for the role. While we understand that candidates may use AI tools for grammar, formatting or accessibility purposes, applications that appear to be substantially AI-generated may be subject to additional review. If this applies to your submission, we will let you know and may ask for clarification. Please ensure your application accurately represents your experience and is written in your own words.

Important visa information: Due to UK Home Office immigration rule changes effective from 22 July 2025, applicants sponsored under Occupation Code 6131 (Nursing Auxiliaries and Assistants) may not be eligible to bring dependants under the Skilled Worker route if their Certificate of Sponsorship is issued on or after this date. Applicants are responsible for understanding how these rules apply to their individual circumstances. The Trust cannot provide immigration advice.