Assistant Healthcare Support Worker in Swindon

Join Our Team as a Healthcare Support Worker. At Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, we are an ambitious, forward-thinking organisation committed to delivering exceptional care to every patient, every day. We are looking for dedicated and enthusiastic Healthcare Support Workers to join the team. As a Healthcare Assistant, you will play a vital role in supporting our nursing teams and delivering compassionate, individualised patient care. This is a fast-paced, rewarding environment where your contribution matters.

What the Role Involves:

• Working a variety of shift patterns, including days, nights, weekends, and bank holidays
• Standard 12-hour shifts across most wards
• Supporting Team Leaders and Senior Sister/Charge Nurse in delivering high-quality care
• Enhancing patient experience through kindness, professionalism, and excellent communication
• Developing your skills across a range of specialties in a dynamic clinical environment

What You’ll Thrive In This Role If You Are:

• Motivated, enthusiastic, and eager to learn
• Able to work well under pressure with a friendly, professional approach
• Confident using your own initiative to solve problems
• Sensitive and compassionate when supporting patients and families
• Organised, adaptable, and ready for a challenge

Please note: Previous experience is required for applicants wishing to join the Bank.

Main Duties of the Job:

You will join a skilled and supportive team dedicated to delivering high-quality, individualised patient care. This role suits someone who brings energy, motivation, and a genuine passion for improving the patient experience. You will develop organisational skills, broaden clinical knowledge, and work across a variety of specialties.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Providing compassionate, person-centred care and communicating with kindness
• Supporting patients with personal care needs, including catheter care and continence management
• Assisting with nutrition and hydration to promote patient wellbeing
• Delivering effective pressure area care
• Collecting routine specimens safely and accurately
• Carrying out safe moving and handling practices
• Completing essential documentation such as food and fluid charts and outcome sheets
• Maintaining a clean, safe, and well-organised clinical environment
• Delivering care in line with risk assessments and individual care plans
• Ensuring clinical rooms are fully stocked with the correct forms and patient information
• Preparing medical notes to support the smooth running of clinics

We are proud to be one of the top NHS employers in the South West. We are committed to supporting your growth and development. Guided by our STAR Values, we offer training, guidance, and development opportunities at every stage of your career.

Please note: this role does not meet UK Visas and Immigration requirements for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship, so we are unable to sponsor applicants through this route. We welcome applications from candidates who can demonstrate their right to work in the UK or who qualify through alternative visa routes. All applications will be considered equally.

Person Specification:

• Essential: GCSE A*-D in English Language or equivalent
• GCSE A*-D in Mathematics or equivalent
• Able to demonstrate literacy and numeracy skills at interview assessment
• Evidence of ability to work as a member of a team
• Experience of time management and prioritising work

• Desirable: Level 2 in Health & Social care (NVQ, QCF, RQF)
• Level 2 NVQ in Healthcare Health & Social Care or Level 2 QCF Diploma in Clinical Healthcare support
• Prior experience of providing care in a healthcare or social setting

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires submission for Disclosure to the DBS to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.