Trainee Senior Healthcare Support Worker- Nov - Adults

Role Description

Working as a TSHCSW on adult inpatient wards or outpatient departments you will be involved with direct patient care while maintaining privacy and dignity of patients. You will work alongside a registered nurse to provide essential nursing care for adult patients. You will help patients (both male and female) with daily living tasks including washing and toileting (hygiene & continence) and help with meals (nutrition).

Key Responsibilities

• Help with mobility needs and provide pressure area care.
• Provide patients and their families with emotional support.
• Undertake one‑to‑one observation for patients at high risk due to their clinical condition.
• Help maintain a clean and safe ward environment to prevent infection and falls.
• As a trainee senior healthcare worker, receive training to take and record vital signs, identify and elevate changes in patient condition to the registered nurse.
• Maintain additional clinical skills such as ECGs, venepuncture, simple dressings as required.

About the Trust

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 15,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England.

UHBW has been rated by the CQC as \’Good\’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward‑thinking multi‑award‑winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world‑leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston; join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone\’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal‑opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them.

Recruitment Focus

We are looking for enthusiastic, compassionate, and hard‑working individuals that also believe in our Trust Values, \’Supportive, Respectful, Innovative & Collaborative\’.

Position Details

University Hospital Bristol and Weston are looking for Band 2 Trainee Senior Healthcare Support Workers (TSHCSW) in a variety of Wards and Outpatients opportunities. We developed the TSHCSW role to provide an entry point on the nursing apprentice career pathway. You will initially be employed as a Band 2 Health Care Support Worker and receive in‑house training to gain the skills and competencies to allow you to progress into a SHCSW role, Band 3.

In this role you will gain valuable insight into working within an acute hospital environment and provide a strong foundation for a career in healthcare. You will be required to be fully flexible across all shift patterns, including weekdays, weekends, nights and bank holidays. 23 hours per week is the minimum for a part‑time role.

Previous healthcare experience is not required, but enthusiasm and commitment to learn is essential. Good academic qualifications are required for this role, please see job description.

Short‑listed candidates will be invited to an assessment centre on Wed 26th Nov.

Locations

• Outpatients (Mon – Fri, days only)
• Wards (24‑7 shift patterns)

Note: this role does not currently meet the salary requirement for certificate of sponsorship.