Healthcare Support Worker
Barts Health NHS Trust
London, EC1A 7BEView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£31,554 to £33,270
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
8 October 2026
7 days leftJob description
St. Bartholomew's Hospital is looking to recruit a Healthcare Support Worker (HCA) to work in Cardiac Surgical Ward (Ward 4B). This post is open to bo...
The post holder will be an integral part of the nursing team actively taking part in meeting the needs of patients and of the service in accordance with agreed standards under direct supervision of the registered nurse. The post holder will continue to develop essential competencies though training and practice to ensure safety and quality are the priority.
As part of the recruitment process for this post, candidates will be required to complete an online literacy and numeracy test and only if they pass this, will they be invited to a formal interview.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Qualifications
Essential
- Completion of Care Certificate or equivalent.
- Basic literacy and numeracy skills (English and Math's GCSEs or equivalent.)
- Evidence of ongoing personal development.
Desirable: - Level 2 support worker Apprenticeship
Experience
Essential: - Demonstrable experience of working in a clinical healthcare setting.; - Experience of dealing with the public.
Skills
Essential
- Evidence of providing high quality care.
- To be aware of incident reporting systems and escalation processes.
- Evidence of effective interpersonal skills.
- Evidence of good organizational skills.
- Self-motivated to work under minimal direct supervision.
- Ability to work as part of a team.
- Good communication skills, written and verbal.
- Basic keyboard/ computer skills (e.g. ability to enter patient data onto computer records).
- Contributes to updating patient records
- To always protect and maintain patient confidentiality and follow information governance policies and procedures.
Desirable
- Prepared to undertake further training to develop the necessary competencies and skills.
- Depending on specific service arrangements, to supervise and train more junior staff.
Knowledge
Essential
- Awareness of health and safety at work. e.g: manual handling skills, infection control measures.
- Ability to collect and exchange factual information and data to the multidisciplinary team and ensure data accuracy.
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
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First seen
24 September 2026
Last checked
24 September 2026
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