Senior Healthcare Support Worker - Paediatric outpatients
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
Bristol, BS10 5NB
Salary
£25,760 to £27,476
Contract
Fixed-Term
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
17 September 2026
13 days left
Job description
Are you a dynamic, proactive and supportive individual passionate to work in Paediatric Outpatients? An exciting opportunity has become available for ...
Working as a Healthcare Support Worker, you will be involved with direct patient care whilst maintaining the privacy and dignity of patients. You will be working alongside a Registered Nurse to provide a high level of care whilst caring out the following roles:
- supporting children and their families
- assisting with the checking of equipment in the department
- perform height and weights and record accurately
- perform observations and escalate any concerns to a registered member of staff
- provide distraction during phlebotomy
- support the clinician to ensure their clinics run smoothly
- welcome people to the department and answer the telephone to ensure seamless running of the department
The person we appoint needs to be motivated and enjoy working as part of a team and strive to deliver a high quality of care at all times. As a candidate you should be able to demonstrate a commitment to professional development and continual learning.
Attached you will find the job description which outlines the main responsibilities and provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role.
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations,operatingfrom three main sites at Southmead, Bristol citycentreand Weston.
With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. 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 theSouth Westhas to offer.
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. 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. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.
Education/Training/Qualifications
Essential
- Level 3 Diploma in Healthcare or equivalent experience together with a Level 2 qualification
- Level 2 Functional Skills in Maths and English, GCSE or equivalent
- One of the following: Level 3 (SCQF - 6): - City and Guilds 3, NVQ 3, BTEC National Diploma, Experience equivalent to the above qualifications Level 2 Functional skills in English and Math's, or equivalent
Work Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within a team
- Experience of working as a healthcare assistant
Desirable
- Experience of working within paediatrics
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Understand the need for strict confidentiality
- Excellent communication skills
Personal Qualities/Special Circumstances
Essential
- To be committed to delivering compassionate care to patients and their families
- Proactive and enthusiastic
- Able to adjust to pressures of job and individual situations and prioritise workload effectively
- To work well as part of a team and to support other colleagues
- To be calm and approachable
- Willingness to undertake further development and training
- To have very good time-keeping and attendance record
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
3 September 2026
Last checked
4 September 2026
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