Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Paediatric Health Care Support Worker

The closing date is 06 April 2026

Job summary

Are you looking for a new challenge?Do you want to join a friendly welcoming team then the Paediatric team at Wexham is for you.

Healthcare Assistants are essential and valued team members that play a very important role in a patient's hospital journey. You will be working as part of a multi disciplinary team alongside Nurses, Therapists, Doctors, Discharge Coordinators and Administrators.

The aim is to deliver high quality care to patients in an inpatient setting.

When joining Frimley Health, we can offer you a supportive working environment as well as training and development to meet your needs. If you have an interest in providing exceptional patient care as well as developing your clinical knowledge and skills then please apply via this vacancy.

This vacancy is linked to a Level 2 Apprenticeship. This will support you to gain relevant knowledge, skills and experience that will help you achieve your potential in this role. Working alongside the Trust's experienced staff you will be supported to gain the apprenticeship qualification and functional skills in maths and English if required. This is a great opportunity to gain a national recognised qualification while you are working and earning, which will support you in both this role and in your future career at Frimley Health.

You will not be required to undertake an apprenticeship if you have previously completed a relevant apprenticeship, NVQ or similar qualification.

Main duties of the job

You will be primarily assisting the Nursing team with care of the patients.

In this role you can look forward to a career full of development opportunities and the support from an excellent team of healthcare professionals - working alongside a reliable and friendly team.

About us

Please note that this post is not eligible for sponsorship.

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Details

Date posted

30 March 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£25,768 a year Per Annum, Pro Rata incl. of HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

151-VG229

Job locations

Wexham Park

Wexham Street

Slough

SL2 4HL


Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the role responsibilities, please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification or give us a call.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the role responsibilities, please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification or give us a call.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE Maths and English Grade C/4 or above or equivalent
  • Ability to communicate clearly
  • Basic numeracy and literacy
  • Ability to follow clear instructions and feedback from staff
  • Ability to work with minimal supervision
  • We will expect your values and behaviours to mirror those of the Trust

Desirable

  • Care certificate completed

Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience of dealing with the general public

Desirable

  • Experience of manual handling
  • Experience in a healthcare setting
  • Experience on a hospital ward

Working pattern

Essential

  • Willingness to work full shift patterns, including early/late/night shifts and weekends and bank holidays

Desirable

  • To be flexible with working patterns
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE Maths and English Grade C/4 or above or equivalent
  • Ability to communicate clearly
  • Basic numeracy and literacy
  • Ability to follow clear instructions and feedback from staff
  • Ability to work with minimal supervision
  • We will expect your values and behaviours to mirror those of the Trust

Desirable

  • Care certificate completed

Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience of dealing with the general public

Desirable

  • Experience of manual handling
  • Experience in a healthcare setting
  • Experience on a hospital ward

Working pattern

Essential

  • Willingness to work full shift patterns, including early/late/night shifts and weekends and bank holidays

Desirable

  • To be flexible with working patterns

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Wexham Park

Wexham Street

Slough

SL2 4HL


Employer's website

https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Wexham Park

Wexham Street

Slough

SL2 4HL


Employer's website

https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Matron for Paediatrics

Emma Flynn

emma.flynn@nhs.net

03006154621

Details

Date posted

30 March 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£25,768 a year Per Annum, Pro Rata incl. of HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

151-VG229

Job locations

Wexham Park

Wexham Street

Slough

SL2 4HL


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