University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

Healthcare Support Worker- Lytchett Ward

The closing date is 05 December 2025

Job summary

Are you looking for a Career in NHS? An exciting opportunity has arisen for Band 3 Healthcare Support Workers who are passionate about working in Older Person's medicine, to join the Lytchett Ward team within the Elderly Services Department at Poole hospital.

We can offer fully supported training in the HCA role in order to help fulfil your passion and deliver the best care to our patients, families and carers. Our patients deserve the best quality compassionate care that we can deliver and are looking for driven, enthusiastic, caring individuals to join our Team to deliver this promise.

The successful candidates will be compassionate, forward thinking and good team players.

This posts will require flexible and weekend working on a rota basis.

Please note we cannot offer sponsorship for this position.

INTERVIEW DATE:15th December 2025. Interviews are subject to completing and passing maths and literacy assessments.

Main duties of the job

To understand the role in m ore detail, please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached in this advert.

If you have any queries please email us atrecruitment@uhd.nhs.uk or call us on 0300 019 4426.

We look forward to hearing from you

About us

Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues. UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme. This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.

Please note if the role or service is relocated as part of a planned move, employees will not be eligible for excess mileage reimbursement. Travel from the postholder's home to the new work base will be considered a normal commute. Any other changes not related to this relocation will be managed according to the relevant Trust or National terms and conditions.

Details

Date posted

21 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,465 to £26,598 a year pa/pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

153-ME05216

Job locations

Poole Hospital

Longfleet Road

Dorset

BH15 2JB


Job description

Job responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert

Job description

Job responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Completion of a competency-based workbook or equivalent relevant experience to vocational level 3.
  • Good standard of numeracy and literacy

Experience

Essential

  • Ability to adapt and learn in a health care environment

Desirable

  • Previous experience of working within a care environment/NHS
  • Experience of working with the public

Technical Skills Competencies

Essential

  • Understanding of basic physiology e.g. normal vital signs, fluid balance, nutritional requirements etc
  • Ability to communicate clearly and effectively (to understand and be understood)
  • Ability to follow clear instruction and feed back to senior staff.
  • Ability to work as part of a team, as well as on own initiative.
  • IT literate

Desirable

  • Venepuncture and cannulation
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Completion of a competency-based workbook or equivalent relevant experience to vocational level 3.
  • Good standard of numeracy and literacy

Experience

Essential

  • Ability to adapt and learn in a health care environment

Desirable

  • Previous experience of working within a care environment/NHS
  • Experience of working with the public

Technical Skills Competencies

Essential

  • Understanding of basic physiology e.g. normal vital signs, fluid balance, nutritional requirements etc
  • Ability to communicate clearly and effectively (to understand and be understood)
  • Ability to follow clear instruction and feed back to senior staff.
  • Ability to work as part of a team, as well as on own initiative.
  • IT literate

Desirable

  • Venepuncture and cannulation

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

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Poole Hospital

Longfleet Road

Dorset

BH15 2JB


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Poole Hospital

Longfleet Road

Dorset

BH15 2JB


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Ward Sister

Lara Walker

lara.walker@nhs.net

03000192946

Details

Date posted

21 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,465 to £26,598 a year pa/pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

153-ME05216

Job locations

Poole Hospital

Longfleet Road

Dorset

BH15 2JB


Supporting documents

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