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Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Healthcare Support Worker- Oncology and d Palliative care

The closing date is 14 January 2026

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Job summary

We're looking for compassionate, motivated individuals to join our Palliative Care Ward 6 North as Healthcare Support Workers. This is a rewarding opportunity to play a vital role in caring for some of our most vulnerable patients and their families, many at the end of their lives, while working closely with our highly skilled cancer nurses and wider multidisciplinary team (MDT).

As a Healthcare Support Worker, you will support Registered Nurses in delivering the fundamentals of high-quality patient care. This includes helping with personal care, repositioning, and supporting patients with eating and drinking. You'll always work under the supervision of a Registered Nurse, and you'll receive comprehensive training, ongoing support, and competency-based development to help you thrive in this specialist environment.

Alongside direct patient care, you'll help maintain a safe and well-organised clinical area.

This role is central to the delivery of safe, compassionate care for cancer patients. Whether supporting someone suffering side effects of cancer treatments, symptoms of the disease itself, or end of life care, ensuring dignity and comfort, your contribution will truly matter.

If you're caring, committed, and eager to learn, we'd love to welcome you to our team.

Main duties of the job

  • Assist patients with activities of daily living when required, maintaining their privacy and dignity at all times.
  • Attend to patients' hygiene needs, including hair washing, washing/bathing, oral hygiene, dressing, toileting, and care of urinary catheters.
  • Promote continence and manage incontinence for patients where appropriate.Measure and record routine observations such as weight, blood pressure, temperature, pulse, respiratory rate, and pain scores.
  • Report any abnormalities and concerns to a Registered Nurse. When using the 'Early Warning Chart' documentation, report all triggers to a Registered Nurse.Measure, record, and report capillary blood glucose levels of patients when required.
  • Provide pressure area relief and assist with mobilisation of patients.
  • Recognise when patients are in pain or discomfort and report to the nurse in charge.
  • Assist with patients' fluid and dietary needs, including completion of menu cards, recording intake and output of fluids and solids, preparation for mealtimes, and assistance with eating when required.
  • Prepare and assist with clinical procedures.
  • Escort patients who are in a stable condition to other departments in the hospital for tests, investigations, and treatments.
  • Be sensitive and supportive to the needs of bereaved relatives and friends in the event of a patient's death.
  • Assist in carrying out last offices with a Registered Nurse.
  • Perform venepuncture/cannulation following appropriate training and assessment.

About us

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk tous at interview.

Details

Date posted

07 January 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£30,546 to £32,207 a year pa inclusive

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

290-SCCS-2120

Job locations

Charing Cross Hospital

Fulham Palace Road

London

W6 8RF


Job description

Job responsibilities

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 overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Job description

Job responsibilities

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 overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person Specification

Education/ qualifications

Essential

  • Adult Basic Skills Literacy L2, Numeracy L1

Desirable

  • Phlebotomy/ Venepuncture training

Experience

Essential

  • Demonstrate a clear insight into the role

Desirable

  • Up to date experience worked within a care setting as nursing assistant/ healthcare assistant

Skills/knowledge/ abilities

Essential

  • Good communication skills both oral and written
  • Good team working and interpersonal skills
  • Demonstrate ability to work on own initiative

Values and behaviours

Essential

  • Good customer care skills
  • Demonstrable ability to meet Trust values
Person Specification

Education/ qualifications

Essential

  • Adult Basic Skills Literacy L2, Numeracy L1

Desirable

  • Phlebotomy/ Venepuncture training

Experience

Essential

  • Demonstrate a clear insight into the role

Desirable

  • Up to date experience worked within a care setting as nursing assistant/ healthcare assistant

Skills/knowledge/ abilities

Essential

  • Good communication skills both oral and written
  • Good team working and interpersonal skills
  • Demonstrate ability to work on own initiative

Values and behaviours

Essential

  • Good customer care skills
  • Demonstrable ability to meet Trust values

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Charing Cross Hospital

Fulham Palace Road

London

W6 8RF


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Charing Cross Hospital

Fulham Palace Road

London

W6 8RF


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Ward Manager

Donna Bristow

donna.bristow1@nhs.net

02033110296

Details

Date posted

07 January 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£30,546 to £32,207 a year pa inclusive

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

290-SCCS-2120

Job locations

Charing Cross Hospital

Fulham Palace Road

London

W6 8RF


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