Clinical Healthcare Support Worker - Acute Stroke Unit

Job summary

We're looking for kind, compassionate and motivated individuals to join our team at the RUH and play a vital role in supporting our nurses on the Acute Stroke Unit.

Acute Stroke Unit (ASU):Our Acute Stroke Unit is a fast-paced and rewarding environment where you will help deliver timely, evidence-based care to patients during the most critical early stages of their stroke journey. Working as part of a highly skilled multidisciplinary team, the unit provides rapid specialist assessment, hyperacute interventions and focused rehabilitation from the moment a patient arrives.

This is an excellent opportunity to develop your clinical skills, work closely with experienced professionals, and make a real difference to patients and their families at a crucial time.

If you are caring, proactive and ready to be part of a dedicated stroke team, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

Our Acute Stroke Unit (ASU) is a 31-bedded ward with a 4-bedded hyperacute bay, providing rapid specialist care for patients admitted from the Emergency Department and neighbouring hospitals. As a Clinical Healthcare Support Worker, you will be an essential and valued member of our nursing team.

This role requires flexibility, commitment and compassion, and offers a genuinely rewarding career where you can make a real difference to patients and their families during one of the most critical stages of their recovery.

No previous care experience? That's absolutely fine.What matters most is kindness, empathy and a genuine desire to help others. We will teach you everything you need to know.

You will receive a full induction and all the training required for the role, including the opportunity to work towards the Care Certificate if needed. Many of our Healthcare Support Workers go on to train as Registered Nurses through the apprenticeship route while working at the RUH, fully supported by our nursing teams.

As the hospital provides 24-hour care, you will work a combination of day and night shifts.

If you're caring, motivated and ready to start a meaningful career in healthcare, we'd love to welcome you to our team.

About us

Why Join Us?o Work as part of a friendly and collaborative team where your compassion, kindness, and hard work are recognised and appreciated.o Make a meaningful difference every day by providing hands-on care and support to patients and their families.o Enjoy opportunities for learning, development, and career progression.

At the RUH we're proud to put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone's contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks - celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We've even got a pool!