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Trainee Healthcare Support Worker

The closing date is 12 April 2026

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Job summary

Open the door to your NHS career today. Discover how you can earn while you learn.

Join our Healthcare Support Worker development (HCSWD) programme, where you will learn on the job atLymington New Forest HospitalunderHampshire & Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust over a6-monthperiod.

Pay Rates:

Days: £12.21,Saturdays/Nights: £17.22,Sunday/Bank Hols: £22.34

If youre successful, youll be invited to an interview and assessment day(TBC), followed by unpaid classroom training (27th April to 30th April 2026), an induction week before you start and PMVA (Prevention and Management of Violence and Aggression) training at the beginning of the programme.

Main duties of the job

Why might this job interest you?

During your placement, youll work towards achieving the widely recognised Care Certificate with the training you need to become a Healthcare Support Worker(HCSW). Also known as Healthcare Assistant (HCA). Throughout, youll have supportive supervision from your mentor/Ward Manager.

Once youve graduated as a HCSW, you can progress your career by accessing further training. This career path may lead to potential roles such as Senior Healthcare Assistant to Assistant Practitioner or Nursing Associate, enabling further career avenues such as a Nurse or Midwife.

About us

Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.

Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges

Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave

Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want

Details

Date posted

02 April 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£12.21 to £22.34 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

M0042-MK-020426

Job locations

Lymington New Forest Hospital

Wellworthy Road

Lymington

Hampshire

SO41 8QD


Job description

Job responsibilities

Where will you be working?

Lymington New Forest Hospitalis a modern community hospital in Hampshire, offering a wide range of services including inpatient care, stroke rehabilitation, a Community Diagnostic Centre (with CT, MRI, X ray and endoscopy), outpatient clinics, day surgery and an Urgent Treatment Centre.

Benefits of joining

By joining, you can receive some exciting benefits:

  • Career Progression Achieve a Care Certificate and begin your journey with the NHS.
  • Weekly pay Work this week, get paid next week.
  • Paid annual leave Build holiday allowance.
  • Provide patient care Provide care, safety, and welfare for patients.
  • Join the NHS family Become part of a healthcare team.
  • Dedicated training and supervised shifts Support from your ward / area and skilled mentors.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Where will you be working?

Lymington New Forest Hospitalis a modern community hospital in Hampshire, offering a wide range of services including inpatient care, stroke rehabilitation, a Community Diagnostic Centre (with CT, MRI, X ray and endoscopy), outpatient clinics, day surgery and an Urgent Treatment Centre.

Benefits of joining

By joining, you can receive some exciting benefits:

  • Career Progression Achieve a Care Certificate and begin your journey with the NHS.
  • Weekly pay Work this week, get paid next week.
  • Paid annual leave Build holiday allowance.
  • Provide patient care Provide care, safety, and welfare for patients.
  • Join the NHS family Become part of a healthcare team.
  • Dedicated training and supervised shifts Support from your ward / area and skilled mentors.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • What youll need:
  • As an entry level role, you do not need any previous healthcare experience.
  • A passion for care as well as following the six enduring values that underpin compassion in practice. The 6Cs are defined as: Care, Compassion, Competence, Communication, Courage, and Commitment.
  • To be over the age of 18 or turning 18 before placement.
  • Able to work at least 30 hours a week across earlies, lates and nights during the programme.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • What youll need:
  • As an entry level role, you do not need any previous healthcare experience.
  • A passion for care as well as following the six enduring values that underpin compassion in practice. The 6Cs are defined as: Care, Compassion, Competence, Communication, Courage, and Commitment.
  • To be over the age of 18 or turning 18 before placement.
  • Able to work at least 30 hours a week across earlies, lates and nights during the programme.

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

NHS Professionals Limited

Address

Lymington New Forest Hospital

Wellworthy Road

Lymington

Hampshire

SO41 8QD


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

NHS Professionals Limited

Address

Lymington New Forest Hospital

Wellworthy Road

Lymington

Hampshire

SO41 8QD


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

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Details

Date posted

02 April 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£12.21 to £22.34 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

M0042-MK-020426

Job locations

Lymington New Forest Hospital

Wellworthy Road

Lymington

Hampshire

SO41 8QD


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