Join Our Medical Teams as a Healthcare Support Worker
We currently have opportunities in are OPU, OPAU, Dermatology and Cardiology teams – please specify on your application which would be your preference.
We’re expanding our surgical ward teams and are looking for kind, caring and motivated individuals to join us as Clinical Healthcare Support Workers. If you love helping others, enjoy working as part of a team, and bring a positive, can‑do attitude to every shift, we’d be excited to hear from you.
About the Role
As a Clinical Healthcare Support Worker in surgery, you’ll play a vital role in supporting our nursing teams to deliver outstanding patient care. Every day is different, and your work will have a direct impact on the experience of patients with a range of conditions. Compassion, flexibility and teamwork are at the heart of this role—and in return, you’ll be welcomed into a friendly, supportive environment where you can grow and thrive.
Training & Development
Whether you’re new to healthcare or looking to build on existing experience, we’ll support you every step of the way. You’ll begin with our “New to Care” induction programme, designed to help you settle into life at the Royal United Hospitals Bath. You’ll learn the essential skills needed for the role and work towards the Care Certificate (unless you have already completed it).
Who We’re Looking For
Caring, compassionate and patient‑focused
A great team player with a positive attitude
Eager to learn and develop new skills
Motivated to build a meaningful career in healthcare
Healthcare Support Worker (HCSW) is a key member of the ward team, delivering high‑quality, compassionate care to adults. Working under the supervision of registered healthcare professionals, you will provide personal care, assist with clinical tasks, support patient monitoring, and help maintain a safe, effective ward environment.
This is a busy role so you will be working together with your team to balance different tasks that often change. Your daily duties will be varied to include:
- blood pressure monitoring
- oxygen saturation levels
- body temperature
- pulse rate and respiration rate
- glucose monitoring,
- collection and testing of urine, faecal and sputum samples
- wound swabs
- recording your actions accurately in patient notes
Working as part of a team and on your own, you will draw from your knowledge, skills and experience.
We are passionate about patient experience. We know that some people find coming into hospital difficult.
Adapting how you communicate to meet the needs of patients, relatives, carers as well as colleagues with kindness and compassion is fundamental to how we work together. You will take care in handling patient and Trust property and may need to order supplies and restock.
You will help to support, train and welcome new colleagues, students and others to your area of work.
There will be opportunities to develop your knowledge and skills, specific to your needs and area of work.
We are proud to be part of BSW Hospitals Group - a formal partnership between the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. With a combined workforce of over 17, 600 colleagues, and budget of 1.6 billion the Group is united by a common purpose to deliver the best possible care to over 1 million people.
We are creating a health and care system that works with the people we care for, reducing the differences people currently face in access, experience and outcomes, improving the experience of our colleagues and tackling shared challenges like sustainability and finances. Every improvement we make across our Group will be guided by what creates the greatest benefit for our colleagues, our patients, our communities and our partners.
By working together, we make a real difference for our patients, each other, and our community. Every role matters in delivering the exceptional, person‑centred care we’re proud of.
We’re committed to a compassionate, inclusive culture where kindness is championed, differences are valued, and diversity makes us stronger.
We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential. We prioritise staff wellbeing – and yes, we even have a pool!
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Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.
