Thinking about joining Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Trust as a Healthcare Support Worker (HCSW)?
Our Healthcare Support Workers are a vital and valued part of our workforce. You’d be joining an amazing team of Healthcare Support Workers assisting the Nursing Workforce to provide high quality patient care.
Role requirements:
- Minimum NVQ Level 2 in health-related subject or Care Certificate issued by an employer *
- GCSE English Level 9-2 (A - E) or equivalent
- Minimum of 12 months experience of working in a health care setting
- The Care Certificate standards define the knowledge, skills and behaviours expected of specific job roles in health and social care. The standards were updated in March 2025 to align with sector developments and the introduction of the Level 2 Adult Social Care Certificate qualification. There are now 16 standards which need to be competency assessed and signed off by an employer.
For full information see - Care Certificate Standards March 2025
Full time and part time positions available across our services dependant on service need.
Interviews will be conducted through a two stage process. Stage 1 will be qualification check during week commencing 15 June. Eligible applicants will progress to stage 2 a formal interview week commencing 22 June.
CHFT is an integrated Trust of 6,500+ colleagues providing hospital and community services to patients and communities across Calderdale and Kirklees. We are rated as ‘Good’ by the Care Quality Commission, are a top performing Trust for Elective Recovery, Emergency and Cancer Care and widely acknowledged as a national digital lead when it comes to caring for people across our local and regional systems.
Our people are at the core of everything we do, hence our commitment to One Culture of Care. Our focus is to care for and support each other in order to provide outstanding compassionate care to our patients. That is why we are looking for an inclusive collaborative, creative, innovative and compassionate leader to join us in this role.
Please see the job description and person specification below for full details about the role.
If you’re interested in applying or would like to learn more about working in our team, we’d be happy to hear from you. Please contact the vacancy lead listed in the “Further details / informal visits” section.
