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Health Care Support Worker
Grade
Band 2
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
37.5 hours per week (Early, Late and Night shifts)
Job ref
229-IC-6341817-K
Employer
Wye Valley NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Bromyard Community Hospital, WVT
Town
Bromyard
Salary
£24,169 pa pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
28/08/2025 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Health Care Support Worker - Bromyard (RA)

Band 2

 

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Job overview

We are looking for a Health Care Support Worker to join our nursing team at Bromyard Community Hospital.

We are an 18-bedded Community Hospital, nestled within the stunning Herefordshire countryside.  It is a busy, but calm and well-managed environment, with lovely facilities and beautiful grounds.

Everyone within the Bromyard Community Hospital team is valued.  Staff are encouraged to come forward with their ideas and we pride ourselves on the professional yet caring relationship that exists here. 

Working for the NHS leads to lots opportunities for training and career progression and has excellent terms and conditions. 

If you are someone who cares about others and enjoys being part of a team, we would love to hear from you.

For an informal chat about the role, please contact either Joanne Gleeson or Sandra Mahner on 01885 485700

Main duties of the job

To work under the direct / indirect supervision of and in support of the registered nurse, carrying out delegated nursing and non-nursing duties to promote all aspects of patient centered care

Working for our organisation

Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.

We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we’d want for our family and friends.

More than 3,500 people work for the Trust – they tell us it’s a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.

We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: “The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential.”

Our values - Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time…all the time.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To view role requirements and role responsibilities in full, please view ‘supporting documents’ linked to this vacancy.

 

Person specification

Education & Qualifications

Desirable criteria
  • A minimum Maths and English GCSE grades 3 – 9 or grades A,B,C,D or equivalent Functional Skills qualifications
  • Willingness to undertake the Maths and English Functional Skills qualifications
  • Diploma level 2/3 in Health & Social Care
  • Willingness to work towards Apprenticeship level 2/3 in Health & Social Care

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

Essential criteria
  • Ability to communicate effectively in English, verbally and in writing
Desirable criteria
  • Demonstrate knowledge of roles and responsibilities within clinical setting
  • Knowledge of administrative and demonstrable organisation skills
  • Keyboard skills

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Working with people

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Trust IDApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyMenopause Friendly EmployerAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Mindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employercorporate covenantNHS Rainbow badge

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Joanne Gleeson
Job title
Ward Manager/CH Sister
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01885 485702
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