Job overview

Would you like the opportunity to join us as at Croydon Health services as a Band 3 Healthcare Support Worker - Higher Level?

Join Us as a Healthcare Support Worker – Make a Real Difference Every Day

Are you looking for a role that’s both rewarding and varied? As a Healthcare Support Worker, you’ll be at the heart of patient care, providing essential support with daily activities such as personal care, mobility, mealtimes, toileting, and vital observations including temperature, pulse, and respiration checks.

Your contribution will be key to helping patients recover and ensuring they receive the highest standard of care and compassion throughout their journey.

We know healthcare isn’t always easy. There will be challenging moments, fast-paced shifts, and times when you’ll deliver intimate personal care. But every day, you’ll make a meaningful impact and be part of a team that values your dedication and resilience.

We are unable to offer this job vacancy to candidates on Student Visas or do not have the right to work in the United Kingdom.

 Interview dates: Monday 10th & Wednesday 12th November 2025

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the job - Please see the job description

Details of the webinar

Date: Wednesday 5^th November

Time: 10:00 – 12:30

Microsoft Teams Detail: to be confirmed (you will be sent an email confirming this in due course)

Meeting ID: 339 953 524 532 6

Passcode: 5sY9GU3A

Areas of work / Shift times:

Emergency Department: 08:00 – 20:30 / 20:00 – 08:30

Clinical ward: 07:30 - 20:00 / 19:30 - 08:00

Note induction times for the first 2 weeks (Monday – Friday) are 08:00 – 16:00

Working for our organisation

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity.

Our main hospital site, Croydon University Hospital is one of the busiest in London. We’re also leading the way in providing more healthcare outside hospitals at clinics, specialist centres and in people’s homes. Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon.

Across the NHS everyone is working hard to meet growing demand and we’re no exception. But with the right people on board, we are rising to this challenge, putting our people in the driving seat, encouraging innovation and transforming our services to give local people the quality of care they deserve. Croydon Health Services puts a great deal of importance on education and training throughout the careers of all of our staff.

If you want the opportunity to have a real impact, challenge yourself and be part of an NHS Trust that’s making a real difference then a career at Croydon Health Services could be just what you’re looking for.

 

Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

If you decide to apply for this post, but do not hear back from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.

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