Senior Healthcare Support Worker

Our Breast Care Centre at North Bristol Trust are looking for a dynamic, ambitious and motivated Senior Healthcare Support Worker to join the team!

The Senior Healthcare Support Worker (SHCSW) is a core member of the team delivering direct care to patients and supporting registered practitioners to deliver high quality, compassionate health care to people in accordance with assessed needs and a care plan.

You will carry out a range of clinical and non-clinical healthcare, or therapeutic tasks, under the direct or indirect supervision of the registered healthcare practitioner, in accordance with the Trust values.

We strongly believe in outstanding patient care and want to attract like-minded people to help us maintain this supportive and enjoyable place to work. Every day will be different but you will enjoy working with supportive co
-workers, providing an efficient and caring service to our patients.

Please note, this role does not currently meet the minimum £25,000 salary threshold required for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship, effective from 9th April 2025. Although higher pay points may be available depending on relevant NHS experience, most new appointments commence at the lower band, which falls below this threshold.

It is likely that this advert will close early if we receive a high volume of applications.

The main duties of a healthcare professional working in a breast outpatient clinic typically include a mix of clinical, administrative and patient-supporting responsibilities. You will:

• Deliver high quality, compassionate and evidence based care to women attending the breast care clinic
• Support patients to meet personal care needs
• Managing and supporting patients on careflow
• Coordinate the clinics, answering telephone queries escalating appropriately
• Prepare and support patients for various breast procedures
• Prepare to remove wound drains and carry out basic wound dressings after training and assessment.
• Carry out procedures using the ANTT (Aseptic Non-Touch Technique)
• Provide Physical and Psychological support to the patients
• Demonstrate working within and communicating effectively to a wider multi-disciplinary team
• Plan and deliver safe and effective care to patients

North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building  are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.

North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.

Please refer to the job description attached for the full list of role responsibilities.

Nursing Care

1. Obtain consent prior to giving care in accordance with Trust policies.
2. Duties are delegated to you in line with care plans
3. Not all duties are routine, and you will need to use your knowledge, experience and understanding to take decisions within your area of responsibility
4. To carry out a range of clinical duties with minimal / no supervision, including for example, blood pressure monitoring, oxygen saturation levels, body temperature, pulse rate and respiration rate, glucose monitoring, collection and testing of urine samples / faecal samples / sputum samples and wound swabs ensuring delivery of high-quality patient care at all times. NB: this list is not exhaustive and will vary depending on area of work.
5. Participate in patient assessment providing high quality holistic patient care and escalating concerns about patients to other clinical staff
6. Practice safe standards of care to patients following Trust guidelines and policies and policies and be able to concentrate for periods throughout the day with occasional interruptions.
7. Provide clinical care in…