Senior Maternity Healthcare Support Worker

Overview

Royal London Hospital is looking to recruit a Healthcare Support Worker (HCA) Band 3 who will work at Barkantine Birth Centre at Royal London Hospital. This post is open to individuals who are both experienced Healthcare Support Workers and those new to care. Individuals that are new to care will receive support to complete the Band 3 competencies and progress into a Band 3 role within six months upon successful completion of all required competencies.

We are looking for compassionate and motivated individuals who are passionate about delivering high-quality, person‑centred care in a hospital setting.

• Patient observations (e.g., monitoring vital signs)
• Undertaking limited range of delegated duties (e.g. maternal and newborn basic observations, urinalysis and blood glucose monitoring, venepuncture and cannulation)
• Strong team working and communication skills are essential to ensure the comfort, wellbeing, and safety of our patients.
• Communicate clearly, effectively and appropriately with the multidisciplinary team, patients and their family/visitors/carers
• Respond appropriately to queries, take phone messages, and pass on written and verbal information to patients
• Provide basic information to patients, family/visitors/carers and colleagues
• Aware of the importance of accurate documentation and contribute to reports of patients' activity and progress, The post holder will be an integral part of the nursing team actively taking part in meeting the needs of patients and of the service in accordance with agreed standards under direct supervision of the registered nurse. The post holder will continue to develop essential competencies though training and practice to ensure safety and quality are the priority.

This post attracts individuals who are new to care. You will receive support to complete the Band 3 competencies and progress into a Band 3 role within 6 months upon successful completion of all required competencies; until then, you will be placed at a Band 2 salary.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers. The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world‑class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high‑performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm‑free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time.

It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together. We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.