Senior Healthcare Support Worker; Paediatric Assessment Unit

Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 05 November 2026

Are you passionate about people and looking to continue your career in healthcare? Or as you have some healthcare experience you are keen to join an innovative and dynamic NHS Trust thats really going places? Join us as a Senior Healthcare Support Worker (SHCSW), get paid while you continue to learn and develop your career with the Royal Devon.

Every day, you will make a huge difference to the lives of the people we care for, delivering a high standard of care alongside your colleagues. Providing personal care, promoting nutritional needs, and assisting in the recovery and recuperation of patients on their journey to better health are just some aspects of this essential role.

For more detail about the main duties of this role, please see the job description section below. As a key member of the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, you will be joining an exceptional team working together to help our patients to stay healthy, when they need it most.

Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than 615,000 people, cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford).

Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within peoples own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).

Our state-of-the‑art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world‑class care to our local communities.

Its never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as youll help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.

For more information on the Job Description and Responsibilities please click the link below.

More detail about the role

The post holder will be responsible for assisting the Registered Nursing team in the assessment and delivery of care for Children and Young People (CYP) on our Paediatric Assessment Unit. They are expected to carry out patient care under the supervision of a Registered Nurse.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a number of Healthcare Support Workers (HCSWs) Band 3 to work within the Paediatric Assessment Unit (PAU). PAU is set within the co located Paediatric Emergency Department and is a busy unit accepting GP referrals and referrals from the Emergency Department. This is a permanent position. Whilst your role will be predominately based within the PAU, there will be an expectation that you will work flexibility to support our inpatient ward (Bramble Ward) and our paediatric outpatients department when required.

To ensure you are well supported in this role, our paediatric service offers bespoke HCSW training days, mandatory study days and other training opportunities including mental health study sessions. You will also be supported through our band 6 led peer support groups.

The role will involve working on the PAU as part of the Nursing Team, having allocated patients (under the supervision of…