Senior Healthcare Support Worker – BHOC D701
The closing date is 18 June 2026.
Are you an experienced HCSW looking for an exciting new role? Would you like to develop your skills in a busy Haematology and Oncology Department?
We are looking for an enthusiastic experienced Band 3 Senior Health-Care Support Worker (SHCSW) to join our innovative and dynamic team. We have 1 post for 37.5 hours per week and this is to work long days (07:00am – 19:30pm) and occasional weekends.
You will be supporting patients attending the Rapid Access and Same Day Emergency Care unit at the Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre (BHOC).
Our supportive team‑working culture will empower you to build professional relationships with your patients and team.
Working in BHOC is demanding and can be challenging and we are fortunate to have access to a comprehensive staff wellbeing support.
We encourage you to develop and broaden your knowledge, skills and experience by offering:
- Additional training courses
- Visiting other departments within Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre
- Shadowing of other staff
Main duties of the job
You will be working as a part of an award‑winning hospital and department alongside Doctors, Nurses, Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Allied Health Professionals and other professions.
A Senior Healthcare Support Worker will be expected to undertake a range of duties under the direction of Registered Nurses and will be required to report back on those delegated duties to a Registered Nurse. These duties with appropriate training include taking patient observations, venepuncture, venesections, ECGs, stocking up, personal care, supporting with mealtimes plus many more exciting tasks.
Full details are provided in the attached Job Description.
Person Specification
Please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy. The job description will outline the person specifications and full main duties of the job.
Qualifications and Training
- Level 3 (SCQF – 6): City and Guilds 3, NVQ 3, BTEC National Diploma, or experience equivalent to the above qualifications
- Level 2 Functional skills in English and Maths, or equivalent
- Completion of Level 3 Diploma in Healthcare Support (that maps to the Apprenticeship Standard for Senior Health Care Support Worker) or equivalent experience
Skills and Abilities
- Effective and appropriate communication skills both written and verbal
- Able to complete appropriate documentation accurately
- Demonstrate an awareness of healthcare work and policies and procedures
- Committed to providing high quality patient care
- Ability to work with minimum supervision to a high standard
- Ability and willingness to undertake appropriate training within given time frames
- Flexible and adaptable to change, able to work a range of shifts and moving across wards/unit dependent on clinical need
- Enthusiasm and commitment to working within the healthcare setting
- Able to meet the physical and developmental demands of the role
Knowledge and Experience
- Experience of providing care in a healthcare or social setting
- Be able to work as a member of a team
- Experience of time management and prioritising work
- Understands and committed to a caring approach to patients & relatives
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
About us
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward‑thinking multi‑award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world‑leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
£25,760 to £27,476 a year per annum, pro rata for part time roles.
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