Healthcare Assistant - Surgery in Worcester inWorcester PUBLISHED THU 6 NOV 2025 Jump to job information section
Band 3: £24,937 to £26,598 a year
PERMANENT
Job description
Job summary
Do you believe you can provide high standards of care, with compassion, empathy, respect and dignity?We will provide you with the skills and training to provide this to our patientsYou could be new to careor an
Experience
d care worker...we are keen to talk to you about opportunities here as HCA on inpatient wards supporting our registered nursing staff.We provide care 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, so you will need to have the flexibility to work days, weekend and night shifts.We have opportunities across our Medical and Surgical areas at Worcestershire Royal Hospital, Worcester such as:Surgical Division includes sub-specialties of Trauma, Orthopaedics, Emergency and Elective Surgery, Urology and Gynaecology.If you are offered a position, we will apply for references covering the past three consecutive years of employment and/or training. Applicants should provide a full employment and training history, explaining any gaps or discrepancies. Unexplained periods will be explored during the interview and pre-employment checking process. Please note that any misleading or inaccurate information may result in the withdrawal of a conditional offer.
Main duties of the job
Your role as a Health Care Assistant (HCA) is to work alongside registered nurse as part of the ward or department team to provide care to patients.The types of duties include: washing and dressing patients, serving patients meals, assisting with feeding patients when necessary, helping people to mobilise, assisting patients with toileting, bed-making, generally assisting with patients' overall comfort, monitoring patients' conditions by taking temperatures, pulse, respirations and weight.Acting with compassion you will put patients at the centre of all you do.You will communicate effectively with patients and their carers.This role will require you to work variable hours on a rota including nights and weekends.You will show courage by embracing new ways of working and doing the right thing by the people you care for, including speaking up when you have concerns.
About us
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and WorcesterOur workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.Being open and honestEnsuring people feel cared forShowing respect to everyoneWe are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.DBS Checks and CostsAny applicants who are offered posts requiring a DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check (at the current rate) deducted from their
Salary
. Please see link in Supporting Information section for more
Details
on DBS checks and costs.
Details
Date posted
06 November 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for changeBandBand 3
Salary
£24,937 to £26,598 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
C9365-25-1053-14
Job location
sCharles Hastings WayWorcesterWorcestershireWR5 1DD
Job description
Job responsibilities
Your delegated daily duties will be varied but may include:Assist with the maintenance of patient hygiene, including washing bathing and mouth care.Assist with serving meals and feeding of patients, including reporting patients intake and recording on charts as appropriate. Escalating to registered staff any concerns relating to nutritional intake.Assist with patients elimination needs, including recording outputs where appropriate and collecting and testing urine and stool samples.Supporting registered staff by undertaking delegated clinical tasks.Assisting with the recording and safe keeping of patients property/valuables.Moving and repositioning of patients.Dressing/undressing of patients.Making of occupied and unoccupied beds, tying up of dirty linen bags and despatching to laundry and replenishing of linen and stock cupboards.Cleaning and tidying examination rooms/clinic areas.Assist with patients mobilisation, ensuring safe environment and using appropriate techniques.Assist with occupational, physiotherapy and recreational activities.Assist in the care of relatives and visitors.Assist with the care of patients in isolation.Chaperone professional staff where appropriate and accompany patients to other departments as necessary.Be involved in patient booking in/admission procedures by introducing patients to ward/department area as directed by registered nurse.Be adaptable and flexible to working in various areas of the department/ward as required.Assist the multi professional team to prepare and support patients undergoing treatment and/or investigation maintaining privacy and dignity at all times.Assisting in the care of the dying patient, which may include exposure to distressing or emotional situations.Assisting in preparing deceased patients for the mortuary.
Job description
Person Specification
Experience
EssentialBe able to work as a member of a team.
Experience
of time management and prioritizing work.DesirablePrevious
Experience
of working as a Health Care Assistant in a healthcare or social setting.
Qualifications
EssentialBasic standard of education including Maths and EnglishCare Certificate or willingness to undertakeDesirableFirst Aid Qualification.Recognised qualification in English.Personal QualitiesEssentialAbility to demonstrate a caring and compassionate approach.Organisational skills, with the ability to plan and prioritise own and others workload efficientlySkills and KnowledgeEssentialAbility to use technology to undertake the role or willingness to learn.Ability to keep calm in stressful situations.DesirableAwareness of Health and Safety.Awareness of Clinical RiskKnowledge of principles of speciality.Venepuncture / Cannulation
Person Specification
Qualifications
EssentialBasic standard of education including Maths and EnglishCare Certificate or willingness to undertakeDesirableFirst Aid Qualification.Recognised qualification in English.Personal QualitiesEssentialAbility to demonstrate a caring and compassionate approach.Organisational skills, with the ability to plan and prioritise own and others workload efficientlySkills and KnowledgeEssentialAbility to use technology to undertake the role or willingness to learn.Ability to keep calm in stressful situations.DesirableAwareness of Health and Safety.Awareness of Clinical RiskKnowledge of principles of speciality.Venepuncture / CannulationEmployer
Details
Do you believe you can provide high standards of care, with compassion, empathy, respect and dignity?We will provide you with the skills and training to provide this to our patientsYou could be new to careor an
Experience
d care worker...we are keen to talk to you about opportunities here as HCA on inpatient wards supporting our registered nursing staff.We provide care 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, so you will need to have the flexibility to work days, weekend and night shifts.We have opportunities across our Medical and Surgical areas at Worcestershire Royal Hospital, Worcester such as:Surgical Division includes sub-specialties of Trauma, Orthopaedics, Emergency and Elective Surgery, Urology and Gynaecology.If you are offered a position, we will apply for references covering the past three consecutive years of employment and/or training. Applicants should provide a full employment and training history, explaining any gaps or discrepancies. Unexplained periods will be explored during the interview and pre-employment checking process. Please note that any misleading or inaccurate information may result in the withdrawal of a conditional offer.
Main duties of the job
Your role as a Health Care Assistant (HCA) is to work alongside registered nurse as part of the ward or department team to provide care to patients.The types of duties include: washing and dressing patients, serving patients meals, assisting with feeding patients when necessary, helping people to mobilise, assisting patients with toileting, bed-making, generally assisting with patients' overall comfort, monitoring patients' conditions by taking temperatures, pulse, respirations and weight.Acting with compassion you will put patients at the centre of all you do.You will communicate effectively with patients and their carers.This role will require you to work variable hours on a rota including nights and weekends.You will show courage by embracing new ways of working and doing the right thing by the people you care for, including speaking up when you have concerns.
About us
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and WorcesterOur workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.Being open and honestEnsuring people feel cared forShowing respect to everyoneWe are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.DBS Checks and CostsAny applicants who are offered posts requiring a DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check (at the current rate) deducted from their
Salary
. Please see link in Supporting Information section for more
Details
on DBS checks and costs.
Details
Date posted
06 November 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for changeBandBand 3
Salary
£24,937 to £26,598 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
C9365-25-1053-14
Job location
sCharles Hastings WayWorcesterWorcestershireWR5 1DD
Job description
Job responsibilities
Your delegated daily duties will be varied but may include:Assist with the maintenance of patient hygiene, including washing bathing and mouth care.Assist with serving meals and feeding of patients, including reporting patients intake and recording on charts as appropriate. Escalating to registered staff any concerns relating to nutritional intake.Assist with patients elimination needs, including recording outputs where appropriate and collecting and testing urine and stool samples.Supporting registered staff by undertaking delegated clinical tasks.Assisting with the recording and safe keeping of patients property/valuables.Moving and repositioning of patients.Dressing/undressing of patients.Making of occupied and unoccupied beds, tying up of dirty linen bags and despatching to laundry and replenishing of linen and stock cupboards.Cleaning and tidying examination rooms/clinic areas.Assist with patients mobilisation, ensuring safe environment and using appropriate techniques.Assist with occupational, physiotherapy and recreational activities.Assist in the care of relatives and visitors.Assist with the care of patients in isolation.Chaperone professional staff where appropriate and accompany patients to other departments as necessary.Be involved in patient booking in/admission procedures by introducing patients to ward/department area as directed by registered nurse.Be adaptable and flexible to working in various areas of the department/ward as required.Assist the multi professional team to prepare and support patients undergoing treatment and/or investigation maintaining privacy and dignity at all times.Assisting in the care of the dying patient, which may include exposure to distressing or emotional situations.Assisting in preparing deceased patients for the mortuary.
Job description
Person Specification
Experience
EssentialBe able to work as a member of a team.
Experience
of time management and prioritizing work.DesirablePrevious
Experience
of working as a Health Care Assistant in a healthcare or social setting.
Qualifications
EssentialBasic standard of education including Maths and EnglishCare Certificate or willingness to undertakeDesirableFirst Aid Qualification.Recognised qualification in English.Personal QualitiesEssentialAbility to demonstrate a caring and compassionate approach.Organisational skills, with the ability to plan and prioritise own and others workload efficientlySkills and KnowledgeEssentialAbility to use technology to undertake the role or willingness to learn.Ability to keep calm in stressful situations.DesirableAwareness of Health and Safety.Awareness of Clinical RiskKnowledge of principles of speciality.Venepuncture / Cannulation
Person Specification
Qualifications
EssentialBasic standard of education including Maths and EnglishCare Certificate or willingness to undertakeDesirableFirst Aid Qualification.Recognised qualification in English.Personal QualitiesEssentialAbility to demonstrate a caring and compassionate approach.Organisational skills, with the ability to plan and prioritise own and others workload efficientlySkills and KnowledgeEssentialAbility to use technology to undertake the role or willingness to learn.Ability to keep calm in stressful situations.DesirableAwareness of Health and Safety.Awareness of Clinical RiskKnowledge of principles of speciality.Venepuncture / CannulationEmployer
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To work as a Healthcare Assistant (HCA) in the UK, you need a combination of practical skills, personal qualities, and a basic understanding of healthcare principles. While specific requirements might vary depending on the employer or the care setting, here are the key skills and attributes typically required:
Essential Skills:
1. Communication Skills:
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients, families, and healthcare professionals.
- Good listening skills to understand patients' needs and concerns.
2. Empathy and Compassion:
- Understanding and sensitivity to the feelings of patients.
- Ability to provide emotional support and reassurance.
3. Basic Clinical Skills:
- Understanding of basic health and hygiene standards.
- Ability to assist with daily living activities (bathing, dressing, feeding, etc.).
- Monitoring vital signs (blood pressure, temperature, pulse) can also be necessary.
4. Teamwork:
- Ability to work collaboratively with other healthcare professionals.
- Being a supportive team player.
5. Time Management:
- Ability to prioritize tasks efficiently in a fast-paced environment.
- Managing time effectively to ensure all patients receive appropriate care.
6. Attention to Detail:
- Being meticulous in following care plans and documenting changes in patients’ conditions.
- Paying close attention to patient safety.
7. Problem Solving Skills:
- Ability to respond to a variety of situations and challenges quickly and effectively.
- Competence in recognizing changes in a patient's condition and taking appropriate action.
8. Physical Stamina:
- Capability to perform physically demanding tasks, such as lifting and moving patients.
- Maintaining energy and stamina for long shifts.
Personal Qualities:
- Patience: Working in healthcare can be challenging; patience is crucial when dealing with patients who may be distressed or unwell.
- Reliability: Being dependable and trustworthy is essential for providing good patient care.
- Adaptability: Flexibility to handle varying work environments and situations.
- Respectfulness: Maintaining dignity for patients and treating them respectfully.
Training and Qualifications:
While formal qualifications may not always be required, having a relevant qualification, such as a Level 2 or Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care, can be beneficial. Some employers provide on-the-job training, and courses in first aid, safeguarding, or infection control may also be useful.
Experience:
Any previous experience in healthcare, customer service, or caring environments can greatly enhance your application. Volunteering in hospitals, care homes, or community services can provide valuable experience and skills.
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