Healthcare Support Worker | Isle of Wight NHS Trust in Newport inNewport PUBLISHED FRI 24 OCT 2025 Jump to job information section

Healthcare Support Worker | Isle of Wight NHS Trust Job details Posting date: 24 October 2025 Salary: Not specified Additional salary information: £24,937 - £26,598 pro rata, per annum Hours: Full time Closing date: 23 November 2025 Location: Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 5TG Company: Isle of Wight NHS Job type: Permanent Job reference: 7569949/470-25-0CJW Apply for this job Summary We are recruiting for a Healthcare Assistant for Colwell Ward who wishes to join #TeamIOWNHS. You should share our passion and drive to ensure that our patients receive quality and compassionate care and work with us to ensure the Trust continues its journey towards "working together, improving together". Do you have excellent interpersonal skills? Are you flexible, approachable and a team player? If so, our team needs you! An exciting opportunity has become available for a Healthcare Assistant for a permanent contract. Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting. For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the 'Job Description and Main Responsibilities' section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached. We are passionate about providing excellent CARE, which is why our values are Compassion, Accountable, Respect and Everyone counts. Our mission is to make sure that our community is at the heart of everything we do and that we hold our values across all our services. We are committed to endorsing inclusion, diversity and multiculturalism throughout out services and as such, our procedures and policies ensure that applicants are always treated fairly throughout the recruitment process. Why not come and see for yourself the CARE we give to our patients and staff. Apply to be part of our team today. Working for our Trust brings a variety of benefits, including an onsite day nursery, cycle-to-work scheme, discounts at local businesses and gyms, and the opportunity to hire Trust’s beach hut in Ryde. We offer many flexible working opportunities, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you. The Isle of Wight is a unique and stunning gem located off the South Coast of England, a short ferry journey from Portsmouth and Southampton, with journey times taking from as little as 10 minutes. London can be reached in 90 minutes by rail from Southampton or Portsmouth. The island offers an amazing coastline with beautiful countryside, year-round events, festivals and award-winning attractions. You will assist the patient in all activities of daily living, with both direct and indirect supervision as delegated by a registered nurse. Maintain patient comfort, dignity and privacy at all times. Prepare patients drinks, serve meals and provide assistance as required. Assist in the emergency resuscitation of patients, following appropriate training. Escort patients to other areas and departments as per Trust escort protocol. Maintain high standards of care in an environment which promotes equality and sensitivity for all individuals. This advert closes on Friday 7 Nov 2025 Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme Disability Confident About Disability Confident A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident .