Healthcare Support Worker in Wakefield inWakefield PUBLISHED THU 6 NOV 2025 Jump to job information section

Support sonographers and provide hands-on, patient-centred care across the Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust’s Ultrasound Departments. In this Healthcare Support Worker role you will split your time between Pinderfields (Wakefield WF1), Pontefract, Dewsbury, the Wakefield Community Diagnostic Centre and local GP practices, carrying out administrative duties and direct patient care under the direction of registrant staff. Typical duties include chaperoning, escorting and transferring patients, delivering 1:1 or enhanced care for groups of patients, maintaining cleanliness and supplies, and demonstrating tasks to new starters. A reasonable standard of secondary education and basic computer skills are essential; the role involves regular exposure to emotional situations and requires a flexible, compassionate approach. Shifts are daytime between 07:30 and 18:00 across a seven‑day service. This permanent, full‑time post is Band 2 with a salary of £24,465 and is not eligible for Home Office Skilled Worker sponsorship.

This role will suit experienced carers and those who enjoy busy clinical environments and teamwork, especially women seeking family‑friendly, stable NHS employment. The Trust offers protected training, mandatory role‑specific learning, access to the NHS pension and generous holiday entitlement, plus practical benefits such as onsite nurseries, childcare support, car lease and home electronics schemes, and dedicated working‑carers policies. You’ll join a diverse, inclusive workforce committed to support and development, with clear opportunities to build experience in radiology and patient support. For full details and to apply, click the “Apply Now” button shown with this advert or find the vacancy on jobsincare.com.