Healthcare Support Worker - Older Persons Assessment Unit inBournemouth inBournemouth PUBLISHED 11 DEC 2023

Band 3: £22,816 to £24,336 a year pa/pro rata  PERMANENT 
Short stay wards are wards that or patient stay over 72 hours and have more complex medical and nursing needs, allowing staff to build holistic relationships with patients, families and carers.

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert


Are you looking for a Career in NHS?

Why not come and join our Team as a Healthcare Support Workers within Older Person's Services.

We can offer fully supported training in the Healthcare Support Workers role in order to help fulfil your passion and deliver the best care to our patients, families and carers. Our patient deserve the best quality compassionate care that we can deliver and are looking for driven, enthusiastic, caring individuals to join our Team to deliver this promise.

We care for elderly patients with acute health needs which often need a period of time to get back on their feet, alongside some complex medical treatment. Within the directorate we offer the following pathways;

Older persons emergency admission units, which assesses patients on admission to assess care needs and medical plans for up to 72hours.

Short stay wards are wards that or patient stay over 72 hours and have more complex medical and nursing needs, allowing staff to build holistic relationships with patients, families and carers. This includes those patients that require longer rehabilitation.


This post is being advertised as a Band 3, however applicants that do not meet the required care certificate competencies will initially be employed as a Band 2. Applicants who hold a care certificate accreditation will start in post at Band 3.


Additional contact information :Hayley Mackrell-Bailey


or Sophie Gogan on


Base Location:

Royal Bournemouth Hospital


Interview Date: TBC

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert


Are you looking for a Career in NHS?

Why not come and join our Team as a Healthcare Support Workers within Older Person's Services.

We can offer fully supported training in the Healthcare Support Workers role in order to help fulfil your passion and deliver the best care to our patients, families and carers. Our patient deserve the best quality compassionate care that we can deliver and are looking for driven, enthusiastic, caring individuals to join our Team to deliver this promise.

We care for elderly patients with acute health needs which often need a period of time to get back on their feet, alongside some complex medical treatment. Within the directorate we offer the following pathways;

Older persons emergency admission units, which assesses patients on admission to assess care needs and medical plans for up to 72hours.

Short stay wards are wards that or patient stay over 72 hours and have more complex medical and nursing needs, allowing staff to build holistic relationships with patients, families and carers. This includes those patients that require longer rehabilitation.


This post is being advertised as a Band 3, however applicants that do not meet the required care certificate competencies will initially be employed as a Band 2. Applicants who hold a care certificate accreditation will start in post at Band 3.


Additional contact information :Hayley Mackrell-Bailey


or Sophie Gogan on


Base Location:

Royal Bournemouth Hospital


Interview Date: TBC

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert



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