Healthcare Support Worker- Orthopaedic Outpatients Department in Bournemouth inBournemouth PUBLISHED MON 27 OCT 2025 Jump to job information section

Healthcare Support Worker- Orthopaedic Outpatients Department Job details Posting date: 27 October 2025 Salary: Not specified Additional salary information: £24,937 - £26,598 pa/ pro rata Hours: Part time Closing date: 26 November 2025 Location: Bournemouth, BH7 7DW Company: Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Job type: Permanent Job reference: 7461980/153-SU05164 Apply for this job Summary A Vacancy at University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust. Are you passionate about caring for others? Why not join the NHS in a rewarding career as a Healthcare Support Worker? We can offer fully supported training for the role as well as support and guidance to career progression in our Orthopaedic Outpatients Department No previous experience is necessary, as we provide the training you will need to succeed in this role. We offer a bespoke full induction, support you through the care certificate and beyond, with mentors on the wards to help you reach your potential and deliver first class care to our patients. 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. Our HCSWs are invaluable to the trust and play an integral role in the wards and departmental teams. The role of a HCSW can be challenging but overall rewarding. Working alongside likeminded people, our teams are caring, compassionate and inclusive. We believe in “growing our own” and support progression pathways to staff nurse training applications. PLEASE NOTE: We cannot offer sponsorship for this role Full time and part time hours available. Monday to Friday 8:00 - 18:00pm no bank holidays or weekends. Minimum hours are 19 hours per week. fully flexible across all shift patterns To work as an effective member of the team under the supervision and direction of a registered health care professional, providing dignified, compassionate and safe care for patients and ensuring high standards of documentation are maintained. To undertake all duties listed however these duties will vary . This could include working with children and young people right through to older people. No duties should be undertaken unless appropriate training or induction has taken place in accordance with trust policies. As part of the selection process you will be required to complete a numeracy and literacy assessment alongside an interview. Please note we are unable to offer sponsorship for this position. Current base Location: Royal Bournemouth Hospital PLEASE NOTE - the Orthopaedic Outpatients Department is due to move to Poole Hospital in spring/summer 2026 - see further information below Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues. UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme. This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview. There is a planned move for this service anticipated during Summer2026, when thisrole and base of work will relocate toPoole Hospital Please note if the role or service is relocated as part of a planned move, employees will not be eligible for excess mileage reimbursement. Travel from the postholder's home to the new work base will be considered a normal commute. Any other changes not related to this relocation will be managed according to the relevant Trust or National terms and conditions. To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert This advert closes on Sunday 9 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 .