Healthcare Support Worker in Wakefield inWakefield PUBLISHED MON 3 NOV 2025 Jump to job information section

Support patients and their families as a Healthcare Support Worker at The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust in Wakefield (WF1). You will work alongside Registered Nurses in multidisciplinary teams to help plan, deliver and evaluate hands-on care, communicate clearly with patients and relatives, and maintain safe, high-quality practice. This Band 2 permanent role (salary £24,465) suits candidates with compassion, good time-management and teamwork skills — no previous healthcare experience is required. You must be able to work a standard shift pattern that includes long days, nights, weekends and bank holidays; minimum hours from 23 per week are available and full-time contracts are also offered. Please note a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is required and shortlisted applicants will be invited to a face-to-face assessment centre (virtual interviews are not available). The role is not eligible for Home Office Skilled Worker sponsorship.

This opportunity is especially well suited to women carers and anyone wanting a caring, practical start to a healthcare career: you’ll receive full training through the Trust’s award-winning Healthcare Academy, including the national Care Certificate and ongoing development and support. The Trust cares for over one million people across Wakefield and Kirklees and offers an inclusive workplace with NHS pension, generous holiday entitlement, health and wellbeing services, onsite nurseries, childcare support, carer-friendly policies, staff networks and other employee benefits such as car lease and home electronics schemes. For more information and to apply, please click the "Apply Now" button that appears alongside this advert — this vacancy is also listed on jobsincare.com.