Health Care Support Worker

Job summary

Are you looking for a rewarding career where you can make a difference and change lives for better? Are you passionate about working in healthcare? Then this opportunity is for you.

Place based urgent care units in South Gloucestershire and South Bristol promote a multi-disciplinary model in which clinical staff work closely with the other healthcare professionals within the setting, this ensures our patients receive the highest level of care. This is also an amazing opportunity for your career development!

Your role is key to the service and will provide support to the practitioners, collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team and contribute positively to the delivery of high-quality, compassionate care. You will assist with both clinical and non-clinical duties and ensure the patients attending the unit receive timely assessment and treatment.

The service offers treatment for adults, children and young people for a wide range of minor injuries, meaning that no day is the same working in the PBUC units.

Main duties of the job

• Greet, register, and assist patients attending the MIU/UTC
• Support clinical staff taking and recording vital signs
• Carry out basic wound care
• Support patients with mobility, comfort, and personal needs.
• Assist with procedures such as plaster application or removal
• prepare and restock clinical rooms and trolleys
• Assist in maintaining infection prevention and control standards
• Escort patients to radiology, other departments, or discharge areas.
• Clean and prepare equipment for use

About us

Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas.

We are Sirona care & health - England's largest provider of Adult's and Children's Community Services and we'd love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.

Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days' annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme - just a glimpse of the benefits you'll receive.

We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.

We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.

Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different - we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.

Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find attached to this vacancy.