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Senior Healthcare Support Worker - Outpatients Department

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust

Bristol, BS1 2LX £25,760 – £27,476 a year Permanent Posted 27 August 2026 Apply by 10 September 2026

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Role description

Job summary

Are you a qualified and experienced Senior Healthcare Support Worker (SHCSW) looking for a new challenge?

The H305 Preoperative Assessment Unit at Bristol Eye Hospital is seeking an experienced Healthcare Support Worker (HCSW) to join our dedicated team. This role offers an excellent work-life balance, with working hours of Monday to Friday, 08:00 to 17:00, with no nights, weekends, or Bank Holiday working.

The successful candidate will support patients attending for preoperative assessment prior to undergoing eye surgery. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will be responsible for carrying out a range of clinical duties including ECGs, phlebotomy, calculation of BMI, and recording general observations, ensuring patients are safely prepared for surgery.

Whilst previous HCSW experience is essential, full training will be provided in specialist ophthalmic assessment procedures including Visual Acuity testing, Biometry, and Intraocular Pressure (IOP) measurements.

Working at Bristol Eye Hospital can be busy, demanding and at times challenging, requiring excellent communication skills, compassion, adaptability, and the ability to work effectively under pressure. In return, staff benefit from working within a supportive team environment and have access to a comprehensive staff wellbeing programme, promoting health, resilience, and work-life balance.

Main duties of the job

A SHCSW will be expected to undertake a range of duties under the direction of and will be required to report back on those delegated duties to a Registered Nurse. This role requires basic IT skills, problem-solving and liaising with other members of the multidisciplinary team.

Practice safe standards or care following Bristol Foundation Trust guidelines and policies within the scope of the SHCSW Role.

You will be working alongside Doctors, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Allied Health Professionals and other professions.

We're a social and fun team that is constantly celebrating each other's success and where everyone supports one another.

Our supportive team-working culture will empower you to build professional relationships with your patients and their family as you follow their progress closely.

About us

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations,operatingfrom three main sites at Southmead, Bristol citycentreand Weston.

With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.

Date posted

27 August 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£25,760 to £27,476 a year pa, pro rota

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

387-S4795-GW

Job locations

Bristol Eye Hospital

Lower Maudlin St

Bristol

BS1 2LX

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Full details are provided in the attached Job Description

- We are currently receiving high volumes of applications for all our HCSW roles. Please ensure that you state in the supporting information why you would like to work in BEH and what you can bring to these specialised roles.

- We do not support AI in applications, if this is suspected you will be rejected.

- Previous applicants need not apply.

Applications will be reviewed through a shortlisting process, after which shortlisted candidates will be contacted regarding the next stage of recruitment.

Person Specification

Skills and Abilities

Essential

Effective and appropriate communication skills both written and verbal
Able to complete appropriate documentation accurately
Demonstrate an awareness of healthcare work and policies and procedures
Committed to providing high quality patient care
Ability to work with minimum supervision to a high standard
IT skills, basic word, Email, keyboard skills
Ability and willingness to undertake appropriate training within given time frames
Able to demonstrate calm, caring patient manner / attitude
Enthusiasm and commitment to working within the healthcare setting
Able to meet the physical and developmental demands of the role

Desirable

Previous NHS experience

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

Experience of providing care in a healthcare or social setting
Be able to work as a member of a team
Experience of time management and prioritising work
Understands and committed to a caring approach to patients & relatives

Qualifications and Training

Essential

One of the following; Level 3 (SCQF - 6): - City and Guilds 3 ? NVQ 3 ? BTEC National Diploma ? Experience equivalent to the above qualifications
Level 2 Functional skills in English and Math's, or equivalent
Completion of Level 3 Diploma in Healthcare Support (that maps to the Apprenticeship Standard for Senior Health Care Support Worker) ? Equivalent experience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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