Job summary
- Main area
- Surgery
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 153-SU05283
- Employer
- University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Bournemouth Hospital
- Town
- Bournemouth
- Salary
- £24,937 - £26,598 pro rata for part time
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 26/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Healthcare Support Worker - Ward 17
Band 3
As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.
We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £500m transformation programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.
In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.
We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.
We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.
At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.
As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.
We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support the preparation of their application. While this is not discouraged, we kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of your own experience and suitability. Personal integrity is an important part of the recruitment process.
Job overview
Ward 17 at Royal Bournemouth Hospital cares for emergency general surgical patients leaning towards Urology. We are looking for an enthusiastic and compassionate individual who has an interest in caring for emergency surgical patients and would like to join our friendly, dynamic team.
Training will be provided for the successful candidate and support will be given to work through required competencies.
Base Location: Royal Bournemouth Hospital Hospital.
Interview Date: 4/12/2025 upon completion of a successful maths and literacy assessment.
Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Please note: if this job requires you to have a DBS check to enable you to properly fulfil the requirements of the job, on appointment you will be required to repay the cost of obtaining a DBS check and this amount will be reclaimed from your salary.
Working for our organisation
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 for December 2025, when this role and base of work will relocate to RBH site. Upon relocation of the role/service, excess mileage allowance / reimbursement will not apply, and any travel between the post holder's home and work base will be classified as a commute. Any other changes unrelated to this, will be handled in line with Trust/National terms and conditions.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Person specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential criteria
- Completion of care certification or willing to complete care certificate
Desirable criteria
- NVQ or equivalent at level 2 in health care
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of band 2 hospital/ward work
- Experience of working with the public
- Experience of working in a care environment
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in a clinic/treatment room/ambulatory care setting
Technical Skills Competencies
Essential criteria
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Ability to work in a demanding environment
- Ability to demonstrate initiative and prioritise work efficiently
- Clinical observation skills e.g. recording of temperature, pulse, blood pressure, oxygen saturations and respirations
- Effective communication skills- both written and verbal/non verbal
- I.T literate
Desirable criteria
- Successful team leadership/motivation and development of others
- Venepuncture
- Cannulation
- Performing ECGs
- Enteral feed management
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Treesa Thomas
- Job title
- Ward 17 Sister
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 019 4676
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