About this role
Job summary
Open the door to your NHS career today. Discover how you can earn while you learn.
Join our Healthcare Support Worker development (HCSWD) programme, where you will learn on the job at Tenbury Community Hospital under Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health Care NHS Trust. If you have no healthcare experience, you will join our 6-month supervised placement. If you have some experience, you will be fast tracked via our 3-month placement.
If youre successful, youll be invited to an interview and assessment day on 16th July 2026 (Thursday), followed by unpaid classroom training from 10th August to 12th August 2026 and an induction week before you start.
Main duties of the job
During your placement, you will work towards achieving the widely recognised Care Certificate with the training you need to become a Healthcare Support Worker (HCSW). Also known as Healthcare Assistant (HCA). Throughout, you will have supportive supervision from your mentor/Ward Manager.
Once you have graduated as a HCSW, you can progress your career by accessing further training. This career path may lead to potential roles such as Senior Healthcare Assistant to Assistant Practitioner or Nursing Associate, enabling further career avenues such as a Nurse or Midwife.
About us
Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.
Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges
Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave
Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want
Job description Job responsibilities
As a trainee HCSW, you'll learn key skills, such as:
Meeting the daily living needs of your patients, from hygiene to personal and physical comfort. Taking basic observations, explaining treatment and updating patient records. Supporting patients with mobility, assisting at mealtimes, as well as speaking with patients. Assisting in preparing for clinical procedures and cleaning the environment afterwards. Working individually and as part of a team, supporting registered Nurses and other healthcare practitioners in providing patient care. Comply with Trust and local policies and procedures including Safeguarding, Infection Prevention and Control.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
We will consider applicants without any healthcare experience as well as those with at least 3 months healthcare experience within the last 2 years. A passion for care as well as following the six enduring values that underpin compassion in practice. The 6Cs are defined as: Care, Compassion, Competence, Communication, Courage, and Commitment. To be over the age of 18 or turning 18 before placement. Able to work at least 30 hours a week across earlies, lates and nights during the programme.
Employer details Employer name NHS Professionals Limited
Address Tenbury Community Hospital
Worcester Road
Tenbury Wells
Worcestershire
WR15 8AP
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)