Healthcare Support Worker | Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£25,272 - £27,476 pa pro rata
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Ely and Wisbech, CB6 1DN
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	4 Aug 2026
Closing date:	9 Sept 2026

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Summary

Are you passionate about exceptional healthcare and would you like to make a difference in your local community? The new Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) at Ely presents an exciting opportunity for the role of Healthcare Support Workers.

The aim of the new CDC is to make it easier for people to access diagnostic services such as CT, X-Ray, MRI, Ultrasound, Echo and Respiratory outside of acute hospital facilities. This approach will help alleviate the pressure on hospitals, offer quicker access to tests, and enhance convenience for patients.

This is a full time position with shift work, 37.5 flexible working hours per week in order to support a service that operates 7 days a week with extended hours 7am-8pm. Please kindly note you will be required to attend training at Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge as part of your role and you may be required to provide cover at our CDC in Wisbech.

You will be recruited at Band 2 if you have not yet completed CUH HCSW induction which includes completion of the Care Certificate and Competencies. Once completed you will move up to Band 3. If you are currently working in a support worker role and have therefore completed these, you will be recruited as Band 3

Please note you will be required to undertake a Functional Skills Test as part of your interview assessment. You will need to pass this in order to proceed to a Conditional Offer. This is applicable if you are not currently working as a Support worker at CUH.

• You will work as part of a team providing a high quality of service to patients, colleagues and the public.

• Under the direction of the registered practitioner in charge, ensure a smooth workflow by organising patients and liaising with the multi-disciplinary team.

• Prepare patients for diagnostic procedures including the completion of pre-procedural assessments/checklists and clinical observations.

• Ensure medical devices are ready for use including safety checks.

• Actively monitor and report any change in patient condition or any problem or hazard within the department to the registered practitioner in charge.

As Healthcare Support Worker, you will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, assisting with patient care and performing dedicated specialised tasks including venepuncture and intravenous cannulation after appropriate training. You will also provide support with administrative tasks and act as a chaperone when required. You will serve as a champion for patient safety and act as an ambassador for NHS values ensuring excellent healthcare and customer service. The role is physically challenging where you would be expected to bend and to be on your feet for long periods of time.

Come Nurse with us…

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the country. It comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital. We provide accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge and regional and national specialist services. It’s a great place to nurse, work and live.

You will work on a vibrant hospital campus with a friendly community feel; we have excellent facilities to practise your skills and abilities to support your career pathway and development. Our values of Together – Safe, Kind, Excellent support the delivery of outstanding care. We have a fully electronic patient record system that is improving health-care quality; this is transforming services, improving patient safety and clinical outcomes.

Why choose Cambridge University Hospitals?

• Our values and reputation for outstanding care

• Opportunities to experience a range of specialities

• Career and development opportunities

• Preceptorship and mentoring programmes delivered by a dedicated clinical education support team

• Research experience and opportunities

• Lovely location and quality of life

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

In order to start in this role as a Band 3 there is a requirement that the National Care certificate (NCC) has been completed alongside a practical/ in -person competency booklet. Successful candidates that are unable to evidence completion of these requirements will start in the role at a Band 2 and therefore will not be eligible for sponsorship. Successful candidates that are able to provide this evidence may be permitted to commence at a Band 3. Starting salary and eligibility for sponsorship, if requested, will be considered at conditional offer.

· Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:

- applied for a Graduate visa

- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment

Please note this vacancy will close 11th August 2026

Interviews are due to be held face to face

Benefits to you

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

This advert closes on Tuesday 11 Aug 2026

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