Senior Healthcare Support Worker - Outpatients Department | Bristol NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£25,760 - £27,476 pa, pro rota
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Bristol, BS1 2LX
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	27 Aug 2026
Closing date:	27 Sept 2026

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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 ofMonday to Friday, 08:00 to 17:00, withno 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 includingECGs, 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 providedin specialist ophthalmic assessment procedures includingVisual 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 acomprehensive staff wellbeing programme, promoting health, resilience, and work-life balance.

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.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations, operating from three main sites at Southmead, Bristol city centre and 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.

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.

Applicationswillbereviewedthroughashortlistingprocess,afterwhichshortlistedcandidateswillbecontactedregardingthenextstageofrecruitment.

This advert closes on Thursday 10 Sep 2026

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