Senior Healthcare Support Worker - Paediatric outpatients | Bristol NHS Foundation Trust (BFT)


Company:	North Bristol NHS
Salary:	£25,760 - £27,476 per annum pro rata
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Bristol, BS10 5NB
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	3 Sept 2026
Closing date:	4 Oct 2026

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Summary

Are you a dynamic, proactive and supportive individual passionate to work in Paediatric Outpatients?

An exciting opportunity has become available for a Health Care Support Worker to join our Paediatric Outpatient Department at Westgate Children's Centre at Southmead Hospital.

Westgate Children's Centre provides a range of clinics for babies and children run by both North Bristol NHS Trust and University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, with experienced Children's Nurses and Doctors.

A Senior Healthcare Support Worker is a core member of the team delivering direct care to patients and supporting registered practitioners to deliver high quality, compassionate care to people in accordance with assessed needs and a care plan. You will carry out a range of clinical and non-clinical healthcare or therapeutic tasks, under the direct or indirect supervision of the registered healthcare practitioner.

The Senior HCSW role is a Band 3 role and previous healthcare experience, a Level 3 Healthcare Qualification and completion of functional skills are an essential requirement for direct entry into this role. Ideally this experience should be in an acute / hospital setting and paediatric experience is desirable.

Please note: this advert may close early following a high volume of applications.

Working as a Healthcare Support Worker, you will be involved with direct patient care whilst maintaining the privacy and dignity of patients. You will be working alongside a Registered Nurse to provide a high level of care whilst caring out the following roles:

• supporting children and their families

• assisting with the checking of equipment in the department

• perform height and weights and record accurately

• perform observations and escalate any concerns to a registered member of staff

• provide distraction during phlebotomy

• support the clinician to ensure their clinics run smoothly

• welcome people to the department and answer the telephone to ensure seamless running of the department

The person we appoint needs to be motivated and enjoy working as part of a team and strive to deliver a high quality of care at all times. As a candidate you should be able to demonstrate a commitment to professional development and continual learning.

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.

Attached you will find the job description which outlines the main responsibilities and provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role.

This advert closes on Thursday 17 Sep 2026

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