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Job overview

Birmingham Women’s and Children’s (BWC) NHS Foundation Trust are looking for motivated individuals to join us as an Experienced Healthcare Support Worker (HCSW). 

BWC is split across 3 sites in a thriving multicultural city. An exciting opportunity has arisen for experienced HCSW’s working in an acute health care setting, wanting to expand their health care career within a specialised trust delivering care to Women, children, and young people.  We have vacancies within a number of clinical areas such as surgical and medical wards, day surgery, paediatrics, and theatres.

Working in a clinical role; you will undertake a trust training program whilst working alongside a multidisciplinary team. HCSW’s play a vital role in caring for patients; working under the direction of healthcare professionals they take care of the day-to-day needs of patients, providing help with personal care, meals, mobility, housekeeping duties and performing patient observations.  

Flexible working opportunities available including days, nights, and weekend working. We would love to hear from you if you are Ambitious, Brave, and Compassionate and can demonstrate a high level of commitment to continue you’re career in healthcare. 

Main duties of the job

This is very much a clinical role; you will undertake a trust training program whilst working alongside a multidisciplinary team. HCSW’s play a vital role in caring for patients; working under the direction of healthcare professionals they take care of the day-to-day needs of patients, providing help with personal care, meals, mobility, housekeeping duties and performing patient observations.  

Working for our organisation

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.

Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.

Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.

Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.