Job Description

Are you looking for a new challenge? Are you motivated and consistently deliver excellent standards of patient care? If the answer to both of these questions is yes, we would love to hear from you.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Health Care Support Worker's to join Nightingale Ward and the new Paediatric Assessment Unit which has recently opened. Nightingale is a very busy Children's Ward looking after Children aged 0-16 years old. Working with children and families preferably within a health care setting would be advantageous.
This post will require Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
Main duties of the job
The main duty of a Health care support worker is to assist the qualified nursing staff in meeting the identified needs of each patient, in a safe and competent manner.
The Healthcare Support Worker, with the other members of the multi-disciplinary team, will provide a quality service and ensure the highest possible Standards of care are maintained at all times.
About us
Chesterfield Royal Hospital is located in Calow, Chesterfield, which is situated on a green field site on the edge of the Peak District National Park. It is home to the Crooked Spire and is also close to Sheffield, Derby and Nottingham, thus offering numerous choices for recreational activities and lifestyles.
Chesterfield Royal Hospital was officially opened by the queen in 1985 and since then it has continued to expand and modernise, currently holding approximately 550 beds. We provide acute in-patient and out-patient care for Chesterfield and the surrounding rural area of North Derbyshire, serving a population of approximately 350,000 people.
Details
Date posted
17 October 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
24,937 to 26,598 a year pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
166-FC-7484212
Job locations
Chesterfield
Calow
Chesterfield
S44 5BL
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description & person specification for the full qualifications, skills and experience required for this position. Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description & person specification for the full qualifications, skills and experience required for this position.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential

• Level 3 Apprenticeship in Care or equivalent experience
• GSCE or equivalent in English and Maths
• Care Certificate

Desirable

• NVQ Care Qualification
• Health related training, First Aid, Food Handling

Skills and Knowledge
Essential

• Able to communicate routine information including observations effectively verbally & written to staff, patients/relatives
• Able to work under own initiative within boundaries of role
• Able to work under own initiative within boundaries of role.
• Demonstrates awareness of importance of working as part of a team.

Desirable

• Basic nursing skills
• Basic understanding of nursing practice & code of conduct
• The 6C'S

Experience
Essential

• Understands the need for confidentiality
• Understands & committed to a caring approach to patients, relatives/carers

Desirable

• Experience in a NHS/health care setting
• Experience working in a paediatric/surgical/Medicine/emergency care setting

Personal Attributes
Essential

• Able to work & cope with rotating shift patterns (early, late, long days, night shifts over 7 days of the week
• Able to move (manual handling) patients & equipment e.g. patient hoists, commodes, wheelchairs etc.
• Able to deal with exposure to bereavement & 'difficult' patients & relatives
• Professional appearance/approach to work/Caring
• Good Team Member

Demonstrates Trust Values
Essential

• Proud to CARE

Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential

• Level 3 Apprenticeship in Care or equivalent experience
• GSCE or equivalent in English and Maths
• Care Certificate

Desirable

• NVQ Care Qualification
• Health related training, First Aid, Food Handling

Skills and Knowledge
Essential

• Able to communicate routine information including observations effectively verbally & written to staff, patients/relatives
• Able to work under own initiative within boundaries of role
• Able to work under own initiative within boundaries of role.
• Demonstrates awareness of importance of working as part of a team.

Desirable

• Basic nursing skills
• Basic understanding of nursing practice & code of conduct
• The 6C'S

Experience
Essential

• Understands the need for confidentiality
• Understands & committed to a caring approach to patients, relatives/carers

Desirable

• Experience in a NHS/health care setting
• Experience working in a paediatric/surgical/Medicine/emergency care setting

Personal Attributes
Essential

• Able to work & cope with rotating shift patterns (early, late, long days, night shifts over 7 days of the week
• Able to move (manual handling) patients & equipment e.g. patient hoists, commodes, wheelchairs etc.
• Able to deal with exposure to bereavement & 'difficult' patients & relatives
• Professional appearance/approach to work/Caring
• Good Team Member

Demonstrates Trust Values
Essential

• Proud to CARE

Skills Required