Job Description

Thank you for your interest in working for The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust as a Healthcare Support Worker.
In this role, you will have the opportunity to personally make a difference to our patients lives and the lives of their carers and relatives every single day. Our Healthcare Support Workers are at the heart of our multidisciplinary teams who support our patients by assisting the Registered Nurses in planning, delivering and evaluating care.
This will require you to:

• be able to communicate effectively with a broad range of individuals, both verbally and in writing;
• share our commitment to maintaining high standards in everything we do;
• demonstrate that you can work effectively within a team that behaves in accordance with our values.

The roles are varied and busy as you will be working a variety of shifts including long days, nights, weekends and bank holidays. We will support you to achieve full training for your core duties at our award-winning Healthcare Academy.
This will include achievement of a national Care Certificate, an introduction to the essentials you will need to be a Healthcare Support Worker at the Trust, and a commitment to supporting your continued development. This is the perfect opportunity for those individuals that are wanting to start their career in healthcare.
Main duties of the job
No previous experience in a health care setting is required. It is essential that within your application you are able to demonstrate an understanding of the role and responsibilities, able to prove how you develop and maintain positive working relationships, along with evidencing how you would demonstrate our Trust values of respect, improving, caring, and high standards.
The minimum hours available for this role is 23 hours per week but full time hours are also available.
You must be able to commit to the standard shift pattern for this role which includes long days, nights, weekend and bank holidays.
If you are shortlisted you will be invited to a face to face assessment centre where we will ensure that you share our Trust values of respect, improving, caring and high standards.
Unfortunately due to the nature of the assessments there is no capacity for a virtual interview.
This advert may be closed early should we receive a large amount of applications. Please refer to the job description and person specification for further information.
Please note that this role is not on the Home Office list of occupations eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route.
About us
We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff members work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). Committed to continuous improvement, we prioritise our people and values so we can deliver excellent patient experience. Our team is friendly, passionate and always seeking better ways to work through research and innovation. We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces for honest conversations and to share ideas, thoughts and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers, car lease and home electronics schemes, working carers support, carer-friendly policies, and more. If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.
Details
Date posted
03 November 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 2
Salary
24,465 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
000772
Job locations
Trust-wide
Wakefield
West Yorkshire
WF1 4DG
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key requirements
If you are interested in this role, the following skills are essential:

• Good time management skills including the ability to work to set deadlines
• Able to communicate clearly and concisely over the phone, face to face and written
• Able to maintain positive working relationships and work well as part of a team
• Maintain a safe working environment for self and others
• Willingness to take on tasks
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to work flexibly, quickly, and accurately

Job description
Job responsibilities
Key requirements
If you are interested in this role, the following skills are essential:

• Good time management skills including the ability to work to set deadlines
• Able to communicate clearly and concisely over the phone, face to face and written
• Able to maintain positive working relationships and work well as part of a team
• Maintain a safe working environment for self and others
• Willingness to take on tasks
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to work flexibly, quickly, and accurately

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Please click "apply now" to view the full person specification (there is no obligation to submit an application).

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Please click "apply now" to view the full person specification (there is no obligation to submit an application).

Skills Required