HCRG Care Group
Healthcare Support Worker - Savernake
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Health Care Support Worker – Savernake Inpatient Team
About the Role
As a Health Care Support Worker, you’ll be part of our valued Savernake Inpatient team. This is an essential role within the multi-disciplinary healthcare team, providing a high standard of care for patients and support to families, friends, and carers.
You will receive a compensation package of £25,000.00 (pro rata to hours worked), along with exclusive benefits including:
- Access to our group pension
- Free tea and coffee at your base location
- Membership of My Reward Hub, offering:
- Discounts on everyday purchases (e.g., grocery shopping)
- Cashback and voucher offers for treats
- Early access to wages to avoid overdraft fees
- Wellbeing support:
- Access to online and face-to-face mental and physical health resources
- Support for trauma recovery, legal, debt, and career counselling
- Healthy recipes, activity challenges, and general self-improvement
- Professional development:
- eLearning opportunities
- Bespoke career pathways
- Continuing professional development via The Learning Enterprise (‘Outstanding’ L&D team)
- Innovation encouragement: Your ideas could help transform health and care, backed by £100,000+ ringfenced funding annually
- Open, just culture: A collaborative environment where employees are encouraged to implement groundbreaking ideas
Savernake Ward delivers 24-hour care, seven days a week, so the right candidate must be willing to work a variety of shifts. Flexible working arrangements are negotiable, though unfortunately, no sponsorship is available at this time.
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Key Responsibilities
As a Health Care Support Worker, your role includes:
- Care and support for patients within guidelines and protocols.
- Essential Care Provision:
- Assisting with personal hygiene, continence, mobility, nutrition, and hydration.
- Promoting rehabilitation by encouraging patients to regain and maintain independence.
- Additional skill development (upon training and competence assessment), including:
- Monitoring and recording patient observations
- Performing ECGs
- Phlebotomy (blood draws)
- Working closely within a multi-disciplinary team to deliver high-quality patient-focused care.
A full list of responsibilities is available in the attached job description.
Ideal Candidate Requirements
We are looking for a motivated, compassionate individual with:
- Good general education
- Care Certificate (preferred) or a willingness to obtain it
- Experience working under supervision
- Preference for experience in supporting other healthcare workers
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team
- Strong commitment to patient-centred care
- Awareness of limitations and willingness to escalate care as needed
- Basic typing/data input skills
- Physical proficiency to assist patients, including using lifting aids or manual handling techniques
- Willingness and ability to undertake specific clinical tasks (e.g., nursing/therapy procedures) after training
- Self-motivated, driven, and possessing Outstanding time-management skills
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About HCRG Care Group
We are dedicated to changing lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006, HCRG is a UK leader in independent community health and care services. Our mission is to improve experience, efficiency, and outcomes across adult and child community health, primary care, as well as mental health, social care, and wellbeing services.
Our Core Values
- We care: We prioritise the needs of those we assist.
- We think: We seek continuous improvement.
- We do: We deliver excellence through action.
We are committed to equal opportunities and inclusivity and proudly operate as a Disability Confident Committed employer. Our facilities, work environment, and technical solutions are tailored to accommodate everyone’s needs.
Safeguarding and Ethical Employment
Safeguarding vulnerable individuals is a top priority. Recruitment involves:
- Rigorous safer recruitment practices
- DBS checks and criminal record disclosures
For further questions, visit our website for our privacy policy or speak directly with us.
Next Steps
If you’re enthusiastic and interested in this opportunity, please take the following actions:
- Apply as soon as possible, as this role may close early due to popularity.
- For further information, contact:
- Recruitment Advisor: Louise Ledward (📞 07884 659608)
- Arrange an informal meet-and-greet by contacting our Ward Manager: James Outhwaite.
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