Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.

Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.

We are looking for you to join our busy and growing team as a Senior Healthcare Support Worker in the Endoscopy Unit at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, the Queen Alexandra Hospital, and Gosport War Memorial Hospital.

We are a highly motivated team running four full time Endoscopy suites, and an unsedated nurse-led satellite unit at the Gosport War Memorial. The post holder will be expected to be mobile across both sites.

Our services include an ever increasing number of specialised therapeutic and diagnostic procedures which require a high level of techinal capability and a passion for problem solving.

The main responsibility of this post will be to work alongside the registered Nurses and Endoscopists in delivering high level care to patients in all areas of the unit, this role is highly technical as you will be working with state of the art endoscopic equipment which helps to diagnose, assess and treat patients conditions with the Gastrointestinal tract. This can be a physically demanding and challenging role but is very rewarding for the right candidate.

The applicant does not require previous endoscopy experience as all training will be given however, previous care work is vital to this job role. If you are motivated, enthusiastic and a confident team worker with good communication skills you will be well suited to work within this large multidiscplianry team.

Working pattern - Monday to Sunday, 08:00 to 18:30 with potential expectations to work until 22:00 (may be subject to change as the service develops).

Qualifications and Experience

• Maths and English at GCSE level or equivalent (essential)
• Experience in a care setting (essential)
• Care certificate or equivalent certification in care (essential)

Skills and Knowledge

• Ability to work as part of a team, but also able to use own initiative and work without supervision.
• Effective patient/client care skills
• Evidence of organisational skills
• Evidence of technical skills and capability
• Able to maintain a sense of humour and friendly disposition whilst working in a pressured environment.
• Innovative and adaptable to change.

The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and DisAbility, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.