Recruitment Event - Emergency Care Senior Health Care Support Worker

Job description

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A Vacancy at York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Senior Health Care Support Worker Recruitment Event 

Scarborough Hospital, Wednesday 28th October 2026, 09:30 - 16:30

Join our Emergency Care Team and take the next step in your Healthcare career

Are you an experienced Health Care Support Worker looking for a rewarding new challenge? Join our team in the new Urgent & Emergency Care Centre, (UECC), at Scarborough Hospital and play a vital role in delivering compassionate care to patients when they need it most.

Our Senior Health Care Support Worker Recruitment Event is a great way to learn more about the role, meet members of the team and find out what it's like to work in our new Urgent & Emergency Care Centre. You will have the opportunity to attend an interview on the same day.

As a Senior Health Care Support Worker, you will work alongside nurses, doctors and the wider multidisciplinary team to provide high-quality, person-centred care. Your responsibilities will include supporting patients with personal care, nutrition, hydration and mobility, recording observations, assisting with clinical procedures and helping to ensure every patient is treated with dignity, kindness and respect.

This is an exciting opportunity for caring and motivated individuals who thrive in a busy environment and want to develop their skills within emergency care.

Attendance at this event is by invitation only.

To be considered, please complete an application demonstrating how you meet the two listed essential criteria. Applications will be shortlisted and successful applicants will be invited to attend the event.

We'd Love to Hear From You

If you're passionate about patient care and ready to take the next step in your healthcare career, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today to be considered for our open event and find out how you could become part of our Emergency Care team.

To find out more about what it is like to work for our Trust please visit the following link:

https://yorkhospitals.pagetiger.com/hdjgxd

Our benefits

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants

• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)

• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave

• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme

• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme

• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities

• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Please note, attendance is in person only at Scarborough Hospital.Remote attendance and remote interviews are not available.

If you require any reasonable adjustments to support you during the recruitment process, please let us know and we will be happy to discuss your needs.

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities.  We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds.  If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net.

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment.  It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can.  We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

Armed Forces Friendly Employer

We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers.  This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.

This advert closes on Monday 19 Oct 2026