Health Care Support Worker

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Healthcare Support Worker to join our friendly and experienced Special School Nursing Team (SSN). We provide SSN to nine Special Schools across the Southampton, Hampshire, IOW and Portsmouth and we are looking to recruit a HCSW to work primarily in Mary Rose Academy in Portsmouth.

The nursing team are responsible for ensuring the health needs of the children are met using a family centred approach to assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating the health needs of the children within a specialist education provision. The role will include teaching and training of school staff, supervision of delegated skills including children and young people with a range of complex care, epilepsy and seizure management, enteral feeding, and tracheostomy., To assist qualified staff in the provision of nursing care (including health promotion) as detailed in individual care plans.

Participate in the performing of appropriate tasks necessary to meet the needs of the ward/unit.

Assist service users outside the unit/ward/community environment to establish and maintain social contacts (unsupervised for periods of up to 1 hour in the local vicinity).

To undertake tasks that facilitate the smooth running of the unit/ward/community setting as directed by qualified staff.

The candidate must have recent experience of working with children and people with learning disabilities.

If our HCSW role appeals to you and you have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, the ability to work as a team player, as well as the initiative to work autonomously, we would like to hear from you. We welcome you to contact us prior to interview to discuss this post further.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.

Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.