Job summary

Package Description: Start or Grow Your Healthcare Career with a Team That Values You If you're passionate about helping others and want a role where every shift matters, this could be the perfect opportunity. As a Bank Health Care Support Worker, you'll make a direct difference to patients' lives while gaining valuable experience within a busy and rewarding healthcare setting. At Chippenham Community Hospital, you'll join a supportive team that values compassion, teamwork, and professional development. Whether you're beginning your healthcare career or bringing existing care experience, you'll have the opportunity to build new skills, work flexibly, and play an important role in delivering outstanding care to our patients and community. Package Description Join our friendly and dedicated team as a Bank Health Care Support Worker on Chippenham Community Hospital. At HCRG Care Group, you'll become part of a supportive team environment where your contribution is valued, your wellbeing is prioritised, and youll have opportunities to devel

Main duties of the job

As a Bank Health Care Support Worker at Chippenham Community Hospital, you will have the opportunity to grow your healthcare career within a team that emphasizes compassion, teamwork, and professional development. This temporary role offers a competitive hourly pay of £13.64 and allows you to manage your work schedule through self-booking shifts and advance requests for preferred shifts or days off. The position is suited for individuals passionate about patient-centered care, able to work within a multidisciplinary team, and keen to develop new skills across different services and settings. Employees benefit from opportunities like Wagestream for financial flexibility, wellbeing services, mandatory training, and support in career growth. Your role will include hands-on care to improve patient wellbeing, maintaining patient independence, and managing infection control practices. Past experience in community healthcare, NHS, or acute care settings and a full UK driving license are desirable but not essential.

About us

Established in 2006, HCRG Care Group is a leading independent provider of community health and care services in the UK, working closely with health and care commissioners and local communities. Their aim is to transform services focusing on experience, efficiency, and improved outcomes. They deliver varied services, from adult and children community health services to primary care like urgent care, sexual health, and MSK services, as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. With a commitment to equal opportunities, HCRG Care Group supports a broad and diverse range of applicants, emphasizing inclusivity and accessibility. They promote safeguarding and safe working practices for all employees and maintain a culture of innovation and continuous improvement. HCRG Care Group values compassion, teamwork, and professional development, striving to deliver high-quality and patient-centered care across England. The organisation holds the majority of its services as Good or Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission.

Details

Date posted

27 October 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£13.64 an hour

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

1568371735

Job locations

HCRG Care Group

Chippenham

SN15 2AJ

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Package Description:Start or Grow Your Healthcare Career with a Team That Values You

If you're passionate about helping others and want a role where every shift matters, this could be the perfect opportunity. As a Bank Health Care Support Worker, you'll make a direct difference to patients' lives while gaining valuable experience within a busy and rewarding healthcare setting.

At ChippenhamCommunityHospital, you'll join a supportive team that values compassion, teamwork, and professional development. Whether you're beginning your healthcare career or bringing existing care experience, you'll have the opportunity to build new skills, work flexibly, and play an important role in delivering outstanding care to our patients and community.

Package Description

Join our friendly and dedicated team as a Bank Health Care Support Worker on ChippenhamCommunity Hospital.

At HCRG Care Group, you'll become part of a supportive team environment where your contribution is valued, your wellbeing is prioritised, and youll have opportunities to develop your skills and experience across a range of services.

What We Offer

• Competitive hourly pay of £13.64 per hour
• Flexible working through self-booking shifts, giving you greater control over when you work
• The ability to request preferred shifts or days off up to six weeks in advance, helping you achieve a healthy work-life balance
• Access to Wagestream, allowing you to track your earnings and access pay as you earn it, providing greater financial flexibility
• The opportunity to work in an environment committed to the highest standards of clinical care and quality
• Opportunities to gain experience across different services and settings, helping you build your knowledge and develop new skills
• Access to our Strive for Better Networks, connecting you with healthcare professionals across the organisation and supporting your professional development
• A comprehensive 24/7 wellbeing service, including counselling, legal and financial advice, career coaching, trauma support, guided self-help resources, and wellbeing information
• Free statutory and mandatory training, alongside a wide range of learning and development opportunities to support your ongoing career growth
• A forward-thinking culture that encourages innovation, where your ideas are welcomed and supported to help improve services for patients and service users
• Opportunities to be recognised for your achievements through local and national awards, as well as regular engagement with senior leaders through initiatives such as our virtual Ask Our Executives events
• The pride of working for an organisation committed to exceptional care, with the majority of services rated Good or Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission

Why This Role Is So Rewarding

This is more than a support role, it's an opportunity to make a genuine difference to patients every day. You'll:

• Deliver hands-on care that improves patient comfort, wellbeing, and recovery.
• Support patients to maintain their independence and dignity.
• Become a valued member of a supportive healthcare team.
• Build relationships with patients and their families during important moments in their care journey.
• Gain experience across a variety of clinical settings, including dressing and fracture clinics.
• Help ensure a safe and clean care environment through excellent infection control practices.
• Develop your healthcare skills while working alongside experienced professionals.
• Play an important role in delivering compassionate, high-quality patient care.

Person SpecificationEssential Criteria

• Good general education.
• Care Certificate, or willingness to achieve within an agreed timeframe.
• Experience of working under supervision and supporting colleagues within a team environment.
• Experience of delivering patient-centred care.
• Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team and recognise own limitations.
• Good typing, data entry, organisational, and time management skills.
• Ability to safely undertake patient moving and handling and delegated nursing/therapy tasks following training.
• Self-motivated, proactive, and committed to delivering high standards of care.

Desirable Criteria

• Experience of working within community healthcare services, the NHS, or an acute/urgent care setting.
• Basic wound care knowledge and skills.
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle during working hours.

For full details of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care.

Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

While it doesnt happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date weve shown here. If youre keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.

As youd expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.

Finally, we need to let you know that the company youll work for is part of HCRG Care Group Holdings Limited and by applying for this job well need to process and hold information about you. If you would like to know a little more about how we use your information, please see our website's privacy policy.

Job description Job responsibilities Package Description:Start or Grow Your Healthcare Career with a Team That Values YouIf you're passionate about helping others and want a role where every shift matters, this could be the perfect opportunity. As a Bank Health Care Support Worker, you'll make a direct difference to patients' lives while gaining valuable experience within a busy and rewarding healthcare setting.At ChippenhamCommunityHospital, you'll join a supportive team that values compassion, teamwork, and professional development. Whether you're beginning your healthcare career or bringing existing care experience, you'll have the opportunity to build new skills, work flexibly, and play an important role in delivering outstanding care to our patients and community.Package DescriptionJoin our friendly and dedicated team as a Bank Health Care Support Worker on ChippenhamCommunity Hospital.At HCRG Care Group, you'll become part of a supportive team environment where your contribution is valued, your wellbeing is prioritised, and youll have opportunities to develop your skills and experience across a range of services.What We Offer Competitive hourly pay of £13.64 per hour Flexible working through self-booking shifts, giving you greater control over when you work The ability to request preferred shifts or days off up to six weeks in advance, helping you achieve a healthy work-life balance Access to Wagestream, allowing you to track your earnings and access pay as you earn it, providing greater financial flexibility The opportunity to work in an environment committed to the highest standards of clinical care and quality Opportunities to gain experience across different services and settings, helping you build your knowledge and develop new skills Access to our Strive for Better Networks, connecting you with healthcare professionals across the organisation and supporting your professional development A comprehensive 24/7 wellbeing service, including counselling, legal and financial advice, career coaching, trauma support, guided self-help resources, and wellbeing information Free statutory and mandatory training, alongside a wide range of learning and development opportunities to support your ongoing career growth A forward-thinking culture that encourages innovation, where your ideas are welcomed and supported to help improve services for patients and service users Opportunities to be recognised for your achievements through local and national awards, as well as regular engagement with senior leaders through initiatives such as our virtual Ask Our Executives events The pride of working for an organisation committed to exceptional care, with the majority of services rated Good or Outstanding by the Care Quality CommissionWhy This Role Is So RewardingThis is more than a support role, it's an opportunity to make a genuine difference to patients every day. You'll: Deliver hands-on care that improves patient comfort, wellbeing, and recovery. Support patients to maintain their independence and dignity. Become a valued member of a supportive healthcare team. Build relationships with patients and their families during important moments in their care journey. Gain experience across a variety of clinical settings, including dressing and fracture clinics. Help ensure a safe and clean care environment through excellent infection control practices. Develop your healthcare skills while working alongside experienced professionals. Play an important role in delivering compassionate, high-quality patient care.Person SpecificationEssential Criteria Good general education. Care Certificate, or willingness to achieve within an agreed timeframe. Experience of working under supervision and supporting colleagues within a team environment. Experience of delivering patient-centred care. Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team and recognise own limitations. Good typing, data entry, organisational, and time management skills. Ability to safely undertake patient moving and handling and delegated nursing/therapy tasks following training. Self-motivated, proactive, and committed to delivering high standards of care.Desirable Criteria Experience of working within community healthcare services, the NHS, or an acute/urgent care setting. Basic wound care knowledge and skills. Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle during working hours.For full details of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.About the CompanyWe change lives by transforming health and care.Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.While it doesnt happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date weve shown here. If youre keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.As youd expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.Finally, we need to let you know that the company youll work for is part of HCRG Care Group Holdings Limited and by applying for this job well need to process and hold information about you. If you would like to know a little more about how we use your information, please see our website's privacy policy.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Essential criteria include good general education, Care Certificate or willingness to achieve it, experience delivering patient-centred care, ability to work within a team, and skills in typing, data entry, and time management. Desirable criteria include experience in community healthcare services, NHS, or acute settings, basic wound care knowledge, and possession of a full UK driving licence.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential Essential criteria include good general education, Care Certificate or willingness to achieve it, experience delivering patient-centred care, ability to work within a team, and skills in typing, data entry, and time management. Desirable criteria include experience in community healthcare services, NHS, or acute settings, basic wound care knowledge, and possession of a full UK driving licence.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

HCRG Care Group

Address

HCRG Care Group

Chippenham

SN15 2AJ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

HCRG Care Group

Address

HCRG Care Group

Chippenham

SN15 2AJ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/ (Opens in a new tab)