Healthcare support workers

As a healthcare support worker, you’ll be at the very heart of everything we do. There are more than 30 roles and in each you’ll work with a multidisciplinary team supporting doctors, nurses and specialists, as you help patients on their journey back to health.

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• Healthcare support worker

  As a healthcare support worker, you could work in one of seven different areas with us, including mental health, midwifery, and learning disability.
   

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• Dietetic assistant

  Working alongside dietitians, you’ll help to treat and support patients with dietary and nutritional issues.

• Healthcare assistant

  You'll make sure that patients are as comfortable and stress-free as possible. It can also be the stepping stone into many other NHS roles.

• Maternity support worker

  You'll work under the supervision of a registered midwife, helping to care for mothers and babies.

• Occupational therapy support worker

  You’ll assist occupational therapists, supporting patients with their day-to-day activities to live full and independent lives.

• Orthotic technician

  Your day-to-day will involve helping to treat people with conditions such as arthritis and spina bifida, supporting them and aiding their movement.

• Podiatry assistant

  You’ll help to treat and care for people whose feet and legs have been affected by injury or illness, allowing them to live life to the full.

• Physiotherapy assistants/support workers

  Working with physiotherapists, you'l help patients recover from a range of illnesses and conditions, using techniques such as exercise. .

• Prosthetic technician

  You’ll support patients as they learn to use their new prosthetic limbs and assist prosthetists in their work.

• Radiography assistants and imaging support workers

  You’ll work closely with diagnostic radiographers and therapeutic radiographers to work out what disease or condition is affecting patients and how to treat it.

• Speech and language therapy assistant

  You’ll work with patients to help them with conditions that may affect their communication, swallowing and feeding.