Community Health Care Support Worker

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 13 April 2025

Job summary

We are a busy happy team who welcome new staff members and encourage staff development and learning. We are seeking a healthcare support worker to join us in providing care and treatment to adults living in the Fareham and Portchester area who have long term or complex health needs. The scope of your role will focus on supporting admission avoidance, promotion of independence and assisting in the effective management of patients with long term or complex conditions. You will be working in a multi-disciplinary way alongside a range of primary care services including those from GP's, social and voluntary sector. You will be responsible for managing your allocated work on a day-to-day basis ensuring patients are prioritised according to clinical need and that assessments and care plans are recorded in line with the Trust's standards.

To support you within your role, Southern Health NHS foundation trust, have an excellent learning and development department, to further develop your clinical skills.

Our service runs from 0700-1700, 7 days a week and therefore this position requires flexible working and all requests will be considered.

Access to a vehicle and possession of a full driving license is essential.

For more information or to arrange an informal visit please contact:

Judith Vane -- Community Matron

Judith.vane@southernhealth.nhs.uk

Main duties of the job

To work within the multi-disciplinary Integrated Care Team that delivers community based services to a GP Practice population, undertaking nursing tasks within agreed parameters, set out by the registered practitioners.

The job will include home visiting and lone working without direct supervision.

The scope of the role will focus on supporting admission avoidance, early supported discharge and promotion of independence and assisting in the effective management of patients with long term conditions and older people with mental health problems.

About us

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.

Date posted

18 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,071 to £25,674 a year Based on full time hours

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

348-PSE-7741

Job locations

Fareham Health Centre

Osborn Road

Fareham

Hampshire

PO16 7ER

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Job description

Job responsibilities

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Literate
Numerate
Relevant experience as a care assistant in a health care environment.
Evidence of delivering care delegated from a range of registered professionals, in particular nursing.
Evidence of ability to implement prescribed programmes of care for a range of conditions.
NVQ 3 in health care related subject or willingness to undertake

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Literate
Numerate
Relevant experience as a care assistant in a health care environment.
Evidence of delivering care delegated from a range of registered professionals, in particular nursing.
Evidence of ability to implement prescribed programmes of care for a range of conditions.
NVQ 3 in health care related subject or willingness to undertake

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.