Community Healthcare Support Worker


Location
Salary
£30,630 - £32,346 Per annum incl of HCAS (pro-rata)
Profession
Healthcare support worker
Grade
Band 3
Deadline
10 Sep 2026
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
03 Sep 2026
Medical Protection — the side of locally employed doctors from £83

Job requirements

Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.

Essential

7 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • Other

    Access to a motor vehicle is essential, with appropriate driving license.

  • Skills

    IT literate with ability to use databases and other software packages

  • Skills

    Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to produce clear, accurate and timely clinical records.

  • Skills

    Basic clinical skills e.g blood pressure, temperature, pulse, urinalysis, blood glucose monitoring

  • Experience

    Experience of providing care in a health or social care related setting

  • Qualifications

    Educated to GCSE Standard; A-C including English and Maths

  • Qualifications

    Practical knowledge acquired through, training, experience or NVQ level 3 or equivalent in a health care social setting

Desirable

4 listed

Additional qualities the employer would prefer.

  • Skills

    Developed clinical skills, e.g medicines administration, insulin injections, venepucture, continence care, wound care

  • Experience

    Working within a community setting

  • Experience

    Experience of working in a healthcare environment

  • Qualifications

    Health care certificate

Job overview

**Please note that this post will close once we have received sufficient applications**

We are looking for an enthusiastic Community Healthcare Support Worker for the Centre House Nursing Team, to provide care and support for patients in the community setting as delegated by the registered nurse.

Access to a motor vehicle is essential , with appropriate driving license. Please ensure that your application demonstrates that you meet the essential criteria as listed in the job specification.

This role is 4 day shifts a week.

Please note: There will be a numeracy and literacy test, candidates who score the passmark will be interviewed. Both the test and interview will be conducted face to face.

Previous applicants need not apply.

Main duties of the job

To work within the District Nursing team to provide care and support for patients in the community setting as delegated by the registered nurse. You will be expected to carry out all relevant forms of nursing care including phlebotomy , without direct supervision, and may be required to demonstrate simple procedures to qualified and/or unqualified staff undertaking training where agreed with the nursing team.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role.

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Applying for this NHS job

This advert is for Community Healthcare Support Worker with Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust in London, England. It is listed as a Band 3 Healthcare support worker role. The advertised salary is £30,630 - £32,346 Per annum incl of HCAS (pro-rata). The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 10 Sep 2026.

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