# Community Healthcare Support Worker

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Archived / closed
- **Employer:** Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Nottingham
- **Region:** Midlands
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Healthcare support worker
- **Grade:** Band 3
- **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 per annum (pro rata for part time)
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Hours between 8am and 6pm)
- **Closing date:** 2026-07-02T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-06-18T09:33:31.044Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Nottinghamshire/Mansfield/Nottinghamshire_Healthcare_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Community_Health_Services/Community_Health_Services-v8093332
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8093332?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.nottinghamshirehealthcare.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Join Nottinghamshire's Community Nursing teams and make a difference! We're looking for a kind, caring, and compassionate Community Health Care Support Worker for our B3 vacancy. Whether you have community experience or not, we welcome you to be part of our supportive and highly encouraging team.

Our Community Nursing teams take pride in the positive impact they have on patients' lives every day. You will gain skills around the care of patients with long term conditions. If you have the passion, drive, and ability to deliver high-quality care, we want you to join #TeamNottsHC.

Join us as a Band 3 Community Healthcare Support Worker, part time, in a substantive position. Our service operates from 8am to 6pm, seven days a week. Notts HC also offer an additional team of Nurses and HCA’s offer a robust, reactive evening and night Nursing team.

A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.

### Main duties of the job

The Adult Community Nursing Service are an integrated healthcare team providing long-term conditions management, rehabilitation & community nursing services in Mansfield.

We are looking for  Community Healthcare Support Workers to join our dedicated Community Nursing teams who are committed and passionate about promoting health, well-being and independence. We are looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic clinician who believes in the provision of patient-centred care.

A key aim of our service is to reduce unplanned admissions and facilitate discharges from the acute care environment. The team members include , Community Nurses, District Nurses, Specialist Nurses, Support Workers and Social Workers, also working closely with GPs and the voluntary sector.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You should possess good interpersonal and time management skills, be a good communicator, organised and able to prioritise and work well as a member of a team. You will be providing support to the nursing team including  catheter management, wound care, pressure ulcer management  and continence care in patient’s homes and residential care homes. You must be able to demonstrate a professional manner at all times to patients, relatives and staff of all levels.

## Job Details

Join Nottinghamshire's Community Nursing teams and make a difference! We're looking for a kind, caring, and compassionate Community Health Care Support Worker for our B3 vacancy. Whether you have community experience or not, we welcome you to be part of our supportive and highly encouraging team.

Our Community Nursing teams take pride in the positive impact they have on patients' lives every day. You will gain skills around the care of patients with long term conditions. If you have the passion, drive, and ability to deliver high-quality care, we want you to join #TeamNottsHC.

Join us as a Band 3 Community Healthcare Support Worker, part time, in a substantive position. Our service operates from 8am to 6pm, seven days a week. Notts HC also offer an additional team of Nurses and HCA’s offer a robust, reactive evening and night Nursing team.

A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.

## Job Description

The Adult Community Nursing Service are an integrated healthcare team providing long-term conditions management, rehabilitation & community nursing services in Mansfield.

We are looking for Community Healthcare Support Workers to join our dedicated Community Nursing teams who are committed and passionate about promoting health, well-being and independence. We are looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic clinician who believes in the provision of patient-centred care.

A key aim of our service is to reduce unplanned admissions and facilitate discharges from the acute care environment. The team members include , Community Nurses, District Nurses, Specialist Nurses, Support Workers and Social Workers, also working closely with GPs and the voluntary sector.

## Responsibilities

You should possess good interpersonal and time management skills, be a good communicator, organised and able to prioritise and work well as a member of a team. You will be providing support to the nursing team including catheter management, wound care, pressure ulcer management and continence care in patient’s homes and residential care homes. You must be able to demonstrate a professional manner at all times to patients, relatives and staff of all levels.

## Person Specification

### Skills

**Essential**

- Ability to work as part of a team
- Good written/oral communication skills
- Diplomatic, caring & sympathetic
- Ability to be flexible
- Developed observations skills with the ability to report and record physical/mental health observations of incidents or events and behaviours in an accurate and timely manner
- Standard keyboard skills

**Desirable**

- Venepuncture

### Training

**Essential**

- Willingness to undertake training that will enhance service delivery

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- To have a basic understanding of the different types of physical illness and maintain an understanding and caring approach to patients

### Experience

**Essential**

- Experience of working in a healthcare setting

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- NVQ III in Health and Social Care, Care Certificate or equivalent or equivalent experience

### Physical Requirements

**Essential**

- Manual Handling which may include manoeuvring wheelchairs/trolleys/beds as appropriate
- Has the physical ability to perform the full range of duties

### Values and Behaviours

**Essential**

- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate at interview that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust’s expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation

### Contractual Requirements

**Essential**

- A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
- Ability to work to meet the needs of the service

## Documents

- [about the trust (pdf, 6.4mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2983)
- [job description (pdf, 754.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10386810)
- [colleague benefits (pdf, 16.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2913)
- [person specification (pdf, 312.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10386811)
- [about nottinghamshire healthcare (pdf, 1.5mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2079)

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