Job summary
Join Hampshire and Isle of Wight NHS Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust as a Healthcare Support Worker!
Our passion is to deliver high quality, safe services which improve the health, wellbeing and independence of the people we care for in the community so you will feel a real sense of achievement and that your work makes a difference to local people's lives with the aim of avoiding any unnecessary admissions into Hospital In-Patient setting.
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - we have an exciting opportunity for you! We're looking for dedicated individuals to join our thriving Community Nursing Service across Hampshire in a permanent role, delivering outstanding care to the community in a supportive and collaborative environment.
Our Community Nursing Service provides high-quality nursing care to patients in their own homes, operating 8am--8pm, 7 days a week.
We pride ourselves on delivering person-centred care and ensuring our staff feel valued, supported, and encouraged to develop their skills. In this role, you'll work as part of a wider multi-disciplinary team, contributing to care planning, evaluation, and effective communication across services.
A full driving license and access to a vehicle is required for this role. There is a space later in application to put your preferred location.
At present, the Trust is unable to offer Skilled Worker visa sponsorship for this post. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK at the time of application
Main duties of the job
We have various locations to offer including Bitterne, Hythe & Waterside and Portsmouth.
Please note Waterside vacancy is part time of 3 days a week(22.5hours).
The post holder will have responsibility for participating in the delivery of patient care under the supervision of the Community Team.
*Work under supervision following written care plans and care pathways devised by the Registered Nurse.
*Follow prescribed care plans and treatment protocols.
*Follow HPCT Policies and Procedures.
*Has knowledge and skills to carry out prescribed tasks and will report to Registered Nurse any variances.
*Delegated responsibility for Patient Support Teams administrative tasks.
*Provide general administration support to the team.
About us
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.
Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.
We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.
Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence
Details
- Date posted: 04 June 2026
- Pay scheme: Agenda for change
- Band: Band 3
- Salary: £25,760 to £27,476 a year Please note for part time hours the salary will be pro rata
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
- Reference number: 348-SYN-11081
- Job locations: Unit 42, New Forest Enterprise Centre, Unit 42, New Forest Enterprise Centre, Rushington Business Park, Chapel Lane, Totton, Hampshire, SO40 9LA, United Kingdom, Bitterne Health Centre, Commercial Street, Southampton, Hampshire, SO18 6BT, United Kingdom, St.Mary's Community Health Campus (Portsmouth), Milton Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO3 6AD, United Kingdom
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.
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