Job requirements
Essential
6 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Awareness of Health and Safety and Manual Handling requirements
- Experience
Experience of working in a Health/Social Care/ related environment
- Education & Qualifications
NVQ/Diploma Level 3 in Care
- Education & Qualifications
CPD Diary effectively demonstrating levels of learning and reflection from courses / experiences
- Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
Knowledge of Health Promotion
- Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
Good communication skills.
Desirable
Not listed in the available specification.
Job overview
If we receive a large volume of applications, we reserve the right to close this vacancy early
We are a community service providing care and support for patients in their own homes preventing hospital admission and facilitating early hospital discharge.
We work closely with primary and secondary care taking referrals from both hospitals and GPs.
We have a good rapport with our patients and get excellent feedback so job satisfaction is high. We take pride in enabling patients to stay at home when acutely unwell.
Our main priority for this job role is to find people with the right values, behaviours and attitudes that match our own. Previous experience is an advantage but we can provide training if necessary.
Above all we want someone that shares in our values. These are:
- a commitment to quality and being the best we can
- providing excellent care and support to all
- showing dignity and respect to the people that they will be working with
- working well together as part of our team.
Are these values important to you? If yes, please apply.
Main duties of the job
Our aim is providing treatment and care for people in their own homes.
As a band 3 you would be a support for the band 5 Community Staff Nurses visiting patients to monitor observations, obtain venous blood samples, provide wound care, education and support, this list is not exhaustive.
As a Community Support Worker you will be lone working visiting patients home within the locality, you must have access to a vehicle which can be used for work purposes or are you able to travel as required to meet the needs of the service.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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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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This advert is for Community Support Worker - Kington District Nursing Team with Wye Valley NHS Trust in Hereford, England. It is listed as a Band 3 Healthcare support worker role. The advertised salary is £25,760 - £27,476 pa pro rata, salary dependant on experience. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 05 Nov 2026.
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