# Community Support Worker

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Sirona care & health CIC.

## Canonical URLs

- **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-support-worker/264c00fe-634c-4280-904f-579302a29cee
- **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-support-worker/264c00fe-634c-4280-904f-579302a29cee.md

## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Sirona care & health CIC
- **Location:** Knowle Clinic
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Support worker
- **Grade:** Band 3
- **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 pro rata, per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-15T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-01T12:52:55.105Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/Bristol/Sirona_care_health_CIC/Community/Community-v8262237
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8262237?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://sirona-cic.org.uk/

## Job Content

### Job overview

Would you like to make a difference to the community you live in and love? Are you looking to start a career in healthcare or are currently a Healthcare Assistant or Support Worker looking for a fresh start? if so, we have an opportunity to join our team of Community Support Workers in South Bristol.

Our teams support patients to live independently and improve their quality of life in the place they like to call home.

As a Community Support Worker, you'll play a vital role in our service. You will work closely with the multi-disciplinary team made up of clinicians such as Physiotherapists and Nurses to provide ongoing clinical activities such as, nursing tasks.

Successful candidates will have the support from their teams to be comfortable working independently in the community. If you have strong verbal communication skills and can use initiative to ensure service users and their families have the best experience, then we want to hear from you. In return we can offer a fulfilling and rewarding career within our teams with opportunities for development.

We will offer a tailored training package to suit your development needs to make sure you feel fully supported within your new role - should you wish to progress further in your career then Sirona can offer a number of opportunities such as apprenticeships, where we have strong links with local higher education partners.

### Main duties of the job

- Undertake a range of delegated clinical, nursing led activities to support the service users on the Integrated Network Team caseload.
- Venepuncture, simple dressings , basic catheter care. insulin administration to type 2 diabetics. pressure area care , skin checks. ordering of simple equipment ,
- stores ordering
- To provide a safe, patient centred and effective clinical activities in the community setting.
- You will work within adults services to deliver a full range of healthcare activities.
- You may be expected to work flexibly with other teams or services, both within the locality and Sirona wide when the need arises at short notice.
- Be able and willing to travel throughout the service delivery geographical area.

Enhanced pay for weekends and bank holidays, mileage is reimbursed whilst you carry out your duties at work. We also offer generous annual leave allowance and an attractive staff benefits scheme.

We have full and part time hours available and can support flexible working patterns - currently this service runs from 8am - 8pm - 7 days a week.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.

Please note, as we do not hold a certificate of sponsorship for this role we are unable to accept applications from non-UK residents for this vacancy.

If you currently require a visa to work in the UK, there must be a minimum of 14 months remaining until the expiry date. If you do not disclose your expiry date within your application, it may not be considered.

If you refer to qualifications or employment within your supporting statement, that has not been included in your Qualifications, Training or Employment History, this information may be discounted.

### 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.

## Person Specification

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care or willingness to work towards.

**Desirable**

- Relevant experience within a community setting

### Skills, Knowledge & Experience

**Essential**

- Able to work without direct supervision, as agreed within the team, to achieve the objectives of the post.
- Able to prioritise tasks and make correct decisions within a set of clear guidelines.
- Experience of direct patient care in a health or social care setting.
- Ability to practice in a non-discriminatory way when approaching all colleagues and service users.
- Ability to manipulate fine tools e.g. for venepuncture.
- Experience of team working and an understanding of team dynamics including what factors make a team work well and what can go wrong and why.
- Able to use a variety of IT systems e.g. email, EMIS.

**Desirable**

- Recent relevant experience within a community setting.

## Documents

- [job description (pdf, 183.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10576209)
- [employees benefits (pdf, 4.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2102)
- [application guidance (pdf, 352.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2466)

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