Health & Social Care Assistant

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Location
Southall, England
Salary
£30,630 - £32,346 per annum inclusive of HCAS (Outer)
Profession
Care support worker
Grade
Band 3
Deadline
17 Sep 2026
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
16 Sep 2026
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Job requirements

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

Essential

15 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • Knowledge

    Understanding of professional conduct

  • Knowledge

    Basic understanding of the effects of disability

  • Knowledge

    Health and safety / risk awareness

  • Knowledge

    Understanding of concept of enabling clients through the therapy process

  • Knowledge

    Familiar with equipment to assist activities of daily living

  • Experience

    Previous work in health or social care setting (or above essential qualifications)

  • Experience

    Experience of working in paid or voluntary employment or community work

  • Experience

    Previous role as Rehabilitation Assistant / Health Care / Social Care Assistant

  • Qualifications

    NVQ in health or social care (or below essential experience)

  • Skills and Abilities

    Good written and verbal communication

  • Skills and Abilities

    Ability to work as an effective team member

  • Skills and Abilities

    Fully licensed car driver or independently able to travel to manage an agreed schedule of community appointments

  • Skills and Abilities

    Ability to comply with moving and handling regulations

  • Skills and Abilities

    Ability to work flexible hours including weekends

  • Skills and Abilities

    Competent IT skills to enable effective documentation

Desirable

3 listed

Additional qualities the employer would prefer.

  • Qualifications

    Care Certificate for Support Worker

  • Qualifications

    Foundation Degree in related subject

  • Qualifications

    Trusted Assessor

Job overview

We are currently seeking health and social care assistants with a broad range of previous experience and knowledge who are looking for an opportunity to develop skills in rapid response and management of acutely unwell clients in the community. You will be working under the guidance of multi-disciplinary clinicians, to support assessment and treatment of patients’ to achieve medical stability and maintain functional ability, aiming to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions.

Main duties of the job

You should have previous experience of working with a therapy, nursing or personal care team within a health or social care setting. You must be flexible, responsive and have excellent time management skills as the teams priorities can change throughout the day. You should have good written and verbal communication skills and enjoy working in a dynamic and effective team. As the service is community based, you will need your own means of transport and will be required to work long days (7am to 7pm) and weekends on a rota basis.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

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 Health & Social Care Assistant with West London NHS Trust in Southall, England. It is listed as a Band 3 Care support worker role. The advertised salary is £30,630 - £32,346 per annum inclusive of HCAS (Outer). The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 17 Sep 2026.

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