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Health Care Support Worker


Location
Brentwood Community Hospital
Salary
£25,760 - £27,476 pa, plus London fringe allowance
Profession
Healthcare support worker
Grade
Band 3
Deadline
02 Sep 2026
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
24 Aug 2026
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Job overview

Provide are seeking Band 3 Health Care Support Worker to work on our community ward in Brentwood where we specialise in stroke rehabilitation. We are looking for candidates who can provide dynamic, professional, compassionate and high quality patient care to patients on Bayman Ward .

Bayman ward is a 25 bedded ward providing a service supporting stroke rehabilitation. The ward is nurse led, supported by Medical Practitioners and provides a progressive service which promotes multidisciplinary working. The philosophy is one that encourages staff participation at all levels and identifies opportunities for service and career development

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will be required to integrate flexibly across the ward with a particular focus on communication with the MDT to support a team approach to care. A key requirement of the role will be to deliver safe high quality care that meets the needs of increasingly complex patients in the community wards. This will involve joint working between all of our inpatient units and supporting community services to manage patient pathways safely and effectively and ensure that robust discharge plans are in place that support patients to live their lives as independently as possible on discharge. There are close working relationships with medical practitioners and MDT which encourage a seamless and proactive approach to planning successful discharge.

The successful candidate will also need to have an academic qualification of NVQ Level 3 or higher and with previous Health Care experience and need to demonstrate that they are highly motivated and able to provide high quality patient care. Experience of team working is also essential.

You will be required to have excellent communication skills. Previous experience of nursing in an elderly care / rehabilitation environment desirable.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the job description attached for the main duties and responsibilities for this role within Provide.

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

Experience

Essential

  • Support registered practitioners in the delivery of individual agreed health care plans
  • Experience in a health care setting
  • Experience of working without supervision

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ level 3 or equivalent experience

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