# Support Worker in Complex Care > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/support-worker-in-complex-care/b86aa082-f3d0-4051-aa93-83c7859029b7 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/support-worker-in-complex-care/b86aa082-f3d0-4051-aa93-83c7859029b7.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** St George's Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Support worker - **Grade:** Band 4 - **Salary:** £28,392 - £31,157 additional payment is made for unsociable working - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week (working days and nights on a rota basis. Cover is over a 7 day period) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-20T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-28T10:50:55.085Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Staffordshire/Stafford/Midlands_Partnership_University_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Community_Support_Worker_Complex_Care/Community_Support_Worker_Complex_Care-v8262126 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8262126?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.mpft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview In the Community Complex Care Team pride ourselves on our delivery of excellent, holistic patient and family centred care within the home, school and a variety of community settings. All of our client group (Adults and Children) have highly complex physical health needs, from needing support with their breathing to managing challenging seizure activity and everything in between! We are a large, expanding team covering the whole of Staffordshire, with office bases in Stafford, Stoke-On-Trent and Lichfield. We operate in a Hub system, which is, based on geographical location allowing us to ensure a supportive, small team feel across all hubs. We provide a 24/7 nurse on call service, ensuring a constant point of contact where support can be accessed. We are looking for Complex Care Support Workers to join our team. We do cover a 24-hour period so there is an expectation that you would be able to work days and nights and the shift times are individual to each package of care. The whole of your shift will be spent with one client, so you will get the opportunity to really make a difference. During interview you will be able discuss which geographical location you would be able to cover. You must be able to travel to areas and for shift times where public transport is not available. ### Main duties of the job - To work in patient’s homes or other designated settings to deliver high quality care to patients with complex physical health care needs, including but not limited to management of tracheostomies, ventilators, enteral feeding, complex seizures and medication administration. - To assess patient care needs on a daily basis, implementing and evaluating care plans produced by qualified nurses with patients and their families. - To assess care plans, risk assessments and contingencies, in conjunction with the qualified nurses, on a regular basis to ensure consistency and reflect up to date care needs. - To ensure the delivery and quality of care given complies with local and Trust agreed policies and procedures and is of the highest standard. - To assist patient in achieving their potential to live independently as per care plan. If you have a positive outlook, professional attitude, are a good team player and are passionate about delivering high quality, safe and compassionate care then we would like to hear from you. In return you will be offered opportunities to develop both clinically and professionally within a supportive environment and be encouraged to participate in service developments. Formal clinical supervision and a supported induction period will be provided. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities We may invite you to take part in a short online assessment before you are invited to a face-to-face interview. This is to ensure applicants understand how the team works in the community, the shift times and location. For further information to ensure you have the relevant skills for the post please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification. ### 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** - Significant experience in a similar role - Please demonstrate within your application significant work experience of dealing with complex care needs, including management of tracheostomies, ventilators, enteral feeding, complex seizures and medication administration. ### Qualifications **Essential** - NVQ 3 or Nursery Nurse qualification or equivalent **Desirable** - NVQ 4 /Diploma in related subject ## Documents - [benefits booklet (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2957) - [01324 complex care support worker band 4 jd (pdf, 400.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10576080) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.