Clinical Support Worker – Community

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust; Halifax; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Clinical Support Worker - Community to assist clients in their own homes and occasionally in other primary health care settings. The role supports the district nursing service with shifts from 8:00am to 4:00pm, seven days a week.

You will work under guidance, participate in training, maintain records, and respond to changing client needs while delivering compassionate, high-quality care.

Qualifications

• GCSE English & Maths at grade 9-2 (A*-E) or equivalent, or demonstrated literacy/numeracy within application.
• Competence-based level 3 qualification e.g. NVQ or Diploma in Healthcare Support or Care Certificate.
• Willingness to undertake training relevant to the role.
• Moving and Handling competency.
• Infection Control knowledge.
• Customer Care.
• Competent in venepuncture, cannulation and simple wound dressings.
• Completion of Health Care Assistant core competencies.

Responsibilities

• Support clients in their own homes under supervision.
• Assist in delivering unscheduled care with initiative.
• Undertake training to enable effective delivery of care.
• Previous healthcare experience is desirable.
• Demonstrate confidence, resilience and a caring nature.

Skills

Patient care

Teamwork

Flexibility

Record keeping

Communication

Moving & Handling

Venepuncture

Cannulation

Wound care

Education

GCSE English & Maths

NVQ/ Diploma in Healthcare Support

Care Certificate

Job description

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Support Worker - Community

The closing date is 09 November 2026

To work under the guidance and supervision of qualified members of staff to meet the needs of the clients in their own home. The job may also occasionally require the provision of care of clients in some other primary health care setting. Calderdale provides a 24 hours district nursing service and the job entails supporting this service.

The post is for a healthcare assistant working between the hours of 8:00am - 4:00pm (depending on shifts) 7 days a week.

Main duties of the job

• Applicants must be a motivated and passionate about high quality patient care have excellent interpersonal skills, be flexible and have an ability to work under pressure.
• Assist in the delivery of unscheduled, unpredictable episodes of care on a regular basis, with appropriate use of initiative.
• Be willing to undertaken any additional training appropriate for this role, to enable effective delivery of care of the client group.
• Previous experience in a healthcare setting is desirable.
• It is essential that the candidate is confident , resilient and has a caring nature.

About us

We employ more than 6,500 staff who deliver compassionate care from our two main hospitals, Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary as well as in community sites, health centres and in patients' homes. We also are incredibly proud to have almost 150 volunteers here at CHFT.

We provide a range of services including urgent and emergency care; medical; surgical; maternity; gynaecology; critical care; children's and young people's services; end of life care and outpatient and diagnostic imaging services.

We provide community health services, including sexual health services in Calderdale from Calderdale Royal and local health centres. These include Todmorden Health Centre and Broad Street Plaza.

We continue to modernise and invest in our health services to build on our strong reputation. Foundation trusts are public leaders in improving quality in health services. They are part of the NHS - yet decisions about what they do and how they do it are driven by independent boards. Boards listen to their Council of Governors and respond to the needs of their members - patients, staff and the local community.

Foundation trusts provide what the health service wants, yet are also free to invest quickly in the changes to the local community needs, in striving to be the best, and in putting their patients first.

Job responsibilities

Please see the job description and person specification below for full details about the role.

Person Specification

QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING

• English and Math GCSE grade 9-2 (A*-E) or equivalent or high level of literacy and numeracy skills demonstrated within application
• Competence based level 3 Qualification e.g. NVQ or Diploma in Healthcare Support or equivalent experience and able to demonstrate the completion of the Care Certificate issued by an employer
• Willingness to undertake any training or development relevant to the role
• Moving and Handling
• Infection Control
• Customer Care
• Competent in venepuncture, cannulation and simple wound dressings
• Competent / able to evidence the completion of Health Care Assistant core competencies

KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE

• Previous experience with a healthcare setting (18 months)
• Insight into the roles of responsibilities of the post
• Demonstrate a commitment to a caring profession
• Understand the importance of record keeping
• Experience of record keeping
• Experience in undertaking point of care testing
• Experience in application of basic dressing techniques

COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)

• Ability to work as a team member
• Ability to work in a busy environment
• Able to use own initiative
• Aware of own limitations/ level of competence
• Good communication Skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust

£25,760 to £27,476 a yearper annum, pro rata