Community Health and Social Care Support Worker

Derbyshire Community Health Services NHSFT; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A community health service provider is seeking a Community Health and Social Care Support Worker to join their team. The successful candidate will support patients discharged from hospitals and those needing urgent community help. Responsibilities include working alongside clinicians for patient care and maintaining high standards. Applicants should have a relevant qualification, excellent communication skills, and be willing to travel. Various shifts are available with benefits such as annual leave and ongoing training.

Benefits

27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays

Yearly appraisal

Access to employee assistance programme

Health and wellbeing opportunities

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a health & social care setting.
• Experience providing personal care.
• Understanding of the health and social care system.

Responsibilities

• Work and document to a high standard.
• Maintain standards and ensure quality of patient care.
• Assist clinicians in delivering agreed treatment programmes.

Skills

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Ability to work in a team

Willingness to travel within a locality

Education

GCSE Maths & English (C/4 or above) or equivalent

Educated to NVQ 3 level (or equivalent) in a relevant subject

Job description

Community Health and Social Care Support Worker

The closing date is 07 January 2026

Have you got your qualification in care and are looking for your next step?

Our Community First Team has opportunities for Community Health & Social Care Support Worker to join our team in Derby City.

What does the Community First Team do?

We step in to support people who are discharged from acute hospitals and those who need an urgent community response. The person needs short term/interim support in their homes. The teams are committed to caring and supporting people at home and work over a seven day rota.

If you would like to talk about what a day in the life of this role is like, please feel free to contact Nikki Ludlow on 07919 466181.

What are the hours?

Various shift patterns (including unsocial hours, weekends, and bank holidays).

Where would I be working?

Base: Florence Nightingale Community Hospital

Area Covered: Derby City and surrounding area

Working in this team means you will need to be able to meet the travel requirements of going to people's homes. This will require you have a UK driving license and access to a vehicle. DCHS has a mileage policy and car lease scheme available to support our staff.

Main duties of the job

• Work and document to a high standard and reflect the DCHS values.
• Maintain standards and ensure quality of patient care through developing knowledge and competencies to support clinicians.
• Assist all clinicians in delivering agreed programmes of treatment and care where appropriate and work as an effective member of the wider multi-disciplinary team.
• Carry out individual care without direct supervision in the community.
• Provide support to patients to optimise their health and independence.
• Be willing to support Perth House in Chaddesden when and if staffing cover requires.

About us

The Purpose and Activities of DCHS?

Our purpose is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire and Derby, as part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire.

We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 community hospitals and more than 30 health centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, schools, care homes and, increasingly, in people's own homes and via virtual consultations.

Benefits include:

• Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
• 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years' service
• Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
• Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
• Incremental pay progression
• Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
• Access to our staff networks
• Health and wellbeing opportunities
• Structured learning and development opportunities

As an employer and sponsor licence holder, to be able to provide sponsorship to overseas nationals via the Skilled Worker route we must ensure that we adhere to the sponsorship requirements set by UK Visa's and Immigration. After carefully reviewing this role, we do not believe that this position meets the requirements for sponsorship. For details on eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa, please follow this link to the gov.uk website: Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Education, Qualifications and Training

• GCSE Maths & English (C/4 or above) or equivalent
• Educated to NVQ 3 level (or equivalent) in a relevant subject or equivalent previous proven experience

Experience and Knowledge Required

• Previous experience in a health & social care setting
• Experience providing personal care
• Understanding of the health and social care system

Skills and Attributes

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work in a team
• Willingness to travel within a locality

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exemption 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.

Employer name

Derbyshire Community Health Services NHSFT