Community Healthcare Support Worker

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Southampton; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Community Healthcare Support Worker to assist our Community Nursing Service across Hampshire. You will deliver high-quality, patient-centred care in patients' homes, supported by a multidisciplinary team, with shifts 8am–8pm, seven days a week.

A full driving licence and access to a vehicle are required, and applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

Qualifications

• NVQ in health care or equivalent, or willingness to commit to training.
• Full UK Driving Licence.

Responsibilities

• Work under supervision following written care plans and care pathways devised by the Registered Nurse.
• Follow prescribed care plans and treatment protocols.
• Follow HPCT Policies and Procedures.
• Has knowledge and skills to carry out prescribed tasks and will report variances to the Registered Nurse.

Education

NVQ in Health care or equivalent or willingness to commit to training.

Full UK Driving Licence

Job description

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Community Healthcare Support Worker

The closing date is 18 October 2026

Join Hampshire and Isle of Wight NHS Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust as a Healthcare Support Worker!

Our passion is to deliver high quality, safe services which improve the health, wellbeing and independence of the people we care for in the community so you will feel a real sense of achievement and that your work makes a difference to local people's lives with the aim of avoiding any unnecessary admissions into Hospital In-Patient setting.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - we have an exciting opportunity for you! We're looking for dedicated individuals to join our thriving Community Nursing Service across Hampshire in a permanent role, delivering outstanding care to the community in a supportive and collaborative environment.

Our Community Nursing Service provides high-quality nursing care to patients in their own homes, operating 8am--8pm, 7 days a week.

We pride ourselves on delivering person-centred care and ensuring our staff feel valued, supported, and encouraged to develop their skills. In this role, you'll work as part of a wider multi-disciplinary team, contributing to care planning, evaluation, and effective communication across services.

A full driving license and access to a vehicle is required for this role. There is a space later in application to put your preferred location.

At present, the Trust is unable to offer Skilled Worker visa sponsorship for this post. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK at the time of application.

Main duties of the job

We have various locations to offer including Fordingbridge ,Romsey, Bitterne and Oakley Road.

The service is 7 days a week 8am-8pm with a alternate weekend working. We can consider full and part time roles for Bitterne.

Fordingbridge is 30 hours a week.

The post holder will have responsibility for participating in the delivery of patient care under the supervision of the Community Team.

• Work under supervision following written care plans and care pathways devised by the Registered Nurse.
• Follow prescribed care plans and treatment protocols.
• Follow HPCT Policies and Procedures.
• Has knowledge and skills to carry out prescribed tasks and will report to Registered Nurse any variances.
• Delegated responsibility for Patient Support Teams administrative tasks.
• Provide general administration support to the team.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.

Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.

We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.

Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Qualifications

• NVQ in Health care or equivalent or willingness to commit to training.
• Full UK Driving Licence.

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.

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

£25,760 to £27,476 a yearPlease note for part time hours the salary will be pro rata