Community Response Support Worker

Royal Devon University Healthcare Nhs Foundation Trust; West Down; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Car lease schemes

Nursery onsite at Exeter

Job summary

Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a compassionate Support Worker to join Urgent Community Response teams, delivering high-quality personal care at patients' homes in Exmouth, Woodbury and Budleigh. This 37.5-hour-per-week role is permanent and full-time, with a 7-day rota, travel across the Exeter and Devon area, and ongoing NHS training and development.

You will support patients on discharge and in end-of-life care, with an induction and National Care

Qualifications

• Full UK driving licence with access to own vehicle.
• No formal experience required; suitable for those new to health care.
• A desire to help and care for people across Exeter, Mid and Eastern Devon.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care, monitor patient condition and support recovery at home.
• Contribute to safeguarding and quality of care with health and social care professionals.
• Travel across Woodbury, Exmouth and Budleigh areas to visit patients in their homes.
• Work across multiple sites within the Devon area as needed; 7-day rota 0730–2200.

Skills

Driving licence

Job description

Job summary

Are you looking for a new and rewarding career within the NHS, one that provides training and ongoing development opportunities? A career where you can make a difference and change lives for the better? A career where commitment, talent and potential are recognised and rewarded?

This is a development role for people who are new to Health Care; therefore, no formal experience is required. You only need a desire to help and care for people across Exeter, Mid and Eastern Devon. We have opportunities to join the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trusts (RD&E) Urgent Community Response teams of frontline staff, providing support to patients at home. This includes following discharge from hospital after illness or surgery and also help with end‑of‑life care.

Main duties of the job

For more detail about the main duties of this role, please see the job description section below. As a key member of the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, you will be joining an exceptional team working together to help our patients to stay healthy, when they need it most.

About us

Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than 615,000 people, cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford).

Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within peoples own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).

Our state‑of‑the‑art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world‑class care to our local communities.

Its never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as youll help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.

Details

• Date posted: 30 October 2026
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 2
• Salary: £25,272 a year per annum pro rata
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full‑time
• Reference number: 185-9336-14653

Job responsibilities

For more information on the Job Description and Responsibilities please click the link below.

More detail about the role

Every day, you will make a huge difference to the lives of the people we care for, delivering a high standard of care alongside your colleagues. Providing personal care, promoting nutritional needs, and assisting in the recovery and recuperation of patients on their journey to better health are just some aspects of this essential role.

We currently have vacancies in the WEB area Woodbury, Exmouth & Budleigh.

These are permanent posts. Full time and part time applications are welcomed.

You will be travelling across a wide geographical area linked to an Exmouth Hospital base. You must demonstrate willingness and flexibility to work across multiple sites/localities as the need arises.

The service operates on a 7-day rota system between 0730-2200, including evenings, weekends and Bank Holidays. Depending on your shift pattern and working hours, you may also receive additional enhancements to your pay.

It is essential that you have a kind and caring nature, are patient and able to offer a friendly smile. You must feel comfortable working on your own supported by a team of professional colleagues. Our teams are caring, compassionate and inclusive, so whatever your background, you will be made to feel very welcome.

Duties will include provision of personal care, clinical duties where delegated, monitoring the patients condition and working with health and social care professionals to ensure that patients are safe and well at home. You will need great interpersonal and communication skills and be able to connect with individuals with varying levels of understanding. You will be provided with a comprehensive induction programme including support to complete the National Care Certificate.

You must have a full UK drivers licence with access to your own vehicle (with appropriate business insurance) as you will be travelling to patients homes to care for them.

Please refer to the job description for further details of desirable attributes, skills and qualifications. You can download a copy by clicking on the link on the right hand side of this page.

The Trust offers a comprehensive benefits package including access to the NHS Pension, generous holiday entitlements, maternity, paternity and sickness pay.

This role is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Our Better Together strategy sets out who we are as a new Trust, what we want to achieve over the next five years and how we will get there.

Our mission is to work together to help you to stay healthy and to care for you expertly and compassionately when you are not.

• Collaboration and partnerships
• A great place to work
• Recovering for the future
• Excellence and innovation

And our values, which guide the way we are going to achieve our ambition and reflect our culture: Compassion, Integrity, Inclusion and Empowerment.

Working Pattern: 37.5 hours per week

Interview Date: 10th November 2026

For further information, please contact: Lizzie Pickering, Support Worker Manager on 01395 282042 or [e-mail].

As an inclusive employer, the Royal Devon values diversity and is committed to creating a culture of inclusivity where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential. We believe in fostering a sense of belonging and actively encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities. We recognise the advantages of having a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve.

Preference will be given to staff with Priority and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon.

The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust reserves the right to close vacancy when sufficient applications have been received.

Benefits

We will work together to maintain a culture that develops and supports you and your team.

This might include funding for a care certificate, a degree or leadership qualifications. Or it might include days off to study, engage in CPD or rotational placements to help you hone your skills. Wherever you are heading in the NHS, we’ll help you get there.

These are just a few of the benefits available if the role is something you are interested in, we’ll love to hear from you.

• National discount services such as the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts.
• Salary sacrifice options including our OFSTED rated outstanding nursery onsite at Exeter
• Car lease schemes.
• The NHS Pension scheme (one of the most generous and comprehensive in the UK).
• Cycle to work scheme

Person Specification

General Requirements

Essential

• See job description text above, and (where applicable) you can download a copy of the full job description

Desirable

• See job description text above, and (where applicable) you can download a copy of the full job description

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 details

Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Exmouth, Devon, EX8 2JN, United Kingdom

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Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact: Lizzie Pickering, Support Worker Manager on 01395 282042 or [e-mail].

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