Community Support Worker (Physical Health)

NHS; Scarborough; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Community Support Worker to join their new HUB Team. The role involves delivering physical healthcare interventions, monitoring health, and supporting service users in a recovery-focused pathway. Candidates must have relevant qualifications and experience in health and social care.

Qualifications

• Must have completed NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent.
• Literacy and Numeracy Level 2 or equivalent required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver physical healthcare interventions to service users.
• Obtain health measurements for monitoring.
• Coordinate a phlebotomy service.

Skills

Physical health interventions

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care

Care certificate

Job description

Go back Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Community Support Worker (Physical Health)

The closing date is 02 June 2025

Health Care Assistants interested in physical health and self-guided interventions are invited to apply for this great opportunity to join the new HUB Team within Darlington Community Mental Health Service.

This is a great opportunity to develop a new service to improve patient care and involve other services within the community to work collaboratively together.

The successful candidate must have completed the Diploma in Health and Social Care Level 3 or equivalent. Candidates must also have Literacy and Numeracy Level 2 or equivalent and must complete the Trust Healthcare Assistant competencies within their probationary period (first 6 months in role).

Main duties of the job

The main role in the new HUB will be to work delivering physical healthcare interventions to service users in clinics or home visits where required. The post holder will obtain physical health measurements for monitoring to optimise health and well-being for service users. This includes venepuncture, ECGs, blood pressure, temperature, pulse, and weight/BMI.

The post holder will also support the service user in other ways in the recovery-focused pathway delivering self-guided interventions.

About us

We are geographically one of the largest NHS Foundation Trusts in the country with an annual income of £423m and a workforce of over 7,500 staff operating from around 160 sites. Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health and learning disability services for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York, and Selby, serving a population of around 2 million people. We also provide additional specialist services to other parts of Northern England.

We want you to be part of Our Journey to Change. This is our vision for where we want to be in five years — it explains why we do what we do, the kind of organisation we want to be, and the three big goals we're committing to over the next five years.

It's the result of our biggest ever listening exercise and has been co-created with staff, patients, carers, and partners.

What do we want to achieve? We want people to lead their best possible lives.

Due to the nature of the role, it is essential that applicants are able to travel independently across the locality and have access to a suitable vehicle for business purposes. If necessary, adjustments can be considered in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.

Job responsibilities

• Coordinates a phlebotomy service including:
  • Referral from qualified practitioners to ensure haematological tests are carried out in line with national guidelines
  • Completing pathology request forms
  • Booking appointments in accordance with existing workload
  • Venepuncture
  • Recording interventions in patient electronic notes and databases
  • Processing pathology results in accordance with local protocols
• Maintains safety, privacy, and dignity of all patients in the delivery of patient-centered care, recognising and respecting differences including spiritual and cultural.
• Contributes to creating a physical and psychological environment conducive to high-quality care.
• Performs ECG monitoring as required.
• Accurately records and reports physiological observations (e.g., temperature, blood pressure, pulse).
• Identifies changes in patients' presentation or monitoring and acts, reports, and documents appropriately.
• Communicates monitoring results with the treating team, including any abnormal results.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.

Person Specification

Skills

• Physical health interventions

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in Health and Social Care
• Care certificate

Experience

• Previous experience working with people with mental/social health needs or learning disabilities
• Experience working in physical health clinics
• Experience in venepuncture and ECG

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and it will be necessary to submit a disclosure check to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust