Healthcare Support Worker - Community Nursing

Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Partnership NHS Trust; West Midlands Combined Authority; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust is seeking a part-time Healthcare Support Worker to join their Adult Community team in Uttoxeter. The role involves providing care in patients' homes, including wound care and palliative support, with opportunities for career development and flexible working options. Candidates should have NVQ level 3 and relevant care experience.

Benefits

Up to 27 days annual leave

Health and Wellbeing support

Travel expenses paid

Lease car options

Salary sacrifice schemes

Free parking at trust sites

Annual flu vaccinations

Citizens Advice support

Qualifications

• NVQ level 3 required.
• Care experience essential.
• Willingness to complete Care certificate.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to assessment and implementation of care/support programs.
• Responsibilities include wound care and administration of injections.
• Promote independence and enhance functional ability.

Skills

Care experience

IT skills/knowledge

Education

NVQ level 3

Care certificate or willingness to complete

Job description

Hours: Part time - 22.5 hours per week (covering Monday - Friday including bank holidays)

Job ref: 301-ME-25-7110200

Employer: Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Employer type: NHS

Site: Balance st Surgery

Town: Uttoxeter

Salary: £24,625 - £25,674 per annum

Salary period: Yearly

Closing date: 14/04/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Band 3

Job overview

We are offering a fantastic opportunity for a Healthcare Support Worker to join our Adult Community team working in practices based in Uttoxeter, Abbots Bromley, and surrounding areas.

Health Care Assistant Band 3 for 22.5 hours a week.

The Adult Community Service provides care to patients in their own homes, covering care homes and working closely with our GP practices and integrated services such as Physio, OT, and Podiatry.

We are an innovative service covering GP practices in the Uttoxeter and surrounding villages’ locality, seeking an enthusiastic and highly motivated Healthcare Assistant.

Responsibilities include wound care, palliative and end-of-life care, leg ulcer management, continence and catheter care, and administration of injections such as insulin. You will work independently in a community setting, participating in assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care programs, adhering to policies and procedures. Flexibility on a rota system across a 5-day week, including bank holiday working but not weekends, is required.

Main duties of the job

As a Healthcare Support Worker, you will contribute to assessment and implementation of treatment and care/support programs for individuals, families, and carers under the guidance of a registered practitioner. The care/support plans may include:

• Promoting independence/self-management and safety
• Enhancing functional ability
• Improving health and wellbeing, including mental health
• Disease/condition management interventions
• Prevention and reducing health inequalities
• Admission avoidance
• Early supported discharge
• Contributing to case management/treatment care plans
• Palliative and end-of-life care
• Venepuncture

Working for our organization

Join Team MPFT and help your community. We support your career development, offer excellent NHS pension schemes, generous leave, flexible working options, and other benefits.

• Up to 27 days annual leave, increasing with service
• Health and Wellbeing support
• Travel expenses paid between patients in community roles
• Lease car options for over 500 business miles per year
• Salary sacrifice schemes for cars and bikes
• Free parking at trust sites
• Annual flu vaccinations
• Citizens Advice support and hardship fund

We are committed to diversity and inclusion, with staff networks available for support.

Please be aware that AI use in application forms will be monitored for fairness and transparency. Applicants must disclose AI use in their application.

Note: The vacancy may close early if high application volume is received.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Refer to the attached job description for full details. Core tasks will remain the same during updates, to be discussed at interview.

Person specification

Essential criteria

• NVQ level 3
• Care certificate or willingness to complete
• Care experience
• IT skills/knowledge

Experience

Essential criteria

• Care experience
• Community experience

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020, requiring a Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.