Health Care Support Worker

Provide Community (Provide Cic); Brentwood; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

London fringe allowance

Job summary

Provide CIC is seeking a Band 3 Health Care Support Worker to join the Bayman Ward at Brentwood Community Hospital. The role focuses on high-quality patient care in a stroke rehabilitation setting with MDT collaboration and robust discharge planning.

The successful candidate will hold NVQ Level 3 or equivalent and bring healthcare experience, with a strong commitment to compassionate, professional practice.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills.
• NVQ level 3 or equivalent qualification.
• Experience in health care setting and ability to work in a team.

Responsibilities

• Support the ward team across Bayman Ward with a focus on safe, high-quality patient care.
• Communicate effectively with the MDT to coordinate care and discharge planning.
• Contribute to care pathways and support community services to enable safe discharge and independence.

Skills

Communication skills

Education

NVQ level 3 or equivalent

Job description

Job summary

Provide are seeking Band 3 Health Care Support Worker to work on our community ward in Brentwood where we specialise in stroke rehabilitation. We are looking for candidates who can provide dynamic, professional, compassionate and high quality patient care to patients on Bayman Ward.

Bayman ward is a 25 bedded ward providing a service supporting stroke rehabilitation. The ward is nurse led, supported by Medical Practitioners and provides a progressive service which promotes multidisciplinary working. The philosophy is one that encourages staff participation at all levels and identifies opportunities for service and career development.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will be required to integrate flexibly across the ward with a particular focus on communication with the MDT to support a team approach to care. A key requirement of the role will be to deliver safe high quality care that meets the needs of increasingly complex patients in the community wards. This will involve joint working between all of our inpatient units and supporting community services to manage patient pathways safely and effectively and ensure that robust discharge plans are in place that support patients to live their lives as independently as possible on discharge. There are close working relationships with medical practitioners and MDT which encourage a seamless and proactive approach to planning successful discharge.

The successful candidate will also need to have an academic qualification of NVQ Level 3 or higher and with previous Health Care experience and need to demonstrate that they are highly motivated and able to provide high quality patient care. Experience of team working is also essential.

You will be required to have excellent communication skills. Previous experience of nursing in an elderly care / rehabilitation environment desirable.

About us

Provide is a Community Interest Company (social enterprise). We deliver a broad range of health and social care services in the community, and are committed to making sure that they are safe, responsive and of high quality. Provide is owned by its employees and has primarily social objectives. Any profits we make are reinvested into the local community or back into delivering services.

We work from a variety of community settings, such as community hospitals, community clinics, schools, nursing homes and primary care settings, as well as within people's homes to provide more than 40 services to children, families and adults across Essex, Dorset, East Anglia and the North of England.

A highly respected, award winning health and social care provider. We expect our staff to demonstrate and uphold our values at all times:

Vision

Transforming Lives

Values

Care, Innovation and Compassion

Mission

An ambitious, employee owned social enterprise, growing in size and influence. We transform lives by treating, caring and educating people.

Provide is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills, proud to have LGBT+ and Ethnic Minority Networks. We welcome applicants from underrepresented groups. If you have the skills and experience for the job, please apply regardless of your background.

Details

Closing date: 06 November 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 3

Salary: £25,760 to £27,476 a year pa, plus London fringe allowance

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 828-PROVIDE4299-A

Person Specification

Qualifications

• NVQ level 3 or equivalent experience

Experience

• Support registered practitioners in the delivery of individual agreed health care plans
• Experience in a health care setting
• Experience of working without supervision

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

Employer details

Employer name: Provide CIC

Address: Brentwood Community Hospital, Crescent Drive, Brentwood, CM15 8DR, United Kingdom

Employer's website: https://www.provide.org.uk/

For questions about the job, contact:

Ward Matron Trudy Connolly, [e-mail], 01277713990