Mental Health Community Support Worker

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust; Tewkesbury; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a dedicated Community Support Worker to join the Tewkesbury Later Life Team. This full-time Band 4 role supports older adults with severe mental illness or complex dementia to regain stability, independence and quality of life.

You will work with nurses, occupational therapists and psychologists to deliver person-centred care, develop personalised plans, and promote community engagement through structured activities and group work.

Qualifications

• Qualification, training & experience requirements are defined in the Job Description/Person Specification.
• Experience with supporting older adults with mental illness or dementia is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide care coordination for an allocated caseload of service users, ensuring needs are assessed, reviewed, and met through personalised care plans.
• Deliver goal-focused interventions to support individuals in developing skills, confidence, and independence.
• Facilitate and contribute to group work and therapeutic clinics, supporting service users to engage in structured activities that promote wellbeing.
• Work collaboratively with internal team members and external partners to ensure high-quality, person-centred care.
• Maintain accurate, timely documentation in line with professional and organisational standards.
• Participate in multidisciplinary discussions, contributing to risk assessments, care planning, and holistic treatment approaches.
• Share your knowledge, experience, and skills with colleagues, students, and new staff, supporting a culture of learning and continuous improvement.
• Promote service user involvement and uphold values of dignity, respect, and empowerment in all aspects of care

Skills

Care coordination

Group work

Documentation

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Job description

This role is offered on a permanent basis. The hours are Full time, 37.5 hours per week.

We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for a motivated and compassionate Community Support Worker to join our friendly and dedicated Tewkesbury Later Life Team. This full-time Band 4 role is ideal for someone who is passionate about supporting older adults living with severe mental illness or a diagnosis of complex dementia to regain stability, independence, and an improved quality of life.

As a key member of our multidisciplinary team, you will work closely with service users, placing their needs and aspirations at the heart of every intervention. You’ll provide practical and emotional support, helping individuals develop confidence, learn new skills, and engage with their communities in meaningful ways.

You will collaborate with a wide range of internal colleagues—such as nurses, occupational therapists, psychologists, and peer workers—as well as external health and social care partners, ensuring a coordinated and person-centred approach to recovery. No two days are the same, and you will play an essential role in delivering high-quality community-based care.

This position offers excellent opportunities for personal and professional development. Whether you’re looking to expand your skills, pursue further qualifications, or progress within mental health services, you will be supported by a team committed to learning, growth, and staff wellbeing.

• Provide care coordination for an allocated caseload of service users, ensuring their needs are assessed, reviewed, and met through personalised care plans.
• Deliver goal-focused interventions to support individuals in developing skills, confidence, and independence.
• Facilitate and contribute to group work and therapeutic clinics, supporting service users to engage in structured activities that promote wellbeing.
• Work collaboratively with internal team members and external partners to ensure high-quality, person-centred care.
• Maintain accurate, timely documentation in line with professional and organisational standards.
• Participate in multidisciplinary discussions, contributing to risk assessments, care planning, and holistic treatment approaches.
• Share your knowledge, experience, and skills with colleagues, students, and new staff, supporting a culture of learning and continuous improvement.
• Promote service user involvement and uphold values of dignity, respect, and empowerment in all aspects of care

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people’s homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

About

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust’s priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Cazz Mathews Job title: Later Life North Clinical Lead Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 0300 421 2071

To find out more information about the role, please contact [e-mail]