Support Worker - Rosewood

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust; Hookwood; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a part-time Care Support Worker (Band 2) to join the Flexi-Bank on a 1-year basis. The role is based at Rosewood, Farmfield Drive, Charlwood RH6 0BN, with early, late and night shifts across a 37.5-hour week and bankshift arrangements through the Flexi-Bank service.

You will be part of a professional team supporting people with learning disabilities, autism and complex health needs, working with relatives and other pros to improve lives and promote

Qualifications

• Driving Licence suitable for the United Kingdom.
• Level 2 Qualification in health and social care related topic.
• Experience providing care or support to an individual, paid or unpaid.
• To drive Trust transport in line with service needs.

Responsibilities

• Support people using our services in line with their individual care plan to promote as much independence as possible.
• Assist with all aspects of personal care (continence, showering, bathing) per individual needs.
• Monitor health and behaviour of people using the service.
• Report and record relevant information and notify senior staff of changes.
• Act as a key-worker for named individuals within the service.
• Promote, support and deliver activities within the service and wider community.
• Provide person centred support ensuring respect, privacy and dignity.
• Maintain relationships with families and carers, and involve people in their care planning.

Skills

Driving Licence

Health and Social Care Level 2

Education

Level 2 Qualification in Health and Social Care

Job description

Main area Care Support Worker Grade Band 2 Contract Bank: 1 year Hours Part time - 37.5 hours per week (Shift Pattern Early: 07:00 AM - 14:30 PM, Late: 13:30 PM - 21:00 PM, Night: 20:45 PM - 7:15 AM) Job ref 384-SM-Support Worker

Employer Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Farmfield Drive Town Charlwood Salary £13.57 Per hour Salary period Hourly Closing 31/08/2026 23:59

Support Worker - Rosewood

Band 2

Job overview

Important Information for Applicants: This vacancy is for Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (SaBP).

This role is offered through Flexi-Bank, a collaborative temporary staffing service delivered in partnership between Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust. Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust acts as the host provider and manages the recruitment, onboarding and administrative processes on behalf of Surrey and Borders.

Please note that although Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust branding may appear on this advert and within the recruitment system, successful applicants for this vacancy will undertake bank shifts for Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

Work Location: Rosewood, Farmfield Drive, Charlwood Road, Charlwood RH6 0BN

Why join Flexi ‑ Bank?

Work flexibly – choose shifts that suit your lifestyle and availability

Access more opportunities – pick up shifts across mental health and community

Get paid fairly and on time – competitive rates and fast access to earnings through Stream

Stay supported – benefit from training, development and guidance from our dedicated Temporary Staffing Team

Main duties of the job

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is looking for someone who will be a part of a professional team supporting people with learning disabilities, autism, complex health needs in the service they access and their wider community. You will be working closely with relatives, carers, friends, advocates, colleagues and other professionals.

This role is suitable for someone who has passion, drive and commitment to improve the lives of people with a learning disability.

Work Location: Rosewood, Farmfield Drive, Charlwood Road, Charlwood RH6 0BN

Working Shift Pattern: Early 07:00-14:30, Late 13:30-21:00, Night 20:45-07:15

Interview Date: 11th September, 2026

Interview Location to be confirmed

Working for our organisation

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.

We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.

Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.

Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.

For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.

Would you like to work in an organisation that sits in the top 10 best NHS Mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Services Trusts to work for? This ranking is based on staff feedback in the 2023 NHS Staff Survey.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Support people using our services in line with their individual care plan to promote as much independence as possible
• To assist with all aspects of personal care (supporting continence needs, showering, bathing etc.) in accordance with individual’s support needs.
• Participate in the ongoing monitoring of the health (mental and physical) and behaviour of people using the service.
• Reporting and recording all relevant information and reporting to senior staff any changes in the person
• Act as a key-worker for named individuals within the service.
• To promote, support and deliver a range of activities within the service and in the wider community.
• To provide person centred support as identified within the care plan ensuring respect, privacy and dignity at all times.
• Help to maintain and develop relationships between individuals and their families, friends and significant others.
• Participate in and contribute to meetings.
• Involve people in the development of their own care and support packages.
• Ensure confidentiality in all matters relating to each person is maintained.
• To maintain the safety of people at all times, alerting senior staff to any identified risks whether perceived or actual.
• There is an amount of manual handling involved including assisting people with walking, sitting and other activities of daily living and by means of wheelchairs and mechanical aids within recommended guidelines.
• The post holder is asked to familiarise themselves with the Social Care Charter for the Division and implement the behaviours within it in their daily work dutie

Person specification

Qualifications

• Driving License suitable for the United Kingdom
• Level 2 Qualification in health and social care related topic

Experience

• Providing care or support to an individual, either paid or unpaid
• To drive Trust transport in line with service needs.
• A driving licence suitable driving in the U.K, and meets the requirements set out by the Trust insurers to drive the Trust vehicle.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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