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Role Summary

Are you passionate about people and looking to continue your career in healthcare? Or as you have some healthcare experience you are keen to join an innovative and dynamic NHS Trust that's really going places? Join us as a Senior Healthcare Support Worker (SHCSW), get paid while you continue to learn and develop your career with the Royal Devon.

Every day, you will make a huge difference to the lives of the people we care for, delivering a high standard of care alongside your colleagues. Providing personal care, promoting nutritional needs, and assisting in the recovery and recuperation of patients on their journey to better health are just some aspects of this essential role.

About the Role

For more information on the Job Description and Responsibilities please click the link below.

More detail about the role

Why join our amazing community nursing team?
There are many great reasons to take your nursing skills to the community, including:

• work-life balance; family friendly hours
• 1-2-1 patient focused holistic care
• increase skills and experience, treating a variety of conditions and ages
• autonomous working, with the reassurance of supportive senior clinicians
• friendly and supportive 'work family'
• make a difference closer to where you live

Our incredibly dedicated and experienced team work across one of the largest geographic populations across Mid Devon. With its blend of town and rural patients. Our patients benefit from the caring and compassionate delivery of care on a 1:1 basis, due to their housebound status, chronic diseases and terminal illnesses that prevent them from accessing healthcare in any other way. As a result, we are able to understand our patients needs in a more holistic way, embracing what is important to them and improving their experiences of healthcare.

Whilst working within patients' homes and care home providers, you will be supporting the delivery of a wide range of clinically acute and chronic interventions. This includes wound care management, venepuncture and long-term condition management as well as some end of life care and support. You will work as part of the wider multi-disciplinary team.

You will be need to hold a current driving licence to access the pool cars, as well as have your own access to an appropriate form of transport. As we strive to deliver a more person-centred care, promote independence and protect wellbeing, we help reduce unnecessary and often unwanted hospital admissions. This is especially important for our most rural communities and those who may find it difficult to access our services.

Although your working day will usually start and end at base, which is Tiverton Hospital, we do work flexibly to ensure that other areas are supported in times of need.

If this is something you would like to explore further, why not give the Community Nurse Team Manager a call for an informal chat.

Thank you

Working Pattern: 37.5 hours per week.

Interview Date: Wednesday 27th August 2025

Pay: The salary advertised for this position reflects the Agenda for Change 2025/6 rates, inclusive of a 3.6% pay award which will be implemented later this year. If you join before the implementation date, the pay award will be backdated to your start date. Until then, remuneration will be based on the 2024/5 pay bandings (Pay scales for 2024/25 | NHS Employers)

For further information please contact: Allie Walters, Community Nurse Team Manager a.walters1@nhs.net Tele: 07821 814259

As an inclusive employer, the Royal Devon values diversity and is committed to creating a culture of inclusivity where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential. We believe in fostering a sense of belonging and actively encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities. We recognise the advantages of having a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve.

Preference will be given to staff with 'Priority' and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon.

The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust reserves the right to close vacancy when sufficient applications have been received.

The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was established in April 2022, bringing together the expertise of both the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust.

About Us

Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than 615,000 people, cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford). Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within people's own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).

Our state-of-the-art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world-class care to our local communities.

Our values are at the heart of everything we do, click here to find out more

It has never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as you will help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.

Benefits

Looking after you is important to us.

We strive to help our staff create a healthy work-life balance through flexible working schemes and our family friendly policies.

If you are starting out in the NHS, you'll start with 27 days paid annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to 33 days plus bank holidays.

You will benefit from access to our own comprehensive occupational health services, including counselling, onsite wellbeing activities and groups.

We will work together to maintain a culture that develops and supports you and your team.

This might include funding for a care certificate, a degree or leadership qualifications. Or it might include days off to study, engage in CPD or rotational placements to help you hone your skills. Wherever you are heading in the NHS, we will help you get there.

Salary is not the only financial benefit

You will have access to an extensive range of staff discounts on shopping, fitness and leisure options and you can spread the cost of technology and home appliance purchases from major retailers. You will also have access to other benefits including:

• National discount services such as the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts.
• Salary sacrifice options including our OFSTED rated outstanding nursery onsite at Exeter
• Car lease schemes.
• The NHS Pension scheme (one of the most generous and comprehensive in the UK).
• Cycle to work scheme

These are just a few of the benefits available - if the role is something you are interested in, we would love to hear from you.