About this role
Job summary Join Our Hospital at Home Team
Are you passionate about delivering high-quality, person-centred care to patients in the comfort of their own homes?
We have a number of full time and part time Community Support Worker Hospital@Homeopportunities available
You can visit our recruitment specialists on:
Monday 5th October 2026 12pm - 2pm Following your attendance at the drop in, successful candidates will be invited for interview on:
Thursday 8th October 2026
The drop in sessions will be held at, Monkmoor Court, 31-34 Commercial Road, HR1 2BG . No pre booking required, please bring along your updated CV.
Please note: Wye Valley NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship for these roles. Dependant visa's requirement: minimum of 12 months remaining prior to expiry.
Our Hospital at Home service, part of the Unplanned Care Directorate, is expanding in line with the national vision to move appropriate care from acute settings into the community. We provide personalised, proactive care closer to home, enabling patients to receive appropriate acute-level care in their own homes.
Hospital at Home is a 24/7 service providing safe, responsive and high-quality care.
We are looking for motivated, compassionate individuals to join our Herefordshire Hospital at Home Team as Band 3 Healthcare Support Workers.
Staff will work shift patterns, including day and night shifts, weekends and bank holidays, in line with service needs.
Main duties of the job
Assist qualified Nursing staff in a range of patient care duties. To undertake a range of delegated nursing tasks, including cannulation and taking blood or urine samples, carrying out basic wound assessments and applying simple dressings, taking routine observations and supporting clients with medication. To record patient information. To provide planned patient care. Requirements:o A valid, in-date driving licenceo Access to a car for worko Flexibility to work day and night shiftso Commitment to completing relevant competencies and training
About us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.
More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."
Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.
Job description Job responsibilities
To view role requirements and role responsibilities in full, please view supporting documents linked to this vacancy.
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications Essential
Completion of Care Certificate or equivalent experience to vocational qualification level 3.
Skills, Knowledge & Abilities Essential
Understands and complies with CSW mandatory induction standards and code of conduct. Awareness, understanding and compliance of policies and practices e.g. Escort Policy, Prevention and control of infection and Health and Safety. The post holder is therefore able to work within the scope of their practice under direct and indirect supervision by the registered nurse (training will be provided). Can demonstrate knowledge of equipment used within the department to support the registered nurse and ensure that they are compatible and in good working order. Will escalate any concerns to a registered nurse. Completion and maintenance of statutory & mandatory learning activities.
Experience Essential
Can demonstrate a range of core skills to competently undertake patient care and other tasks and activities. Effective written and verbal communication, literacy, numeracy and IT skills.
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.
Employer details Employer name Wye Valley NHS Trust
Address Hospital@Home Vaughan Building
Ruckhall Lane
Hereford
HR2 9RP
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)