About this role
Job summary Package Description: Were looking for a caring, compassionate and dedicated Community Support Worker to join our team. The role of the community support worker is to work within a multi-professional team in a community setting, providing, support, care, and treatment to individuals, within guidelines and protocols identified for the role. The community support worker will provide support with guidance from nurse and/or therapist to deliver care plans to patients in a community setting. Depending on experience and skill mix, you will carry out nursing or therapy related activity. As our services transform, there may be times you will be expected to support both nursing and therapy in the delivery of care, within an appropriate scope or practice and following relevant on-the-job training. This is a full-time role working 37.5 hours per week. Base: Melksham Community Hospital, SN12 7NZ For any enquiries, please contact [email protected] Main Responsibilities: Deliver treatment/care within a community setting as specified in a written care plan, under the guidance of a registered practitioner.
Main duties of the job Main Responsibilities include delivering treatment and care within a community setting as per a written care plan and under the guidance of a registered practitioner. Ensuring the patient is at the center of their care and actively involves them and their carers in decision-making is paramount. The role involves supporting the day-to-day care of patients, including monitoring and communication to overcome routine challenges. As a community support worker, you will work within a multi-professional team, providing feedback on service user progress and liaising with colleagues and agencies. Candidates must have a good general education, and at least a Level 2 NVQ/QCF in Health and Social Care or equivalent. Additionally, they should possess a Care Certificate, experience working under supervision, and supporting other workers. A UK driving licence is essential for this role.
About us We change lives by transforming health and care. Established in 2006, HCRG Care Group is a leading independent provider of community health and care services in the UK. We work closely with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services by focusing on experience, efficiency, and improved outcomes. Our services span adult and children community health services, primary care services like urgent care and sexual health, and adult social care and well-being services. We assist millions of communities and directly help more than half a million people yearly, driven by our core values: we care, we think, we do. Committed to equal opportunities, we welcome diverse applications and provide inclusive facilities and environments.
Job description Job responsibilities Package Description:
Were looking for a caring, compassionate and dedicated Community Support Worker to join our team.
The role of the community support worker is to work within a multi-professional team in a community setting, providing, support, care, and treatment to individuals, within guidelines and protocols identified for the role.
The community support worker will provide support with guidance from nurse and/or therapist to deliver care plans to patients in a community setting. Depending on experience and skill mix, you will carry out nursing or therapy related activity.
As our services transform, there may be times you will be expected to support both nursing and therapy in the delivery of care, within an appropriate scope or practice and following relevant on-the-job training.
This is a full-time role working 37.5 hours per week.
Base: Melksham Community Hospital, SN12 7NZ
For any enquiries, please contact [email protected]
Main Responsibilities:
Deliver treatment/care within a community setting as specified in a written care plan, under the guidance of a registered practitioner. To keep the patient at the centre of their care, ensuring patient and carer participation in decision making. Responsibility for, and supporting, the day-to-day care of patients, including monitoring. To communicate with individuals about routine and daily activities, this may include overcoming difficulties (e.g. hearing/language). To work within a multi-professional team and to feed back service user progress, liaising with colleagues, families, carers and other agencies.Please see the job description attached for a full list of responsibilities.
Person Specification -
Essential
Good general education (English/Maths Grade A-C) and Level 2 NVQ/QCF in Health and Social Care or equivalent. Level 2 NVQ/QCF in Health and social care or equivalent. Care Certificate or willingness to achieve. Experience of working under supervision. Experience of supporting other workers. Ability to work as a team member. Delivering patient focused care. Ability to recognise own limitations. Typing/data inputting skills. Physical skills to manually handle patients and use appropriate lifting aids. Experience in providing care / delivering rehab or exercise. Driven to achieve. Shows commitment to ongoing personal and professional development. Good time management skills. Full UK driving licence and use of a car during working hours.Desirable:
Experience of community working. Experience in health care.xperience of work in an acute or urgent health care setting. Experience of working in rehabilitation. Basic wound care knowledge and skills.Package Description
As a Community Support Worker, youll be part of our valued team based at Melksham Community Hospital. You will feel valued as a Community Support Workerwithin HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
A salary of £25,500 - £27,098 with access to our group pension Free tea, coffeeand milk at your base location Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise An open, just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each yearAbout the Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesnt happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date weve shown here. If youre keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
As youd expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.
Finally, we need to let you know that the company youll work for is part of HCRG Care Group Holdings Limited and by applying for this job well need to process and hold information about you. If you would like to know a little more about how we use your information, please see our website's privacy policy.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Good general education (English/Maths Grade A-C) and Level 2 NVQ/QCF in Health and Social Care or equivalent. Care Certificate or willingness to achieve. Experience of working under supervision and supporting other workers. Ability to work as a team member and deliver patient-focused care. Full UK driving licence and use of a car during working hours.
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 HCRG Care Group
Address HCRG Care Group
Melksham Community Hospital
SN12 7NZ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/ (Opens in a new tab)