Community Support Worker

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Job Reference HCRGCG/TP/42452/20893

Apply for this job Number of Positions: 1 Contract Type: Permanent - Full Time Salary: £25,500 - £27,098 Depending on Experience Weekly contracted hours: 37.5 Location: Melksham Community Hospital Closing Date: 01/11/2026 Job Category: HCRG - Additional Clinical Services Service type: HCRG - Community Services P1 Business Unit: HCRG - BSW - Community Services

Job Introduction

We’re 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 removed]

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, you’ll be part of our valued team based at Melksham Community Hospital. You will feel valued as a Community Support Worker within 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, coffee and 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 life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
• Online and face to face help wi