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Community Health Support Team
Gradd
Band 3
Contract
Parhaol
Oriau
Rhan-amser - 19 awr yr wythnos (2 x 9.5 hour shifts)
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373-NBH0820
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Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FoundationTrust
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NHS
Gwefan
Custom House
Tref
Ellesmere Port
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£24,937 - £26,598 per annum
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23/09/2025 23:59

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Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FoundationTrust logo

Community Health Support Worker

Band 3

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We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, motivated and reliable Community Health Care Support Worker, who is keen to deliver a range of quality care services to patients visited by the Community Health Support Team based with the Community Response Hub at Tarporley Hospital.  The team  can visit patients and their carers of all the Integrated Community Care Teams, across Western Cheshire.

Applicants MUST demonstrate how they will meet the travel requirement for this post.

APPLICANTS REQUIRE END OF LIFE CARE EXPERIENCE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POST.

The hours are part time 19 hours per week. Consisting of  2 x 9 .5 hour shifts, worked on a rota basis between 22.00 – 07.00 including Bank holidays and weekends.

The Trust currently supports the Real Living Wage (RLW) hourly rate as set by the Living Wage Federation and will apply a pay supplement if the national A4C hourly rate falls below this.

Recruitment is due to continued development of the service.    If you would like to chat informally about the posts and our exciting service development please give me a ring.    Sue McGuigan,  Team Manager  or ask for the Clinical Lead.  0300 790 62670.

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As part of a friendly team, you should have experience of working in patients' homes and the ability to carry out tasks such as simple dressings, catheter care, personal care, recording blood sugars and have experience of providing care for palliative patients. This post involves Lone working as well as working as a member of a team.  Travel across the Western Cheshire footprint is essential for work purposes so  transport for work MUST be demonstrated.

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire.

We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton and Liverpool. 

Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.
All new starters will commence in post on one fixed start date each month, in line with our Prepare to Care (P2C) induction programme date. P2C offers up to 3 weeks training to support you to meet the induction / initial training requirements of the role.

Whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your existing skills and experience in a new role, you’ll find something to suit you at CWP.

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Please download a copy of the job description (see ‘documents to download’ section below) for full details of the main responsibilities for this role.

At CWP, our recruitment selection processes are based on both competence (see person specification for details) and values. 

CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values in their everyday life and we use a values-based approach in our interviews, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it. 

Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and think about how these align with your own personal values. The supporting information section in your application should reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated behaviours and you should provide examples from your work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviours. 

An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. Further help and support for completing your application can be accessed via our website. If you need any further guidance to help you complete your application, contact our recruitment team via email at: [email protected] or by calling 01244 393100. 

If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’ 

Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.

The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers. 

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies. 

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.

Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon!

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Qualifications

Meini prawf hanfodol
  • Appropriate related qualification - or willingness to complete an apprenticeship appropriate to the Clinical Support Worker role
  • Completion of or working towards an apprenticeship and gaining qualification equivalent to level 3 or above in a subject relevant to the role of Healthcare Assistant
  • To demonstrate a range of work procedures and practices and to exhibit your knowledge and abilities
  • Completion of or commitment to complete the Care Certificate (CWP In-house 2- day training to be completed within 3 months of start date)

Knowledge and Expertise

Meini prawf hanfodol
  • Understanding of need for confidentiality; empathy and sensitivity
Meini prawf dymunol
  • Basic wound management
  • Basic risk assessments and record keeping

Experience

Meini prawf hanfodol
  • The ability to demonstrate good quality care, whilst adhering to Trust policies and procedures, and working towards completing Care Certificate
  • Experience of working collaboratively i.e., with colleagues, wider teams, service users etc
  • Supporting others in a care setting, whether this is experience in a professional or lived experience (friend, family, voluntary etc.)
Meini prawf dymunol
  • Basic clinical skills including:  Venepuncture  Skin care  Wound care  Clinical observations
  • Experience of working in a community care setting including provision of personal care

Bathodynnau ardystio / achredu cyflogwyr

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardWe are a Living Wage EmployerVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyJob share policyAge positiveCare quality commission - GoodDisability confident employerNHS Rainbow Badge - BronzeDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - Gold

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Enw
Sue McGuigan
Teitl y swydd
Team manager
Cyfeiriad ebost
[email protected]
Rhif ffôn
0300 790 6270
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If you consider yourself Neurodivergent and need help to complete your application form, please contact [email protected] or telephone 01244 393100

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