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Health Care Support Worker
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
37.5 hours per week (Shift patterns between 8am and 9pm Monday - Sunday)
Job ref
453-25-7060969
Employer
Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Airedale
Town
KEIGHLEY
Salary
£24,625 - £25,674 Per Annum Pro Rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
30/05/2025 23:59
Interview date
11/06/2025

Employer heading

NHS

Health Care Support Worker

NHS AfC: Band 3

Bradford District Care Trust is an award-winning Trust that provides a range of innovative services that have been recognised as best practice nationally. As a provider of care for people of all ages who have mental and/or community health needs we are dedicated to providing a high-quality service, close to where people live and as much as possible tailored to an individual’s needs.

As a provider of care for people of all ages who have mental and/or community health needs we are dedicated to providing a high-quality service, close to where people live and as much as possible tailored to an individual’s needs.

Job overview

Are you enthusiastic and committed to delivering high quality compassionate care  to people in their own home , if so then  a health care support worker role in community nursing is the ideal job for you.

We have vacancies in the North  and  Airedale localities of Bradford 

As a Health care support worker  you will work as part of the planned care community nursing service delivering care to people living in their own home environment  .

We will support you to develop skills that will enable you  to carry out a variety of interventions, appropriately delegated   by a clinician in the team. You will be given full training in wound care ,  diabetes management including insulin administration, you will also support patients who require support with enteral feeding  regimes and medication administration . These are a few examples of the types of skills you will be developing   with a  comprehensive training package underpinning these skills 

The successful candidate will have experience of working with patients ideally in the community setting and appropriate NVQ or equivalent  qualifications or experience.

 As an agile worker you will need to be able to move around  Airedale independently and in a timely manner as you will be visiting patients in their own home.

Closing Date: 30th May 2025

Shortlisting Date: 2nd June 2025

Interview Date: 11th June 2025

Main duties of the job

To work as part of the Adult Community Nursing Services over a 7 day period. 

Ensuring high quality health care is delivered to patients in their homes as an integrated part of the mainstream Integrated District Nursing service. To work in collaboration with the wider Primary Health Care team, whilst participating in the assessment of health needs and delivering of care to the practice population. The service is delivered over a seven day rota.  with a shift range from 8- 9pm 7 days a week 

We have great development opportunities for our Health care support workers  supporting apprenticeship programmes  to undertake pre registration training to be come a registered nurse or  Nursing associate. 

This position is not eligible for sponsorship set by the Home Office and the skilled worker visa occupation list.

If you are currently a visa holder and your visa status expires, we may be required to terminate your employment in compliance with immigration regulations.

Working for our organisation

Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -

We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference

We Listen - We understand people’s views and respond to their individual needs

We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners

 

We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :

Increase mileage rates for > 3500

A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages

A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities

Plus many more.

We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.

BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.

The Trust reserves the right to close this position early if a significant number of applications are received

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please read the attached Job description and person specification for more details about this role.

Right to Work in the UK

Applicants should be aware that for any individual who requires a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only. This is an essential requirement of the role, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you are unable to meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.

Prior to your appointment you will be asked to provide confirmation of your right to work and reside in the UK. During your continued employment with the Trust, you have a personal responsibility to notify your manager as soon as possible should there be any changes to your right to work status.

Regrettably, if the role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Trust’s eligibility criteria, the Trust are unable to extend your employment beyond the expiration of your current visa. The Trust is not responsible or liable for ensuring that your employment continues after this period. 

As a condition of continuous employment, it essential you maintain the legal right to work in the United Kingdom throughout the duration of your employment with Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT). Any change in your right-to-work status, including but not limited to visa expiration, revocation, or denial of renewal, may impact your eligibility for employment with the Trust. It is your responsibility to promptly inform your Line Manager of any changes in your right-to-work status immediately and to provide necessary documentation for verification purposes. Failure to obtain or renew your visa in a timely manner is a breach of employment conditions and will result in termination of your employment. We appreciate your attention to this matter and your commitment to fulfilling this requirement promptly.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • GCSE Maths and English
  • NVQ Level 3 in H/S Care or equivalent
  • Care Certificate or be willing to complete within 10weeks of start date
Desirable criteria
  • Calderdale Competencies
  • Phlebotomy skills
  • Basic Wound Care

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of working in an employed appropriate care role.
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of working with patients with long term conditions
  • Wound care
  • Experience of working in a community care setting

Employer certification / accreditation badges

We are a Living Wage EmployerApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyMenopause Friendly EmployerPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveImproving working livesDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - SilverCare quality commission - GoodMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerNHS Rainbow badge

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Nicola White
Job title
Community Lead Leader
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07557815607
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