Community Support Worker
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 01/09/2026
- Closes
- 15/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
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Role summary
This role involves supporting patients in South Bristol to live independently by providing clinical activities in their homes. You will work closely with a multi-disciplinary team, undertaking tasks such as venepuncture, simple dressings, and basic catheter care. The position requires independent working in the community and strong communication skills. Sirona care & health CIC offers tailored training and opportunities for career development.
Key responsibilities
- Undertake a range of delegated clinical, nursing led activities to support service users.
- Perform venepuncture, simple dressings, basic catheter care, insulin administration, pressure area care, and skin checks.
- Order simple equipment and manage stores.
- Provide safe, patient-centred, and effective clinical activities in the community setting.
- Work within adult services to deliver a full range of healthcare activities.
- Be able and willing to travel throughout the service delivery geographical area.
Essential criteria
- NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care or willingness to work towards.
- Able to work without direct supervision, as agreed within the team, to achieve the objectives of the post.
- Able to prioritise tasks and make correct decisions within a set of clear guidelines.
- Experience of direct patient care in a health or social care setting.
- Ability to practice in a non-discriminatory way when approaching all colleagues and service users.
- Ability to manipulate fine tools e.g. for venepuncture.
- Experience of team working and an understanding of team dynamics including what factors make a team work well and what can go wrong and why.
- Able to use a variety of IT systems e.g. email, EMIS.
Desirable criteria
- Relevant experience within a community setting
- Recent relevant experience within a community setting.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £25,760 – £27,476 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 6d ago · Closes in 9d
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Sirona care & health CIC
Community Support Worker
The closing date is 15 September 2026
Job summary
Would you like to make a difference to the community you live in and love? Are you looking to start a career in healthcare or are currently a Healthcare Assistant or Support Worker looking for a fresh start? if so, we have an opportunity to join our team of Community Support Workers in South Bristol.
Our teams support patients to live independently and improve their quality of life in the place they like to call home.
As a Community Support Worker, you'll play a vital role in our service. You will work closely with the multi-disciplinary team made up of clinicians such as Physiotherapists and Nurses to provide ongoing clinical activities such as, nursing tasks.
Successful candidates will have the support from their teams to be comfortable working independently in the community. If you have strong verbal communication skills and can use initiative to ensure service users and their families have the best experience, then we want to hear from you. In return we can offer a fulfilling and rewarding career within our teams with opportunities for development.
We will offer a tailored training package to suit your development needs to make sure you feel fully supported within your new role - should you wish to progress further in your career then Sirona can offer a n
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