Health & Social Care Assistant
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 16/09/2026
- Closes
- 23/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a Health & Social Care Assistant to join a rapid response team, managing acutely unwell clients in the community. You will work under multi-disciplinary clinicians to support patient assessment and treatment, aiming to prevent hospital admissions. The position requires flexibility, excellent time management, and the ability to work long days and weekends on a rota basis, using your own transport for community visits.
Key responsibilities
- Support assessment and treatment of patients to achieve medical stability and maintain functional ability.
- Work under the guidance of multi-disciplinary clinicians.
- Aim to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions.
- Work with a therapy, nursing or personal care team.
- Be flexible and responsive to changing team priorities.
- Work long days (7am to 7pm) and weekends on a rota basis.
Essential criteria
- NVQ in health or social care (or below essential experience)
- Previous work in health or social care setting (or above essential qualifications)
- Experience of working in paid or voluntary employment or community work
- Previous role as Rehabilitation Assistant / Health Care / Social Care Assistant
- Good written and verbal communication
- Ability to work as an effective team member
- Fully licensed car driver or independently able to travel to manage an agreed schedule of community appointments
- Ability to comply with moving and handling regulations
- Ability to work flexible hours including weekends
- Competent IT skills to enable effective documentation
- Understanding of professional conduct
- Basic understanding of the effects of disability
- Health and safety / risk awareness
- Understanding of concept of enabling clients through the therapy process
- Familiar with equipment to assist activities of daily living
Desirable criteria
- Care Certificate for Support Worker
- Foundation Degree in related subject
- Trusted Assessor
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £30,630 – £32,346 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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West London NHS Trust
Health & Social Care Assistant
The closing date is 23 September 2026
Job summary
We are currently seeking health and social care assistants with a broad range of previous experience and knowledge who are looking for an opportunity to develop skills in rapid response and management of acutely unwell clients in the community. You will be working under the guidance of multi-disciplinary clinicians, to support assessment and treatment of patients' to achieve medical stability and maintain functional ability, aiming to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions.
Main duties of the job
You should have previous experience of working with a therapy, nursing or personal care team within a health or social care setting. You must be flexible, responsive and have excellent time management skills as the teams priorities can change throughout the day. You should have good written and verbal communication skills and enjoy working in a dynamic and effective team.As the service is community based, you will need your own means of transport and will be required to work long days (7am to 7pm) and weekends on a rota basis.
About us
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure ho
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