Community Support Worker
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 08/09/2026
- Closes
- 22/09/2026
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Role summary
This role involves providing therapy-based support to individuals in community environments, helping them regain independence and achieve rehabilitation goals. You will work within a multidisciplinary team, assisting patients with daily living skills and monitoring their progress. The position also includes supporting the community nursing team with patient treatment in their homes. Compassion, good communication, and the ability to work independently are essential.
Essential criteria
- NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care or willingness to work towards.
- Skills, Knowledge & Experience
- 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 manipulate fine tools e.g. for venepuncture & observations
- 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
- Recent relevant experience within a community setting.
- Application Reason
- Please tell us why you have chosen to apply for this role with Sirona care & health?
- NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care or willingness to work towards.
- Skills, Knowledge & Experience
- 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 manipulate fine tools e.g. for venepuncture & observations
- 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.
- Recent relevant experience within a community setting.
- Application Reason
- Please tell us why you have chosen to apply for this role with Sirona care & health?
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.
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Sirona care & health CIC
Community Support Worker
The closing date is 22 September 2026
Job summary
Please note, we cannot offer a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.
If you currently require a visa to work in the UK, there must be a minimum of 14 months remaining until the expiry date. If you do not disclose your expiry date within your application, it may not be considered. Please provide the date and not your share code.
As a Support Worker, you will play a vital role within a multidisciplinary team (MDT) dedicated to helping individuals regain independence and achieve their rehabilitation goals.
Your work will focus on providing therapy-based support in community environments, empowering clients to improve their functional abilities and quality of life. As well as working along side the community nursing team to provide treatment for patients within their own homes.
We are seeking candidates who are compassionate and patient with a strong desire to support others. Good communication and interpersonal skills are essential, with the ability to work independently (including lone working) and as part of the wider MDT team.
A basic understanding of therapy principles, rehabilitation techniques and nursing skills and techniques will be required (training provided if needed). This includes Observations, Phlebotomy, Would Care and Administration of I
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