Health Care Support Worker

Your role will be diverse: end of life care, active patient treatment and rehabilitation. You will have training to enable you to increase your skills and become a valued member of the team. Training will include Tissue Viability, moving and handling, rehabilitation, venepuncture, and many other skills.

We are looking for a dynamic person to work within a multi-disciplinary team in a community setting, providing support, care and treatment to individuals in their own homes. This service is provided between the hours of 07.00hrs and 22.00hrs over 7 days per week. There is a requirement to work shifts and weekends.

You will interact with all members of nursing, therapy, medical and other allied professionals related to the community team. You will be required to communicate with team members, patients, and carers., The successful candidate should have 12 months experience of working in a care setting, have their NVQ3 or equivalent and be capable of working under distanced supervision.

Wiltshire Health and Care provides community based health services, enabling people to live healthy independent lives. Our Vision is to enable people to live independant and fulfilling lives for as long as possible. We are an NHS partnership organisation, focused entirely on delivering quality health and care to the people of Wiltshire - not on making a profit.

There has never been a better time to join us. Community services are expanding as part of the NHS Long Term Plan and the population of Wiltshire has never needed the energy, enthusiasm and commitment of our community-focused teams more than now. You will join a friendly and supportive team who live our values of Quality, Integrity, Partnership and Change, which were developed with our staff, patients and carers.

If you already live in or near Wiltshire, youll know that it is a great place to live and work: rolling countryside, bustling market towns and vibrant city life combined with excellent transport links and good schools. If you are looking to move to the area, we offer local employment and a chance to play a crucial role as part of your new community straight away. What are you waiting for?!