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Healthcare Support Worker
The closing date is 05 February 2026
The Community Response Team supports discharges from the acute hospitals, providing short-term and interim care. The team will also provide re-enablement to suitable patients to improve independence. Previous caring experience is ESSENTIAL.
You will be based at Babington Hospital in Belper to cover the localities of Amber Valley and Erewash. You will need to be able to travel between visits, therefore a full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential.
Shifts follow a 7 day rota, including weekends and bank holidays.
Please contact us to find out more. We look forward to hearing from you!
This vacancy may close early due to high volumes of applications so please ensure you complete application early.
Main duties of the job
* To be responsible for the day to day supervision of Support Workers within the Community Response Team.
* Delegate patient visits to ensure an effective support worker service is provided to patients in a timely and cost effective way.
* Accept new patients on to the caseload and be able to complete new patient assessments as per DCHS standards.
* To be able to set up and modify care plans for the package of care and re-enablement support required.
* To be a role model to the Support Worker team and actively monitor and maintain clinical skills and professional manner.
* Communicate effectively with patients and carers to maximise rehabilitation potential as appropriate and under supervision.
* Work with qualified Nurses and Therapists in the assessment and treatment of patients with a variety of conditions and progress/modify intervention programmes within parameters set by the Therapists and Nurses.
About us
Our purpose is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire and Derby, as part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire.
We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 community hospitals and more than 30 health centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, schools, care homes and, increasingly, in people's own homes and via virtual consultations.
Person Specification
* NVQ Level 4 or able to demonstrate equivalent knowledge gained through experience and training
* GCSE English Language and Mathematics (or equivalent)
* Good knowledge and understanding of rehabilitation /delivery of care
* Recent and relevant experience of working within adult/older people's rehabilitation setting
* Experience working as Band 3 Support Worker/Healthcare Assistant
* Community experience
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Derbyshire Community Health Services NHSFT
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