Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity to come and join our friendly and supportive team.The Winchester Rural East Community Care Team provides cover to both city and a large rural community within the Winchester district working shifts between the hours of 0800 am and 2000 pm, 7 days a week.We are looking for enthusiastic individuals to fill our band 3 Health Care Support Worker role to work in our mixed professional team. This will involve caring for patients in their own homes and seeing patients in the wound clinic. You will be committed to working within a generic competency framework that enable you to have the skills to work as a valued member of the team.Applicants must have or willingness to be working towards a NVQ Level 3Access to a vehicle and possession of a full driving license is essential.Community Experience is preferred but not essential. All support and training will be given to the right applicant
Main duties of the job
To provide a supporting role to registered practitioners in the Integrated Community Team in the delivery of nursing and rehabilitative care respecting patients' privacy and dignity at all times
To perform a range of clinical nursing skills as directed by the registered practitioners:
Skin care/Pressure Ulcer prevention
Vital Signs Temp/Pulse/Lying and Standing BP/Respiratory Rate
Mouth care/Eye care/Toe nails and Finger nails
Catheter care/Bladder washouts/Stoma care
Catheterisation (under registered practitioner discretion NVQ III Training)
Continence re-assessment
Bowel care (suppositories)
Venepuncture
Basic Wound care
Simple bandaging and paste bandaging
Short stretch bandaging under supervision and after training
To assist in planning, delivering and evaluating programmes of care and rehabilitation prescribed by the registered practitioners, regularly liaising at the beginning and throughout each shift.
About us
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.
Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.
We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.
Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence
Details
Date posted
23 February 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£24,937 to £26,598 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
348-MNH-10582
Job locations
The Granary
Western Court, Bishop's Sutton
Alresford
Hampshire
SO24 0AA
Job description
Job responsibilities
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Literate
* Numerate
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Literate
* Numerate
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.
Employer details
Employer name
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
The Granary
Western Court, Bishop's Sutton
Alresford
Hampshire
SO24 0AA
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Employer details
Employer name
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
The Granary
Western Court, Bishop's Sutton
Alresford
Hampshire
SO24 0AA
Employer's website
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