Overview
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, motivated and reliable Community Health Care Support Worker who will deliver a range of quality care services to patients visited by the Community Health Support Team based with the Community Response Hub at Tarporley Hospital. The team can visit patients and their carers of all the Integrated Community Care Teams, across Western Cheshire.
Travel across the Western Cheshire footprint is essential for work purposes, so transport for work MUST be demonstrated. Applicants MUST demonstrate how they will meet the travel requirement for this post. End of life care experience is required to be considered for this post.
Hours and Salary
The hours are part time 19 hours per week, consisting of 2 x 9.5 hour shifts, worked on a rota basis between 08:30 – 14:00 and 18:00 – 22:00, including Bank holidays and weekends.
The Trust currently supports the Real Living Wage (RLW) hourly rate as set by the Living Wage Federation and will apply a pay supplement if the national A4C hourly rate falls below this.
Responsibilities
As part of a friendly team, you should have experience of working in patients\' homes and the ability to carry out tasks such as:
* Simple dressings
* Catheter care
* Personal care
* Recording blood sugars
* Care for palliative patients
This post involves Lone working as well as working as a member of a team. Travel across the Western Cheshire footprint is essential for work purposes so transport for work MUST be demonstrated.
Further details of main responsibilities can be found in the job description in the “documents to download” section below.
About CWP
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as three GP surgeries in Cheshire. We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton and Liverpool. Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.
Equality, Inclusion and Recruitment
As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcomes applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.
All new starters will commence in post on one fixed start date each month, in line with our Prepare to Care (P2C) induction programme date. P2C offers up to 3 weeks training to support you to meet the induction / initial training requirements of the role.
Application and Selection
At CWP, our recruitment selection processes are based on both competence (see person specification for details) and values. We recruit people who can demonstrate the Trust’s Values in their everyday life and we use a values-based approach in our interviews, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and think about how these align with your own personal values. The supporting information section in your application should reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated behaviours and you should provide examples from your work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviours.
An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. Further help and support for completing your application can be accessed via our website. If you need any further guidance to help you complete your application, contact our recruitment team via email at: cwp.recruitment@nhs.net or by calling 01244 393100.
If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’
Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes. The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above. Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon!
This advert closes on Tuesday 23 Sep 2025
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