Healthcare Support Worker Community Response

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Healthcare Support Worker - Urgent Community Response

Closing date: 08 February 2026

We are looking for a caring and person-centred Healthcare Support Worker to join our Urgent Community Response (UCR) Team.

In this role, you will have responsibility for participating in the delivery of patient care, following written care plans and care pathways devised by and supervised by a Registered Nurse.

This role is based in the community and you will be lone working in patients' homes, therefore a driving licence and access to a vehicle is required for this role.

Working under indirect supervision, as part of the Community Team, the post holder will have responsibility for delivering nursing care to patients following prescribed care plans and protocols.

Deal empathetically with sensitive information.

Safely manage self-including:

• Lone working in the community
• Handling body fluids and other hazardous material
• Medical sharps
• Driving self

Perform basic and physical observations, ECG, falls assessments.

To report any changes/concerns to the registered nurse on duty in a timely fashion and record in the patient's records.

Actively respect patient's privacy and dignity and protect their property and possessions.

Always ensure that all aspects of professional behaviour are in line with Trust Policies.

Be aware of own limitations both in skills and knowledge and do not carry out any care or use any equipment when lack of skill/knowledge could result in a risk to patient, self or other member of staff.

Be responsible for the ordering of stock when required as directed by the Registered Nurse.

Keep an accurate diary that reflects daily work and mileage.

Maintain legible, accurate, contemporaneous records that are dated and signed.

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.

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 and that any potential barriers on the grounds of sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability are addressed wherever possible.

We are happy to talk flexible working – all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

• NVQ in Health care or equivalent or willingness to commit to training
• Current Driving Licence

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.

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