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Community Support Worker

Closing date : 30 November 2025

Join our team, we pride ourselves in providing outstanding care to patients across Worcester City. We will provide you with resources to develop and progress a long‑term career as well as flexibility, continual professional development as well as a wide range of wellbeing and support.

37.5 hours during Monday to Friday. Part time applications will be considered.

In the Worcester Neighbourhood Mental Health Team (NMHT) we strive to improve the mental health and wellbeing of our local communities.

We have incorporated a huddle into the daily functioning of the team which enables us to be focused on the recovery of the patient through a multidisciplinary approach, with expertise from doctors, nurses, occupational therapists, support workers and psychological therapies staff.

If you are passionate, self‑motivated, and looking to be part of an exciting opportunity to contribute to the development of NMHTs then we would welcome your application and look forward to hearing from you.

Please note the Trust will not routinely provide sponsorship to work for this role. In addition to meeting Home Office salary threshold you must have the significant experience to be offered top of the pay band AND work a minimum of 35.5 hours per week.

Main duties of the job

  • Work as a key member and resource of the MDT core team.
  • Work closely within the MDT, undertaking and supporting individuals accessing the service in recovery‑focused activities.
  • Support registered professionals to deliver evidence‑based interventions, managing a caseload of patients.
  • Support and signpost to improve social isolation and population health.
  • Experience of working with this user group in community settings.
  • Be able to work flexibly as the need of the service demands.
  • Attend weekly MDT meetings, participate in professionals meetings, signpost to adjunct services depending on patient need.
  • Provide support and guidance to the carers of patients accessing the services.

About us

At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and / or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.

We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work‑life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

Benefits

  • 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
  • Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
  • Flexible and agile working opportunities
  • Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
  • Wide range of supportive staff networks
  • Health and wellbeing opportunities

    • Job responsibilities

  • Act as a role model to colleagues, always seeking to maintain the highest standards of professionalism.
  • Use their initiative and take responsibility for themselves and the quality of their work and the service they provide to patients.
  • Work across all clinically appropriate patients, 17 years old and over, to deliver evidence‑based interventions.
  • Work as integral team member, bolstering recovery‑based interventions in the community.
  • Support medicines management / clinics related to physical health delivery.
  • Represent the team on specific projects and working groups as required.
  • For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.

    • Person Specification

    Experience

  • Previous relevant experience working with the client group
  • One to one working
  • Working with adults / older adults with mental health problems

    • Additional Criteria

  • Applicants should be able to work flexibly and with minimal supervision. The ability to cope with changing situations to routine is also important.
  • Able to meet the travel requirements of the post.
  • You understand that we will not routinely provide sponsorship to work for this role.

    • Qualifications

  • Level 3 qualification (e.g., A-level, NVQ3) in Care or equivalent qualification or experience
  • Level 2 qualification (e.g., GCSE, NVQ2) in Care or equivalent qualification or experience and will be expected to undertake the relevant level 3 qualification on appointment to post.
  • Will be expected to meet the Care Certificate standards within 12 weeks of commencing employment with the Trust.
  • I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.

    • Skills & Abilities

  • Ability to challenge poor behaviour
  • A positive attitude and able to act on feedback
  • Ability to praise and be supportive to others
  • Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English in both verbal and written formats.

    • Knowledge

  • Observing skills

    • 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 name

    Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

    £24,937 to £26,598 a year pro rata for part time

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