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Job summary

Main area
Community
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
full and part time hours available
Job ref
423-7751195
Employer
Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Castleberg Hopsital
Town
Giggleswick
Salary
£24,937 - £26,598 pro rata per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
12/02/2026 08:00

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Airedale NHS Foundation Trust logo

Community Healthcare Support Worker (Band 3)

NHS AfC: Band 3

Be part of our future landscape

At Airedale, we are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. We actively encourage applications irrespective of people’s age, lived experience of living with a disability or long-term conditions, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.

Increasing our diversity and supporting our organisation to be more inclusive is a key priority here at Airedale and our teams are at the centre of how we work towards this.  

We appreciate all people may have diverse and individual needs and we pride ourselves on supporting all people to thrive and flourish at work. We have frameworks in place that support reasonable adjustments and flexible working for colleagues throughout their working lives which starts at recruitment.

These are exciting times for Airedale.  We have the once-in-a-career opportunity to be involved in the planning and building of a completely new hospital here on our Steeton site by 2030.  By joining us now you’ll be a key part of our journey over the next few years, with the chance to input into a state-of-the-art, modern healthcare facility that will deliver care to our communities for decades to come. We are also on the journey to a new electronic patient record, part of our wider ambition for our digital future – a future that builds on our significant telemedicine and digital care success. Ultimately, what makes Airedale special is our people. Not just our staff, but our volunteers, patients, visitors, and wider population who make up the Airedale family. This is a Trust that sits at the heart of our community, and our communities are very proud of their Trust.

 

Please read the  attached AI statement prior to submitting any application 

 

Job overview

Full/Part time opportunities available

 

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, motivated person to join our established integrated intermediate care team at Castleberg hospital as a HCSW.

Main duties of the job

To support in the rehabilitation of people before they go home.

We will offer an induction programme, on the job training, annual appraisal and opportunities for development. Please see the job description for further details.

We encourage applicants to contact us if they are interested in this post so you can see first-hand how the team functions and learn about this fantastic opportunity.

Working for our organisation

Community services work at the edge of clinical scope to maximise peoples potential. 

We want to attract staff who embrace our Right Care behaviours of compassion, a commitment to quality of care and working together for patients we want to make these part of our DNA.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information and full details of the job role please see the attached job description and person specification.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • NVQ Level 3 OR Level 3 diploma in Health & Social Care or clinical health care support.
  • Maths and English functional skills qualification (GCSE or equivalent Grades A – C)
  • Care Certificate

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Life skills/experience within a caring environment
Desirable criteria
  • Good computer skills

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Understanding of the rehabilitation philosophy of care
  • Ability to prioritise workload, follow a care plan and work within a team
  • Understand and work to the Right Care Behaviours
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of working in Intermediate Care or relevant care setting

Other

Essential criteria
  • Full UK driving Licence
  • Access to your own transport for work purposes

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardDisability Confident - two yearsNHS Employers Diversity and Inclusion PartnersVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyMenopause Friendly EmployerPositive about disabled peopleInvestors in PeopleDisability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Happy to Talk Flexible WorkingArmed Forces Covenant

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

In the event of exceptionally high levels of response, we reserve the right to close the post before the date stated above in order to prevent the number of applications received being unmanageable. You are advised to submit your completed application form as soon as possible to have the best chance of being considered.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Martin Welton
Job title
Clinical Lead for Intermediate Care
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07500762942
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