BANK - Senior Community Health and Social Care Support Worker
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Derbyshire Community Health Services NHSFT BANK - Senior Community Health and Social Care Support Worker
The closing date is 12 November 2026
Job summary
Join Our Team as a Bank Senior Support Worker - Community Support Bedded Unit
We're looking for caring, dedicated Senior Support Workers to join ourCommunity Support Bedded Unit in the High Peak.
Our unit is located in the High Peak, where public transport links are limited, so applicants should be able to travel to and from the service reliably.
If you're passionate about making a real difference and enjoy working as part of a supportive team, we'd love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
As a Senior Community Health and Social Care Support Worker, you will deliver high quality care to people across Derbyshire, promoting independence, dignity and wellbeing. Working alongside registered practitioners, you will provide clinical, therapeutic and non-clinical interventions within your scope of competence, following organisational policies and clinical standards to ensure safe, compassionate and effective care.
Supporting people in their own homes or within the Community Support Bedded Unit, you will work as part of an integrated multidisciplinary team to deliver coordinated care in the most appropriate setting.
In addition to providing direct care, you will take on day-to-day operational leadership during your shift. Acting as the first point of contact for Community Health and Social Care Support Workers, you will provide guidance, support and direction to ensure the smooth running of the service. You will work closely with registered practitioners, Service Managers and other healthcare professionals to coordinate care and maintain effective communication across the team.
The role also includes responsibility for the safe administration of medication in accordance with organisational policies, procedures and training.
This position offers an excellent opportunity for an experienced support worker to develop leadership skills while making a meaningful difference to the lives of people in the community.
About us
Our purpose is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire and Derby, as part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire.
We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 community hospitals and more than 30 health centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, schools, care homes and, increasingly, in people's own homes and via virtual consultations.
Details
Date posted
30 October 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 4
Salary
£14.52 to £15.93 an hour per hour
Contract
Bank
Working pattern
Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
842-Bank-7984-26
Job locations
Thomas Fields care centre
Brown Edge Riad
Buxton
SK17 7BR
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
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Job description
Job responsibilities
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Person Specification
Right to Work
Essential
- As this role does not offer visa sponsorship, please explain how you meet the right-to-work requirements for employment in the UK without sponsorship from DCHS.
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience in a health and social care setting with Adults in a residential rehabilitation setting - please give examples.
- Experience working with people with either physical, learning disability, mental health or sensory impairment - please give examples
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrate with examples, excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Evidence of team work , please give examples
- Understands and practices the principle of confidentiality
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of effective safeguarding processes and practices , please demonstrate this in you application
- Demonstrates how they uphold and promote equality, diversity and inclusion within their role using a non judgmental approach.
Right to Work
Essential
- As this role does not offer visa sponsorship, please explain how you meet the right-to-work requirements for employment in the UK without sponsorship from DCHS.
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience in a health and social care setting with Adults in a residential rehabilitation setting - please give examples.
- Experience working with people with either physical, learning disability, mental health or sensory impairment - please give examples
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrate with examples, excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Evidence of team work , please give examples
- Understands and practices the principle of confidentiality
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of effective safeguarding processes and practices , please demonstrate this in you application
- Demonstrates how they uphold and promote equality, diversity and inclusion within their role using a non judgmental approach.
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
Derbyshire Community Health Services NHSFT
Address
Thomas Fields care centre
Brown Edge Riad
Buxton
SK17 7BR
United Kingdom
Employer's website
http://www.dchs.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Derbyshire Community Health Services NHSFT
Address
Thomas Fields care centre
Brown Edge Riad
Buxton
SK17 7BR
United Kingdom
Employer's website
http://www.dchs.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
General manager
Fiona Rushbrook
Details
Date posted
30 October 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 4
Salary
£14.52 to £15.93 an hour per hour
Contract
Bank
Working pattern
Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
842-Bank-7984-26
Job locations
Thomas Fields care centre
Brown Edge Riad
Buxton
SK17 7BR
United Kingdom
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