Community Support Worker/ Trainee inYork inYork PUBLISHED 14 DEC 2023

Band 3: £24,071 to £25,674 a year pro rata, per annum  PERMANENT 
You will need to be flexible and adaptable in your approach to meet the needs of the service.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying

- To improve the lives of people with mental ill health by minimising the impact of their condition through the delivery of excellent services to promote recovery and wellbeing.

- To be compassionate in meeting the needs of patients and their carers.

- To promote social inclusion, community access and participation through the provision of patient care.

- To assist in the delivery of patient care as directed by the team manager, undertaking duties and activities with limited or indirect supervision in patients homes and other community settings.

- To show commitment to and participate in quality improvement activities.

- To promote at all times a positive image of people with mental ill health.

- To promote at all times a positive image of Mental Health Services for Older People, and the wider Trust.


You must have the Right to Work in the UK in order to be successfully appointed to this role. Please note, this role does not meet the required eligibility criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa and therefore the Trust is unable to offer sponsorship for this particular role.

To join our team, you will need to demonstrate your enthusiasm and passion for working with Older Adults with a range of Mental and Physical health needs in the Community and in a care home setting. We are a very supportive team and care about the wellbeing of our colleagues.

Our vision is to deliver sustainable high quality Nursing care that best suits the needs of our Older Adult patient population.

We require an enthusiastic, innovative, and forward-thinking support worker/trainee (part time - 22.5 hours) to assist the team in all aspects of assessing, planning and implementing the delivery and review of patient care. In addition, you must be able to develop and maintain professional relationships with service users, carers, and other professionals.

You will need to be flexible and adaptable in your approach to meet the needs of the service. A car driver will be essential to meet the needs of a community service.

In return you will receive a full induction programme and supervision. Your role will be instrumental in developing the older adult service and providing excellent service to our older adults in the community and care homes.

You will be involved in providing support for Older Adults living with Dementia in the community and care homes working alongside the multi-disciplinary team.

You will be required to support other clinicians in the team to screen referrals, review notes and documentation, obtain updates from the care home and physical observations. Face to face reviews with patients and report on potential side effects of medications. Report any issues/ safeguarding concerns.

The post holder will carry a small caseload and carry out basic physical health checks where necessary.

You will provide support for patients and carers in care homes who have a diagnosis of dementia and mental illness. You will develop a sound knowledge of wider community services.

We develop behaviour support plans alongside care homes and patients to help enhance the care homes knowledge to engage with patients when displaying sometimes challenging behaviours. We complete screenings for referrals using the PINCHME tool and discuss these collaboratively in the Multidisciplinary team meetings every Tuesday and Friday. You will take part in developing the behaviour support plans, screening of referrals and be part of the multidisciplinary team meetings.

Our team works seven days a week, working 9- 9 shifts and 9- 5 shifts.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying

- To improve the lives of people with mental ill health by minimising the impact of their condition through the delivery of excellent services to promote recovery and wellbeing.

- To be compassionate in meeting the needs of patients and their carers.

- To promote social inclusion, community access and participation through the provision of patient care.

- To assist in the delivery of patient care as directed by the team manager, undertaking duties and activities with limited or indirect supervision in patients homes and other community settings.

- To show commitment to and participate in quality improvement activities.

- To promote at all times a positive image of people with mental ill health.

- To promote at all times a positive image of Mental Health Services for Older People, and the wider Trust.


You must have the Right to Work in the UK in order to be successfully appointed to this role. Please note, this role does not meet the required eligibility criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa and therefore the Trust is unable to offer sponsorship for this particular role.

To join our team, you will need to demonstrate your enthusiasm and passion for working with Older Adults with a range of Mental and Physical health needs in the Community and in a care home setting. We are a very supportive team and care about the wellbeing of our colleagues.

Our vision is to deliver sustainable high quality Nursing care that best suits the needs of our Older Adult patient population.

We require an enthusiastic, innovative, and forward-thinking support worker/trainee (part time - 22.5 hours) to assist the team in all aspects of assessing, planning and implementing the delivery and review of patient care. In addition, you must be able to develop and maintain professional relationships with service users, carers, and other professionals.

You will need to be flexible and adaptable in your approach to meet the needs of the service. A car driver will be essential to meet the needs of a community service.

In return you will receive a full induction programme and supervision. Your role will be instrumental in developing the older adult service and providing excellent service to our older adults in the community and care homes.

You will be involved in providing support for Older Adults living with Dementia in the community and care homes working alongside the multi-disciplinary team.

You will be required to support other clinicians in the team to screen referrals, review notes and documentation, obtain updates from the care home and physical observations. Face to face reviews with patients and report on potential side effects of medications. Report any issues/ safeguarding concerns.

The post holder will carry a small caseload and carry out basic physical health checks where necessary.

You will provide support for patients and carers in care homes who have a diagnosis of dementia and mental illness. You will develop a sound knowledge of wider community services.

We develop behaviour support plans alongside care homes and patients to help enhance the care homes knowledge to engage with patients when displaying sometimes challenging behaviours. We complete screenings for referrals using the PINCHME tool and discuss these collaboratively in the Multidisciplinary team meetings every Tuesday and Friday. You will take part in developing the behaviour support plans, screening of referrals and be part of the multidisciplinary team meetings.

Our team works seven days a week, working 9- 9 shifts and 9- 5 shifts.



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