Healthcare Support Worker - WF Rapid Response inLeytonstone inLeytonstone PUBLISHED 22 DEC 2023

Band 3: £22,816 to £24,336 a year plus HCAS per annum (pro rata)  PERMANENT 
Be able to develop and extend your skills into areas where you may have less knowledge and/or experience.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details on this vacancy.


Rapid Response Team


Health Care Support Worker.


Waltham Forest Adults Community Health Services - Unplanned Care


37.5 hours per week

Are you a caring and confident individual with enthusiasm and a wish to deliverer person cantered care in the community, alongside a flexible welcoming multidisciplinary team

Working as part of the Waltham Forest Rapid Response team you will experience a rewarding and varied day, everyday.

Waltham Forest Rapid Response Team is 24 hours 7days a week multidisciplinary service, providing a crisis response service with a two hour response to referrals from various health and social care organisations and GPs.

The service aims to: avoid unnecessary hospital admissions; support hospital discharges; provide unplanned nursing/therapy care 24/7 including crisis management for patients at the end of their life and pick up falls in their own home.

You will

  • Work collaboratively with health and social care professionals across the borough and Integrated Care System.
  • Liaise with other teams/organisation to plan joint care and safe discharges
  • Support the delivery of complex nursing care with other multi-disciplinary agencies.
  • Delivering aspects of community based interventions across nursing, social and therapy specialities.
  • Be able to develop and extend your skills into areas where you may have less knowledge and/or experience. A willingness to learn is therefore key.
  • Work collaboratively and carryout joint visits with MDT colleagues within the team to promote holistic person-centred assessment and approach to care
  • Participation in clinical supervision
  • Be supportive of colleagues
  • Contribute towards and carryout audits within the service
  • Report incidents appropriately using trust and national frameworks and help support any lessons learnt within the service.
Applicants are required to evidence a full UK driving licence and the ability to travel to a variety of sites across Waltham Forest. (This criteria will be reasonably adjusted to meet the requirements of a disabled applicant)

If you would like to discuss the post please contact Alimata Duval on

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details on this vacancy.


Rapid Response Team


Health Care Support Worker.


Waltham Forest Adults Community Health Services - Unplanned Care


37.5 hours per week

Are you a caring and confident individual with enthusiasm and a wish to deliverer person cantered care in the community, alongside a flexible welcoming multidisciplinary team

Working as part of the Waltham Forest Rapid Response team you will experience a rewarding and varied day, everyday.

Waltham Forest Rapid Response Team is 24 hours 7days a week multidisciplinary service, providing a crisis response service with a two hour response to referrals from various health and social care organisations and GPs.

The service aims to: avoid unnecessary hospital admissions; support hospital discharges; provide unplanned nursing/therapy care 24/7 including crisis management for patients at the end of their life and pick up falls in their own home.

You will

  • Work collaboratively with health and social care professionals across the borough and Integrated Care System.
  • Liaise with other teams/organisation to plan joint care and safe discharges
  • Support the delivery of complex nursing care with other multi-disciplinary agencies.
  • Delivering aspects of community based interventions across nursing, social and therapy specialities.
  • Be able to develop and extend your skills into areas where you may have less knowledge and/or experience. A willingness to learn is therefore key.
  • Work collaboratively and carryout joint visits with MDT colleagues within the team to promote holistic person-centred assessment and approach to care
  • Participation in clinical supervision
  • Be supportive of colleagues
  • Contribute towards and carryout audits within the service
  • Report incidents appropriately using trust and national frameworks and help support any lessons learnt within the service.
Applicants are required to evidence a full UK driving licence and the ability to travel to a variety of sites across Waltham Forest. (This criteria will be reasonably adjusted to meet the requirements of a disabled applicant)

If you would like to discuss the post please contact Alimata Duval on



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