Health Care Support Worker

Job summary
Are you enthusiastic and committed to delivering high quality compassionate care to people in their own home, if so then a health care support worker role in community nursing is the ideal job for you.

We have vacancies in the North locality of Bradford

As a Health care support worker you will work as part of the planned care community nursing service delivering care to people living in their own home environment.

We will support you to develop skills that will enable you to carry out a variety of interventions, appropriately delegated by a clinician in the team. You will be given full training in wound care, diabetes management including insulin administration, you will also support patients who require support with enteral feeding regimes and medication administration. These are a few examples of the types of skills you will be developing with a comprehensive training package underpinning these skills

The successful candidate will have experience of working with patients ideally in the community setting and appropriate NVQ or equivalent qualifications or experience.

As an agile worker you will need to be able to move around independently and in a timely manner as you will be visiting patients in their own home.

Closing date 1st November 2026
Shortlisting 2nd November 2026
Interviewing TBC

Main duties of the job
To work as part of the Adult Community Nursing Services over a 7 day period.

Ensuring high quality health care is delivered to patients in their homes as an integrated part of the mainstream Integrated District Nursing service. To work in collaboration with the wider Primary Health Care team, whilst participating in the assessment of health needs and delivering of care to the practice population. The service is delivered over a seven day rota with a shift range from 8-9pm 7 days a week.

We have great development opportunities for our Health care support workers supporting apprenticeship programmes to undertake pre registration training to become a registered nurse or Nursing associate.

This position is not eligible for sponsorship set by the Home Office and the skilled worker visa occupation list.

If you are currently a visa holder and your visa status expires, we may be required to terminate your employment in compliance with immigration regulations.

About us
Everything we do is underpinned by our core values:

• We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference
• We Listen - We understand people's views and respond to their individual needs
• We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners

We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including:

• Increase mileage rates for > 3500
• A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
• A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
• Plus many more.

We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.

BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.

The Trust reserves the right to close this position early if a significant number of applications are received.

Details
Date posted: 23 October 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 3
Salary: £25,760 to £27,476 a year Per Annum Pro Rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 453-26-8391294

Job responsibilities
Please read the attached Job description and person specification for more details about this role.

Right to Work in the UK
Applicants should be aware that for any individual who requires a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only. This is an essential requirement of the role, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you are unable to meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.

Prior to your appointment you will be asked to provide confirmation of your right to work and reside in the UK. During your continued employment with the Trust, you have a personal responsibility to notify your manager as soon as possible should there be any changes to your right to work status.

Regrettably, if the role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Trusts eligibility criteria, the Trust are unable to extend your employment beyond the expiration of your current visa. The Trust is not responsible or liable for ensuring that your employment continues after this period.

As a condition of continuous employment, it is essential you maintain the legal right to work in the United Kingdom throughout the duration of your employment with Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT). Any change in your right-to-work status, including but not limited to visa expiration, revocation, or denial of renewal, may impact your eligibility for employment with the Trust. It is your responsibility to promptly inform your Line Manager of any changes in your right-to-work status immediately and to provide necessary documentation for verification purposes. Failure to obtain or renew your visa in a timely manner is a breach of employment conditions and will result in termination of your employment. We appreciate your attention to this matter and your commitment to fulfilling this requirement promptly.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• GCSE Maths and English
• NVQ Level 3 in H/S Care or equivalent
• Care Certificate or be willing to complete within 10 weeks of start date

Desirable

• Calderdale Competencies
• Phlebotomy skills
• Basic Wound Care

Experience
Essential

• Experience of working in an employed appropriate care role.

Desirable

• Experience of working with patients with long term conditions
• Wound care
• Experience of working in a community care setting

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: Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address: New Mill, Victoria Road, Saltaire, Bradford, BD18 3LD, United Kingdom
Employer's website:

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Community Lead Leader, Linda Martin, View email address on meeveem.com, View phone number on meeveem.com

The Trust is committed to equality of opportunity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.