Community Support Worker
Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation TrustNorthallerton, Yorkshire and the Humber
Overview
This is a NHS role (permanent) with Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust based in Northallerton. The advertised salary is £25,760 to £27,476. Applications close on 14 October 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.
Job description
The Hambleton and Richmondshire community mental health team for older people are looking to recruit a highly motivated band 3 Community Support Worke...
The Band 3 Community Support Worker is an essential clinical role required to deliver care as delegated by registered clinicians, including supporting group work. The post holder will contribute to the provision of mental health care support through the monitoring of both mental and physical health and in delivering non-pharmacological interventions such as behaviour support. The post holder will also be required to take physical investigations including venepuncture and E.C.G's as part of medication monitoring.
The CSW's have an essential role to play in supporting Care Homes and to ensure positive working relationships and effective joint working between other Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise Sector services.
While experience in mental health would be an advantage, training and development opportunities will be provided in these areas for the right applicant.
The successful candidate must hold the skills to work within a team effectively and must also be able to work independently using their own initiative.
The Hambleton and Richmondshire Community team is a multi-disciplinary team that includes a range of professionals from different disciplines, skills and backgrounds.
The team is friendly, supportive and keen to train and develop at all levels. This is an exciting opportunity to become part of a team, that continues to strive towards further developing the support offered to older people, their carers and families.
We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.
From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care --our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.
We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.
We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.
We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.
Essential: - Diploma in Health and Social Care level 3 or equivalent (or must be achieved within 2 years of commencement in post); - Key skills in Literacy and Numeracy level 2 (or Successful completion of the Trust's full HCA Framework, including key skills in Literacy and Numeracy level 2, within 2 years of commencement in post); - Care Certificate (or Care Certificate must be achieved within 12 weeks of commencement in post); - Successful completion of Trust's full HCA Framework within 6-month probationary period
Essential: - Previous experience as a Band 2/3 HCA or equivalent in a care environment. (Trainee post: no essential experience required)
Desirable: - Previous experience of working with people with mental/social health needs or learning disabilities
Essential: - Person centred care; - Awareness of legal frameworks including mental health legislation (within agreed timescale)
Essential: - Effective verbal and written communication skills; - Time management and ability to prioritise effectively; - Competency in record keeping (within agreed timescales); - Breakaway techniques (within agreed timescales)
Desirable: - Competency in ECG and venepuncture
Essential: - Compassionate in meeting the needs of vulnerable people, their families and carers; - Able to work flexibly and cooperatively as part of a team; - Committed to continually quality and service improvement; - Self awareness and committed to continued personal development
Essential: - Ability to travel independently in accordance with trust policy and service need
How this role compares
We hold 746 NHS vacancies in Yorkshire and the Humber that publish a salary, and their median advertised starting figure is £32,073. This role pays less than about 84% of them.
There are 12,785 NHS roles open across the UK on GovJobs right now, 1,074 of them in Yorkshire and the Humber.
You have 11 days left to apply. NHS adverts we hold typically run for around 59 days, so this is a shorter window than usual.
Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust has 68 other vacancies open on GovJobs, with a breakdown of what they pay and the kinds of roles they recruit for.
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