Community Support Worker- Older Adults
| Posting date: | 27 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | £24,071.00 to £25,674.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £24071.00 - £25674.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 22 February 2026 |
| Location: | Oldham, OL1 2JH |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9311-26-0061 |
Summary
Main Duties and Responsibilities To provide support to an allocated group of service users, promote their recovery andhelp to maintain them in their community environment. To assist qualified practitioners in assessment, planning, implementing and evaluatingindividual care plans. To ensure that service users engage effectively with the agreed Care Plan and accessappropriate services. Positively promote independent living of service users within the community Provide support and interventions to service users in their own homes and the widercommunity based upon their assessed needs. Assist service users to make full use of community resources. Support service users to become involved in social activities in line with their assessedneeds and planned care. Support service users to establish and maintain effective interpersonal relationships. Provide regular and practical support for service users and their carers in managingdignity and independence. Provide support with activities of daily living. Help service users gain access to resources required to meet their needs. Provide information on health promotion and support physical health management. Help to identify early signs of relapse by monitoring the service users progress, level offunctioning and mental state and to alert the appropriate staff involved in the serviceusers care. Report regularly to care coordinators and keyworkers. To promote independence and choice. To maintain adequate records as required by existing procedures, entering appropriatedetails on the service users case notes as necessary. To attend and actively participate in training sessions, team/care planning reviewmeetings and supervision as appropriate. To contribute to the ongoing development of the service To ensure that electronic care records are efficiently maintained. To contribute to audits as required, providing relevant data as required in line withperformance monitoring targets. To deal appropriately with clinical incidents and complaints from patients, relatives andmembers of the public, via line manager, in accordance with Trust policy. To assist qualified practitioners in undertaking physical health checks To undertake such other duties as may be determined from time to time within thegeneral scope of the post. This job description is not exhaustive, but is intended to give an overall picture of the role. Other duties within the general scope of the post may be required from time to time. The duties of the post and job description can be reviewed through the agreed process.