Community Health Care Support Worker | Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 12 February 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £24,937 - £26,598 per annum (pro rata if p/t) |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 14 March 2026 |
| Location: | Milton Keynes, MK3 6EN |
| Company: | CNWL NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7803887/333-D-MK-CM-1175-A |
Summary
We are recruiting Community Health Care Support Workersand we would love to receive your application!
Are you enthusiastic, compassionate and committed in delivering good quality, patient-centred care to patients in the community? Would you like to be part of our well led, supportive and highly clinically skilled, District Nursing Teams based within Milton Keynes?
We are looking for Health Care Assistants who are caring, committed and motivated to work within our community nursing teams. As an HCA you will play a crucial role in supporting the registered nurses in delivering high quality, clinical care and rehabilitation with patients in their own homes.
You will be a valued member of the community nursing team and receive training and support on a multitude of clinical skills, in order to practice confidently and safely within the community. These skills comprise of wound care management, leg ulcer management, inclusive of vascular assessments and compression bandaging. Catheterisations (female and suprapubic) and basic life support. To enhance your profession, Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL) are investing in apprenticeship programmes and are keen to offer the opportunity for HCA’s to develop into Nursing Associate Band 4 post holders.
Need to be a confident practitioner who is able to build good relationships with patients, their families and carers; and work in partnership with the Multi-disciplinary Team. We are looking for people with previous experience of caring and ideally you will have a care qualification such as NVQ/QCF Level 3 or be able to demonstrate considerable experience in this field. We would expect you to be competent to work on your own, under the supervision of nurses and expect that you will have some clinical skills and knowledge.
It is essential that candidates hold a full UK driver’s licence and have use of a car for business purposes or have the ability to commute within the Trust’s geographical area with access to an appropriate means of transport to ensure a timely delivery of patient care.
Our Milton Keynes District Nursing service operates 7 days a week and you will be expected to work on a rota system, (09:00hrs – 17.00hrs) including weekends (approximately 1 in 4).
In return for your commitment to the Milton Keynes District Nursing service, you will receive all of the support and development you need to consolidate your knowledge and skills which will prepare you for professional progression within the district nursing profession. We will also provide access to continuing professional development resources which will support you to complete modules to help you develop a clinical specialty aligned to the needs of the service. CNWL is recognised locally and nationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare.
We aim to employ only the best health care professionals with our teams frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy development.
Please note:This vacancy doesnotmeet the criteria for Skilled Worker sponsorship, unless you meet the criteria by temporary exemption from current changes to immigration rules put in force on 22/07/2025. “Separate provisions are applied to workers who have been sponsored and continuously held a Skilled Worker visa since prior to 04/04/2024."
As such, if you don’t meet the Transitional Provision (above) we are unable to consider your application unless you can provide documentary evidence of your right to work in the United Kingdom. If you believe you are eligible for sponsorship or already hold a valid right to work in the UK, please ensure you provide full details of your immigration status in thePre-Screening Immigrationsection of your application form.
Please noterole eligibility also depends on whether the role meets the salary threshold for the relevant occupational code (SOC CODE).
For further info please visit:Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK
Are you enthusiastic, compassionate and committed in delivering good quality, patient-centred care to patients in the community? Would you like to be part of our well led, supportive and highly clinically skilled, District Nursing Teams based within Milton Keynes?
We are looking for a Health Care Support Worker for 37.5 hours a week who is caring, committed and motivated to work within our community nursing teams. As an HCA, you will play a crucial role in supporting the registered nurses in delivering high quality, clinical care and rehabilitation with patients in their own homes. You will be a valued member of the community nursing team and receive training and support on a multitude of clinical skills, in order to practice confidently and safely within the community. These skills comprise of wound care management, leg ulcer management, inclusive of vascular assessments and compression bandaging. Catheterisations (female and suprapubic) and basic life support. To enhance your profession, Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL) are investing in apprenticeship programmes and are keen to offer the opportunity for HCA to develop into Nursing Associate Band 4 post holders.
For this position you will need to be a confident practitioner who is able to build good relationships with patients, their families and carers; and work in partnership with the Multi-disciplinary Team. Previous Community experience is not essential, but you will need to demonstrate that you have any understanding and awareness of autonomous working in a community setting. We are looking for people with previous experience of caring and ideally you will have a care qualification such as NVQ/QCF Level 3 or be able to demonstrate considerable experience in this field. We would expect you to be competent to work on your own, under the supervision of nurses and expect that you will have some clinical skills and knowledge.
Our Milton Keynes District Nursing service operates 7 days a week and you will be expected to work on a rota system.
In return for your commitment to the Milton Keynes District Nursing service, you will receive all of the support and development you need to consolidate your knowledge and skills which will prepare you for professional progression within the district nursing profession. We will also provide access to continuing professional development resources which will support you to complete modules to help you develop a clinical specialty aligned to the needs of the service. CNWL is recognised locally and nationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare.
We aim to employ only the best health care professionals with our teams frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy development.
As the position will require you to visit various locations throughout our supported area.
This advert closes on Thursday 19 Feb 2026
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