Community Support Worker - Older Adults Community
| Posting date: | 05 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | £24,937.00 to £26,598.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £24937.00 - £26598.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 March 2026 |
| Location: | High Wycombe, HP11 1NH |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9267-26-0226 |
Summary
Provide practical and emotional support to our service users to promote recovery and enable them to live safely within the community. Spend dedicated time with service users to build rapport, develop therapeutic relationships and support engagement with services and care plans. Work alongside qualified staff within the Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) for older adults to assist with the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of individual care plans. Support service users to develop and maintain independence, dignity and self-respect encouraging choice and personal responsibility wherever possible. Provide practical support with daily living activities including personal care, budgeting, cooking, cleaning, shopping and home management. Support service users to identify their needs and access appropriate health services, physical health support, welfare benefits, housing services and community resources. Maintain knowledge of local community services and actively support service users to engage with social, recreational and voluntary sector opportunities. Work collaboratively with colleagues, carers and partner agencies to promote continuity of care and effective communication across services and organisations. Monitor service users mental health and wellbeing recognising changes or deterioration and taking appropriate action in line with care plans and Trust procedures. Respond calmly and professionally to challenging situations, prioritising the safety of service users, carers, staff and the public. Maintain accurate, timely and confidential records in line with Trust policies, the Data Protection Act and information governance requirements. Ensure confidentiality of service user, carer and staff information at all times. Participate in mandatory training, supervision, appraisal and ongoing professional development to support safe and effective practice. Carry out duties across community settings including lone working and visiting service users in their own homes travelling independently between sites as required. Undertake any additional duties appropriate to the role as requested by senior team members to support service delivery. We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the supporting statement element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application. The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview, and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview. We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values. Applicants must have a full valid driving licence and have access to a vehicle for work. Adjustments can be considered in line with the Equality Act 2010 where required.