Community Health Care Support Worker
| Posting date: | 13 April 2026 |
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| Salary: | £26,300.00 to £27,890.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £26300.00 - £27890.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 April 2026 |
| Location: | Cardiff, CF14 3AG |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | H9001-26-0318 |
Summary
Please see attached All Wales HCSW job description for full description of duties. Key responsibilities include: Building supportive therapeutic relationships on 1:1 basis. Using enhanced communication skills, empathy, compassion and deescalation techniques. Helping service users practice taught skills to manage distress and challenging emotions. Encouraging healthy daily routine/activity. Practical support to access appropriate support for needs (e.g. financial advice, housing support, substance abuse services). If necessary working with individuals to gain independence with budgeting/shopping/public transport. Graduated work to increase confidence, overcome anxiety, access community as part of care plan overseen by qualified member of team. If required assisting individuals to attend appointments.On occasions post holder may be required to be second person/chaperone on visits or in clinic appointments. During 1:1 contacts- track changes in presentation, recognise signs of relapse, encourage compliance with treatment plans. Clear and accurate documentation. Feeding back changes to allocated staff. If applicants are successful in securing an interview we would recommend making contact with the panel as part of their interview preparation to ensure they have a good understanding of what the role entails.