Community Support Worker - Transport
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
Stockport, SK2 7JE
Salary
£25,760 to £27,476
Contract
Fixed-Term
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
9 September 2026
9 days left
Job description
Community Support Worker for D2A/TOCT/TOCH - Transport Support - Band 3 - 30 hours The post holder will provide support to patients to ensure safe and...
Main Duties and Responsibilities
- To support the Discharge Team in facilitating timely discharges for complex patients
- Provide safe, compassionate and person centred care and support to patients during their transfer from hospital to their community discharge destination
- Home visits and lone working without direct supervision
- Transfer patients to the discharge lounge if required prior to supporting on community transport
- Workload allocated by a registered professional
- Flexible working pattern to meet the needs of the service
- Excellent communication skills with patients, relatives and colleagues
- Have an understanding of services available within the community
- Maintain excellent written patient records, demonstrating patient confidentiality in accordance with Caldicott guidelines
- Maintain close liaison with colleagues and to communicate appropriately with other departments / services as required. Ensuring effective feedback regarding patient conditions to appropriate health care professionals
- Provide support and mobility including personal care, if needed
The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specifications focuses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.
The person specification below is not the full personspecification, butoutlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
If successful this vacancy will require a Standard DBS check at a cost of £26.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary
In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.
Important Notice on Visa Sponsorship Eligibility
Please note that whilst the trust does offer sponsorship this role isunfortunately not eligible for visa sponsorshipunder the UK Health and Care Worker visa route. This is due to the position not meeting theminimum salary threshold of £25,000 per annum set by UK Visas and Immigration.
We appreciate your interest in this opportunity and encourage applications from candidates who already have theright to work in the UK
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
Our mission is to make a difference every day. Our values are that we care, we respect, and we listen
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
The salary for the role is only one part of the excellent package of benefits we offer to you:
- Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
- NHS pension scheme membership
- Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
- NHS Staff discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
- Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ - Level 2 or equivalent experience in caring role
- GCSE level of education
- Willing to study for Care Certificate
Desirable
- NVQ 3 or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Experience in patient/customer facing role
Desirable
- 2 years experience in patient facing role
Skills
Essential
- Able to communicate in complex situations
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of the NHS
Desirable
- understanding of NHS discharge process
How to apply
Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.
Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
26 August 2026
Last checked
28 August 2026
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