Health Care Support Worker - Rapid Response Intermediate Care
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
Marlow, SL7 1DH
Salary
£25,760 to £27,476
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
8 September 2026
8 days left
Job description
Do you have a friendly 'can do' approach to life, and experience working as part of a health or social care team We are looking for you to work as a...
#MissionRRIC
Your main duties include
- Providing personal and rehabilitative care to adults in their own home environment.
- Being an integral member of the Rapid Response & Intermediate Care (RRIC) team, collaborating with registered Occupational and Physiotherapists to deliver rehabilitative, social and nursing care to patients.
- Taking responsibility for delivering care, equipment, supervising exercises and other delegated tasks in patients' own homes.
- Being responsible for the completion of delegated non-clinical tasks to support the efficient running of the team .
Your main responsibility is to
- Improve the care of patients in the community, so patients can remain safely in their own home for as long as possible
- Have an innovative approach, excellent communication skills and willingness to work with other members of the community teams to ensure high quality service delivery
- Willingness to further develop your clinical expertise in a range of areasA full UK driving licence and access to a car with Business insurance for work purposes
The trust reserves the right to close the vacancy early should we receive sufficient applications and therefore early submission is recommended.Please note: Previous applicants need not apply
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.
If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on bht.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number.
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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
- As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
- We offer flexible and agile workingopportunities,alongside your NHS benefits ofgenerous annual leave entitlement, pension andaccess toNHS discount schemes.
- We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
- We'recommitted to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
- As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued, and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
- Greater diversity withinourBHT familyimprovespositive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
What do we stand for?
- Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
- Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
- Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
Education, Qualifications & Training
Essential
- Good literary and numeracy skills
- Health and Social Care Level 2 or 3 Diploma or equivalent relevant patient facing experience and willingness to undertake Level 3 qualification
- Have the ability to undertake training to acquire the skills appropriate for development in the post
Skills, Abilities & Knowledge
Essential
- Previous caring experience of working in Health or Social Care environment
- Awareness of the needs of older people
- Good interpersonal skills
- Good verbal communication skills
- Good written skills
Desirable
- Awareness of the needs of people with long term conditions
- Previous NHS/Social Care/ Voluntary Organisation experience
- Understanding of Integrated Team
Experience
Essential
- Team player
- Experience of working with people, ideally in a front-line customer service role.
- Ability to show patience and dependability
- Physically able to perform task whilst kneeling, bending and able to handle patients and equipment safely.
- Experience of working with people, ideally in a front-line customer service role.
Special Circumstances
Essential
- Valid and current UK driving licence and car to be able to travel to locations throughout Buckinghamshire
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
25 August 2026
Last checked
27 August 2026
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